a question about feeding different foods to hens

[Chicken deficient]

I'm looking for a table to put my eglu classic on in an uncovered run.

 

Does anyone have any suggestions of where to get one that is a good fit size wise.

If it matched the green of the eglu, that would be even better!

 

Thanks

[Grandmashazzie]

Gosh me too.look forward to your replies. I had been looking at gumtree freebies and just missed an old office type square table which had metal legs. I thought it looked as if it would do the job. It's a shame omlet don't make one to fit.I have also got the Go Up and it's great to be able to use the space underneath.

[Chicken deficient]

I was planning to get a Go Up, but I'm having a last minute wobble about not liking the Go as much as the Classic...

 

(also, him indoors is less likely to notice there is an extra one if it is a Classic too like the others!)

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I had been looking at gumtree freebies and just missed an old office type square table which had metal legs. I thought it looked as if it would do the job.

That's just what I've got (although it's rectangular and was a school table!). I put an old pallet on top with a square of lino on top to make the eglu easier to turn for cleaning.

 

This is an old photo but shows the idea. I've now got a second eglu which sits opposite the blue one on the table top (held in place by the weight of the blue one) with a couple of extra legs screwed under the far end.

[Chicken deficient]

That looks great ANH. Just need to try and find one now!

What would you say would be the smallest length and width that would work? I know the classic is meant to be 80 x 80cm, but I get the impression that you could get away with smaller than this?

Thanks

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Yes, I think you could. As long as the middle is supported the sides would be fine. You could always put a larger piece of wood on top anyway if you felt it needed it.

[Chicken deficient]

Thanks ANH

 

I had been looking at this one, before your better school table suggestion:

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EF3VAPC/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2CBCGE3EDBFOW&coliid=II1O8PWM10LQG

 

It's almost eglu colours!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Not sure that would be strong enough, tbh. It's also not very high so you're not really getting the benefit of not having to bend down!

[Grandmashazzie]

Hi C D I hadn't seen the Go in the flesh so to speak and ordered it online. I was disappointed when it came as, in my opinion it doesn't seem to be as high quality as the classic. I do however like the frame which raises it off ground. This means extra space in WIR I love your table ANH it's just what I need

[quickcluck]

My DH built one from odd bits of wood. It's been there over 5 years and still going strong!

[sandyhas3chucks]

sorry,,, just wondering why youre not covering the run ? Mr fox an all that ?

[Chicken deficient]

sorry,,, just wondering why youre not covering the run ? Mr fox an all that ?

 

It is covered with a mesh, just not covered as in to keep out the rain. So not covered as in under cover, but covered as in not uncovered. Hope that makes sense?! (The cube run inside it is rain proof though).

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Makes perfect sense. I think .

[sandyhas3chucks]

Ah phew... always worry as some people say... oh we never have foxes... then they do

[sandyhas3chucks]

So how about a plastic garden table.. people often chuck them out. Maybe ask on free cycle or look on local for sale. You can shorten the legs if you wanted at the bottom end. They're fitted shape on the ö es I've seen at the top.. I've got mine on one of the oblong ones. Someone was 5hrpei g it away. Perfect. Less wood for mites...

[Snowy]

What about the Ikea Lack table? I'm thinking of picking one of those up next time I go Ikea. Just brough out some new colours as well

[Cat tails]

Ikea Lack is more cardboard than anything. Where the feet meet the table, the 'wood' is not treated. So very funerable to moisture.

 

It's not expensive at all, but you get what you pay for.

[chooksRCute]

Would anyone know if the classic would sit on top of the go-up stand if I were to lay some hardboard across the stand first?

I was thinking I could make use of the ladder that way too!!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I've had a look to find the respective weights of the Eglu and the Go and the Eglu is 5kg heavier. I've not seen the Go stand in real life so it may be sturdier than it looks from the photos - hard to say if it would take the weight .

[Cat tails]

I think it should be able to take the weight. But there isn't much that would support the plank. It would have to be a very sturdy plank to not bend on the weight of the classic. The Go doesn't have a ground plate and is sitting on the stand with the sides of the Go.

[chooksRCute]

Mmm, that's my thinking! Shame really as been offered a second hand classic but I'd struggle unless it was raised up. Maybe I just need to source an old table & make a ramp.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I made my ramp out of part of an old pallet with the bars from the old style roosting bars nailed to it. You probably wouldn't have to put bars on, the wood is rough enough that hens could walk down it, I'm sure.

 

[Cat tails]

A wooden ramp might even wwork better. The metal ladder of the Go is very slippery.

[chooksRCute]

I made my ramp out of part of an old pallet with the bars from the old style roosting bars nailed to it. You probably wouldn't have to put bars on, the wood is rough enough that hens could walk down it, I'm sure.

 

 

You have 2 classics in the same run!

Can I ask, do the same chicken return to each coop every night or do they just take their pick on different nights?

I was thinking of having a separate run..

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I do but only because a friend was offloading her green Eglu after a marriage breakup . I have to put them to bed each night so it's totally random which eglu they end up in!