Merlah Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Hello everybody After I've received some lovely help from the forum when running into trouble during the assembly of our walk in run I wanted to introduce our flock to you! They are Silver, Flint, Harriet and Turret! They moved in today and immediately started digging and eating whatever they could find! I am curious when we will find the first eggs. Over time the plan is to put some perches in the run and a little sandbath. Ideally I will try and find a cheap table that fits the eglu so they have a bit more space to run around. Any suggestions are very welcome! I can't wait to make the whole thing even better for them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Lovely bunch! And they look very snug in their spiffy new run! They will appreciate a few perches. Tree stumps or big branches on the ground are good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 That looks very good and well protected from all the snow. Pretty girls too and easy to tell who is who Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Looks great setup. We made a roosting stand,think towel rail for Victorian bathroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 That looks great Merlah. What a lovely mix of girls. Are they hybrids or pure breeds. The run looks fantastic. I am sure they will be very cosy in there. It is exciting waiting for eggs. Hope you don't have to wait for too long. Chrissie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlah Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 They are pure breed bantams, two Wyandottes, one Barnevelder and one Australorp We really wanted a mixed flock and I am glad that we got the chance to do it. Tree stumps and branches on the ground are a great idea, will definitely keep my eyes open for some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeramaSilly Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Lovely flock Merlah - which is which? I know the black and white one is a wyandotte, is the black one the australorp?? I had a standard australorp and also a barnebar - absolutely lovely birds!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) Ooh, that looks very smart! They will be well protected in there too, by the look of it Our eglus are raised up as well so a table would be great. Just needs some perches and stumps and they will be in chook heaven! Ours free range a lot but have an old wooden garden chair in their run to perch on. Edited March 10, 2018 by Charlottechicken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Looks great and lovely photo Where did you get your run from? IKEA do a cheap table that fits the eglu perfectly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 It looks like flyte so fancy run to me, Lewis what is Ikea table made of? I had been looking for a metal type table to raise my classic as I thought wood might encourage mites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I miss the old Aviaries4U runs, ours is looking a bit tired now - we planned to spend a lot on a new one once we moved house last year but doesn't look like we're moving now! It's a laminated wooden table so easy to wipe down - no more places to hide than a WIR panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlah Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 The black and white, and the brown one are Wyandotte, the white one is an Australorp an the black-brown one is the Barnevelder. The run is from happychicks. Took us way longer than it should have to build it, we're definitely not the handy kind! We build some perches as well during the weekend, although I haven't seen them used a lot yet! They are settling in so well, and they've caught on to the fact that humans can mean food, it's the cutest thing how excited they get as soon as I head out to the garden, brave little things. Thanks for the IKEA suggestion! This will be a great excuse for a visit, I just had a look at the website and the Melltorp table seems like it might just fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Looooove the photo of your little white hen! Cheeky little thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Lovely photos 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlah Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 (edited) I just wanted to show you our improved coop! The table is from Ikea and fits the eglu really well. The girls have not quite figure out that it's the place to sleep at night, although they are using the nestbox during the day... Silly chooks. I also added a dustbath today, they haven't tried it out yet though.. Also in good news: Our Barnevelder has started laying! So we are just waiting for the first egg of our brown Wyandotte Today we had a prolapse scare. It looked just like it (I google plenty of images, yikes) and she had trouble pooing with it. I gave her a little while to see what happened, but after a few minutes it still hadn't improved. So she had a lovely warm bath to get her cleaned up, and then when I wanted to treat the prolapse suddenly it looked just fine! I will keep an eye on her, but I am wondering whether it was a false scare or if I just caught it so early that a warm bath was all she needed. She surprisingly also enjoyed the hairdryer before she got to rejoin the gang outside Edited March 25, 2018 by Merlah 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 What lovely girls and fab run. The table's good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlah Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) The other day I made use of the 10% off everything on the omlet website and bought 21m of chicken fencing Surprisingly it was a perfect fit for the area I wanted to fence off around their coop! They love digging around the gravel and have apparently found many bugs already (followed by a wild chase by every hen that didn't find the bugs). At the moment it's a bit difficult letting them out lots thanks to rain AND snow, here is hoping for better weather soon! They are laying a fab collection of eggs though and are all surprisingly well timed, three of them each lay an egg every other day, we're still waiting for the fourth one to start at some point. (Also yes, we really don't eat enough eggs at the moment!) Edited April 4, 2018 by Merlah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Lovely eggs And when you put them together it's easy to see the different colours. Do you know which egg belongs to which girlie ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlah Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 We have actually found out who lays which eggs! Starting on the bottom left: the Australorp lays the almost white ones, the Barnevelder lays the large very smooth and cream ones, and the silver Wyandotte lays the light matte brown ones with tiny white dots. We have now installed a camera watching the coop at all times, it's lovely being able to tune in and see what the girls are doing when I am out! Although it does feel a bit crazy haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 On 05/04/2018 at 7:23 PM, Merlah said: We have now installed a camera watching the coop at all times, it's lovely being able to tune in and see what the girls are doing when I am out! Although it does feel a bit crazy haha I would love a camera inside the egg box to see who is doing what. What did you buy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrannyTrish Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 On 3/12/2018 at 11:29 PM, Lewis said: IKEA do a cheap table that fits the eglu perfectly 1 Do you remember the model of the table, Lewis? On 3/25/2018 at 6:30 PM, Merlah said: The table is from Ikea and fits the eglu really well. 1 Merlah, what model is your table, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I think it was this Melltorp table Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrannyTrish Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 34 minutes ago, Lewis said: I think it was this Melltorp table Thanks, Lewis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlah Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 The Melltorp table is the one It was very easy to put together and is more stable than I expected! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrannyTrish Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Thanks, Merlah. Good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
