What makes a chicken coop easy to live with?

[Guest]

Anyone know the cost of spare roosting bars for a cube? I thought I might add some to the order but can't find them on a search. Somehow I can't see me getting them dry quickly in midwinter so I thought I could rotate them.

[sparkleeeeee]

i think you can ask for them to be added to your order and i did think about that but with all the posts about them being filmsy i thought i would make a set myself. i could then make them in two bits which would be easier to remove and clean etc (and probably cheaper)

[bronze]

make them yourself definitely. I bought a pair and to be honest theyre rubbish.

[Guest]

I was going to make a spare set for the Eglu but I havn't ever got round to it and now I'm back at school, in a new school I can't see me making the time before Summer term when things calm down (I teach mainly ks4 and LOADS of year 11, about 12 hours a week!!!).

 

But I guess if they are that flimsy I'll have to get to it after all!

[Henypenny]

Just incase you dont get round to making your own, I bought a spare set of roosting bars for my cube just last week for £15.00 - I rang omlet up as I too couldnt find them on the online store

[Egluntyne]

They are ...here...

[Rabbieboy]

They are ...here...

 

Where? All I can see is the eglu replacement one.

[Egluntyne]

Oops sorry...I misread.

 

Best give them a ring.

[chickweed]

The first time I removed the roosting bars from the eglu, they broke apart!

My husband repaired them and made a spare set at the same time, not too difficult. I would say that a second set is essential to allow drying time after cleaning the the first set.

[Richard]

I made a spare set and it makes it much easier - I just put the other set in when I clean out and then don't have to wait for the cleaned ones to dry.

 

I bought a load of 1'' by 1'' well,its actually about three quarter inch square planed) and have made spare sets for the Eglu and the Cube, and a set for Georgie's home made studio coop.

[Charlottechicken]

Here's a link to the thread about my home made Eglu bars, same principles apply. They are easy peasy to make!

 

http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7877

[sparkleeeeee]

penguinmad i have found some offcuts of wood on the wood pile that might be ok for the roosting bars i will have a go this week when the cube gets here so i can measure the omlet ones. if they are any good i can make you a set as well, it would only cost you the postage then.

[Essex birds]

Hi,

I got my purple cube 2 weeks ago.

 

After a few times of taking my roosting bars out, one bar broke from staples,

i kept bashing it back in but it constently broke.

I felt this was bad and that the product should of been screwed.

 

I contacted omlet explained this to James, he told me to, wait until a couple of months as they are in the prosses of making plastic roosting bars.

 

Hope this helps, as for price i dont know.

 

9 chickens + 3 Pekin bantams

[The Dogmother]

Oooo, plastic roosting bars!!!!!

 

Coating them with Plastidip makes them really quick to dry.

[Guest]

Do you think they will do anyone a deal who already has a cube with bars that are falling apart?

[The Dogmother]

Err, no comment