Installing Indoor Cat Tree

[Blonde Chicken]

Hello All

 

I know its been asked in the past but I cannot find the thread. How many chooks can safely sleep in the Eglu (not the cube). We are thinking of expanding out population and are building a run similar to some of those shown on this site, the run will be approximately 5m by 2m but we are debating how many chooks we can sleep.

 

What do you all think?

 

Thank you in advance for your help

Karen.

[chelsea]

I reckon you could sleep 4 standard sized hens in the eglu itself. If you have large breeds maybe it would be a bit of a squash and then again if you had batams then even more!

[ubereglu]

I know people on here have fitted up to 6 hens in an eglu and somehow auntye managed a few more than that! I think that 4/5 would fit in all right depending on their size.

[Blonde Chicken]

Thats great

 

Thank you. I think we will end up getting another eglu! (not that I'm complaining, but I will have to convince OH) .

[Egluntyne]

I have 4 in each of mine and they all sleep squashed up together in the corner....through choice....there is plenty of room left. You could certainly have 2 more in. It is the run size that would really determine numbers.

[Krysia]

we got a second Eglu when we got the silver laced wyandottes as it meant we had 6 birds. Through choice they regularly slept in 1.

 

We have eggs in the incubator at the moment and although we have a spare Eglu I think from candling we will have to get a 3rd!!!! yeah!

[Blonde Chicken]

Krysia - you can never have too many eglus!

 

New chickies how exciting

 

K x

[Krysia]

I know! Although Hubby doesn't agree!

 

The chicks are Due this weekend I will keep you all posted!

[Richard]

I reckon you can get three easily in a Mark 1 Eglu - and possibly even four but I haven't tried. I don't go for bantams, mine are heavy breeds, and I have had two easily in my Eglu, with plenty of space for one more at least.

 

I understand that a Mark 2 is bigger but I've never seen one so don't know.

 

Loads of room in a cube

[Blonde Chicken]

Well thank you all for your advice. We have added 3 new girls (one black rock, one speckledy and one Bluebelle) in a large purpose built run. They all snuggle up together at night in our Mark 2 Eglu and there is plenty of space for 5, we could easily have got 6 in there.

 

There were some squabbles on day 1 but all seems to have calmed down now.

 

Thanks again

K