Rachy Posted January 13, 2006 Author Share Posted January 13, 2006 Oh well the question after this would be what colour eglu should I get? I'm leaning towards greenor blue myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Don't let the others hear you say that. They'll say it'll just encourage me. AS IF you need any encouragement grd Mind you, an Eglu would make a great coal scuttle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Mind you, an Eglu would make a great coal scuttle I hope you've got a big fireplace then Clare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Nope, but I've got a stove and a small coal bucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Hi Rachy I had 20 years of a variety of wooden hen houses, followed by a very sad few years with no hens and then the eglu came along In my vast experience , for up to 4 hens in a typical garden I think the eglu wins in every respect. The cleaning and maintenance is a doddle compared to a wooden hen house and, if you've read any of the threads on foxes, the fox proof run is a serious advantage. Trying to make one of those yourself would cost a fortune. I'm guessing your mum won't be persuaded by the cleaning since you'll be doing that, but she may be impressed by the 28 day trial offer and the fact that 2nd hand eglus make a very good price on the forum or ebay. Re colour, I went for a green one first, but then painted it to make it brighter (it's the flowery one that Kaz has) and I now have a bright pink one The only thing I can fault with the eglu is that they don't have an option of a larger one for people who get seriously bitten by the chicken bug - however ' 3 eglu Lesley' has got round that problem another way If you end up getting a second hand one, remember that the old mark 1 will hold a max of 3 medium hens, while the new mark 2 will take up to 4 if they will be outside the eglu run for a while most days. Good luck, and let us know how the 'persuading' goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel19 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I love my eglu and am sooo glad i got it as it's a great introduction to keeping chickens! Its easy to keep clean and easy to move. Having said that i am a bit of a traitor having just paid for a wooden hen house to be installed in our new run. This has nothing to do with the eglu at all - i think it's great - it's just that we want to keep a few more chooks and another eglu won't really fit in the run. We are going to use the eglu as an introduction house - so that any newbies wont get pecked to death when we introduce them. The eglu is fantastic for keeping a couple of chooks and i would highly recommend it. The only bad thing is that it gets you totally hooked on keeping chickens and you go a little bit chook mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I love my eglu and am sooo glad i got it as it's a great introduction to keeping chickens! Its easy to keep clean and easy to move. Having said that i am a bit of a traitor having just paid for a wooden hen house to be installed in our new run. This has nothing to do with the eglu at all - i think it's great - it's just that we want to keep a few more chooks and another eglu won't really fit in the run. We are going to use the eglu as an introduction house - so that any newbies wont get pecked to death when we introduce them. The eglu is fantastic for keeping a couple of chooks and i would highly recommend it. The only bad thing is that it gets you totally hooked on keeping chickens and you go a little bit chook mad I know the feeling-I'd love a mark 2 eglu, give me just the right excuse of having another hen. Except I'd really insult my Dad at having one as he built my wooden one But I musn't fall into that trap(slap wrist!)I MUST BE STRONG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Don't be silly Dan - we'll still be using Eglus in a million years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 If they did last that long, where would that leave Omlet - no one would be buying eglus due to a saturated market. No, I reckon they are bio-degradable and have a built in lifetime. One morning you'll go out and find the chickens wandering aimlessly around the garden and nothing but a slimey green pool (or blue, orange, etc) where the eglu used to be, complete with a card saying 'phone Omlet'. On the other hand, if eglus are still around in a million years, we could have evolved into tiny human beings and we might even be living in them ourselves. I'd feel a bit claustrophobic in a 'run' though. (Sorry - it's been a long week.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Dan, I love the way your mind works. You remind me of my 12 year old - that is exactly the sort of thing she would come out with Only her Eglus would self destruct with a big bang after 20 years ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I've no experience of a wooden ark or much of keeping chickens, but I have looked at them. It seems to me that if you buy an ark/coop and a suitable run, the cost would be much the same as the eglu but without the money-back guarantee, service and constant support. Good luck with your persuasion Rachy. A visit would be a good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I love my Eglu It looks good It is easy to clean It is hygienic It is warm in winter It is cool in summer It is fox proof It does not need painting or wood treatment each year There are not many places to harbour pests or diseases It will last for YEARS I could go on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 The Omlet boys'll be paying you LJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I'm unemployed at the moment Anyone want to give me a job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Chick Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Please help by signing this petition about me getting an eglu and please put why they are sooo much better than normal wooden chicken houses and that they are worth the price you have to pay. (Mum says eglus are too expensive.) Hi this is the firs time that I am using a forum at all so I hope this message will arrive. I just wanted to say that I have waited 5 years to have my chicken due to lack of plastic chickenhouses in Switzerland. So me and my 3 chabo chickens are delighted to have found one in England. I do agree the price is not cheap but the design is fantastic and it is so easy to clean. As well as fox, cat, rat, etc proof which even here smack in the middle of town the fox is a big problem. So maybe it is worth to wait a bit longer and save your money for the "dreamhome" as i did. Regards from snowy Switzerland Sonja with and Gwendolyn , Henrietta and Victoria no eggs for far I am afraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Hi Swiss Chick Fantastic to see Eglu's are becoming known world wide I hope you continue to contribute to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Hi Sonja and welcome to the forum, great to see an Eglu in Switzerland............Hope you carry on posting and join in the fun on the forum.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Wow, Switzerland ! Hello Sonja and welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy it here and keep on posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Super dooper, a Swiss Eglu Owner - any chance of a photo of your Eglu so that we can see your set up and your chickens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I have just checked out Chabo chickens and they are Japanese Bantams and very beautiful, i would love to see a pic. of your birds Swiss Chick because there are lots of different breeds one is even called Rumpless........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 It's an eglu everytime for me. All as kate and others have already said. BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bracken Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Hi there,i havent had any experience with anything chickeny other than the EGLU. I would say it is the best thing i have ever bought! I would say the same as everybody else about it and i cannot find fault with it in any way what-so-ever. The only thing other than not being totally foxproof on the wooden ones would be the thought of trying to scrub clean and perhaps the water rotting the wood and having to replace rotting items. The only maintenance on the eglu would probably be the roosting bars eventually. I LOVE MY EGLU AND CHOOKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Any chance of an Omleteers outing to Switzerland Sonja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Chick Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Lesle-Jean and others, Thanks for welcoming to the club. Well my chabo are 2 white with black feather tails and 1 brown with black feather tails and since enlgish is not my mother tonge excuse the description the feathers are curly (if anybody can give me the correct word in english i will be happy to know. I have pictures of the run and the birds but I am not good in using the web so someone could talk me trough somtimes be my guest. All I can say is that the setup is quite simple in my back garden, without woodbarks and now with snow. The ladies are a rather messy bunch so I doubt that there will be much grass left. I am about at 20 min trainride away from Geneva airport. So if any of you would like to visit. Please be my guests.. Maybe not 100 egluowners at once We have a beautiful lake and mountains and sunshine.......etc. By the way have forgotten to mention apart from the girls we have 3 kids, 3 cats, 2 rabbits, 9 guineapigs (outside) and about 40 fish Ciao No worries will continue to contribute to your english natters if you do not offer me a nice cup of tea Sonja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clare* Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 A get together in Geneva, Now thats more like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
