Is there a cheaper version? surprised nobody has come up with one....
Anyway, I am fantasising about getting this> EGLU with run < but it is VERY expensive, before I save up and take the plunge are they worth it? Any issues at all with them?
I just really fancy the idea of an easy to clean, red mite free house! lol
Eglu or not?
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Eglu or not?
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oohhh Kate that looks like the one I used to have a couple of years ago.... only mine was wood!
Mum to 5, grandmother to 2, wife to 1
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Some of our members used to recommend Green Frog coops but I've no idea how they compare in price to the Eglu?
http://www.greenfrogdesigns.co.uk/
HTH.
http://www.greenfrogdesigns.co.uk/
HTH.
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See the thing that attracts me to Eglu is the no corners, no crevices and cracks..... The price however is maddening... I am shocked nobody has come up with a molded plastic cheaper option..
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Saw those yesterday.... also some rather intriguing saddle holders converted in to hen shelters! lol
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Way too late for Mama Owl, I'm sure, but I bought an Eglu this summer after battling red mite for a year, and I'm very pleased with it. I bought the Eglu Up without the run as we have a six-foot wall all round our garden (and no predator problems in the 10 years that I have kept hens), so that limited the price to pay a little. It's relatively easy to clean. The hens were a bit reluctant to use it to start with but they have got used to it!
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Meghen - how many hens do you have in your Go Up? I'm thinking of getting for large breed hens and I think I might need to go for the Cube to accommodate them. What's your experience with the size of the Go Up?
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It currently houses 7 medium-sized birds, AyeAyeMagpie. I do leave the nesting box open, as I can't guarantee that I will be up at the crack of dawn to open it up, so at least one of them sleeps in there. Likewise, I don't shut the outer door at night, but will have to do so in winter or they will get cold and damp. I would be happy to use if for up to 8 hens as long as they are not very big breeds.
You could contact Omlet and ask to see one in use - they have an "ambassador" programme and there might be someone living near you who would be happy to show you theirs. When I bought mine I received an email asking if I would like to be an "ambassador" and show prospective buyers my Eglu, but it unfortunately came at a time when I was too busy to deal with it.
Edit to say that mine is the Eglu Cube (the largest) and not the Eglu Up as I wrote in my earlier post. Have just been on their website and they say it can house 10 but I think that would be pushing it a bit. I also looked for their ambassador programme and can't see anything about it, so it could be that it is just in France, where I live.
You could contact Omlet and ask to see one in use - they have an "ambassador" programme and there might be someone living near you who would be happy to show you theirs. When I bought mine I received an email asking if I would like to be an "ambassador" and show prospective buyers my Eglu, but it unfortunately came at a time when I was too busy to deal with it.
Edit to say that mine is the Eglu Cube (the largest) and not the Eglu Up as I wrote in my earlier post. Have just been on their website and they say it can house 10 but I think that would be pushing it a bit. I also looked for their ambassador programme and can't see anything about it, so it could be that it is just in France, where I live.
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Thank you, that's really helpful.