[wolverine]

I had to pick them up and put them in last night they weren't having any of it the kept walking round the back looking for there old coop bless them. This morning they were all still asleep that is unusual but I'm guessing it's because there is no window like on the old coop. they won't come out though !!!

[mumsy]

Have read this topic with interest........just letting people know that I had a massive red mite problem & they lived very happily in my PLASTIC COMPOSTER!!!!!!!!!!   So good luck!!  I have persevered with my wood coops & every year the mites get easier to deal with!!!!  I would never buy an EGLU!!!!!!!  We all have our own opinions though!!!

[GrannieAnnie]

Jackie, I always said I would never buy an Eglu too, but I've borrowed Joyfull's and have 3 araucanas in there at the moment.  It is great to clean out!  the run isn't big enough, but its only temporary accomodation and I've put the rabbit run on the end as an extension.

The araucanas love it!

[joyfull]

and you can buy run extensions for it or do like Aunt Sally has done. She and Worzel have built a run around the eglu with a little pop hole in the run side to let the hens out into the garden when she and Worzel are there to keep an eye on things  .

[wolverine]

what a fantastic name I wish I was called worzel
I think the resale value of the cube makes it not such a gamble I will try it out and I see I am missing the more natural look of a wooden coop And my girlfriend has a guinea pig eglu in purple so are garden is looking very tacky at the moment. I think a one year trial. They should do woodgrain effect eglu's for people who don't want bright in your face chunks of plastic lying around the garden.
Huuuummm might suggest it

[Aunt Sally]

Omlet did a chocolate brown Eglu for a short while.  It looked rather nice.

My eglu is green, a very sympathetic garden colour.

[wolverine]

Yeah mine is green to but it's not a natural green I thing dark green would be more fitting for the garden. I could always spray it or draw branches and leaves or paint like ivy on it to help camoflauge (spelling) ?? It bet it would flake off

[Aunt Sally]

   There's no pleasing some people 

This is mine:

[evie2]

That's a good colour, blends in well.

[wolverine]

That looks great do they use the glug??

[Aunt Sally]

Yes, they use their glug and grub

[joyfull]

mine is a lovely shade of blue