Orange Eglu Cube Coop

That's such a cute set-up! I've thought about using our cube in a bigger run down the road. We rent and can't do that here but are planning a move in the next year or so with room for more chickens! :)
 
I cleaned it today, and it was easy. Mind you, it was a simple clean today, which is replace the wood shavings, wash the plastic roosting bars and sun them dry. Deep clean will probably occur once every 4 - 6 weeks; and not at all during winter cold months.

It ventilates well enough. You can see the vents only close-up, and the vents are at the back, and the sides at front. That works for me; since it means the raccoons can't see them either.

The front orange door (not the run wire door) will lock tight if you choose to do so. That means that you must be around in the morning to let chickens out. I chose to slide the door not to lock or close, but leave a 2.5 inches of opening to allow better ventilation at night (it has been muggy lately). This morning I got up later then usual, at 8am, and found my chickens have nugged the door, and gotten out of the small opening ( and because I did not lock it.) As my chickens get bigger, I plan to leave the orange door (that slides) open all the time.

The cost is ~$1300.00 shipped to the nearest major greyhound station. For me, it is Boston; and THAT was the worse part getting the coop. The greyhound packaging area in Boston was very difficult to find, and not to mention the traffic.

I have had researched cost of getting other hen coops in the US (you know what and who they are); and the cost is comparable.

ISSOLA, how do you like this coop after having it for a bit now? I am looking into an EGLU and I am look for feedback on their coops? Have your chickens remained safe from predators?

Any feedback is appreciated!!!
 
I have 2 Eglu cubes. I purchased mine in 2010. But I have a lot of chickens now and have decided to move to something larger, so I will be selling one of my Eglus.

I loved them. We had been living in the mountains and the coop held up to all predators. I did wrap the run with 1/2 inch hardware cloth to keep the raccoon paws out. I had a bear sit next to it and watch my hens, but he did not try to push it over.

When the snow got deep, I could not open the run door, so I had a big walk-in coop and mostly used the eglu for them to forage in better weather.

We have since moved to a much lower elevation, and the eglus were working great here, but I don't like that the chickens dig dust-bath holes, and since I move the coop every day or two, that is a lot of ankle twisting holes in my pasture.
 

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