The eggs song or alarm?

[aart]

I have tarps up for the winter.

Some winter pics would be great!

 

[EverV]

By the way, do you like your Omlet Eglu? Do your hens use the nesting boxes?
I’ve had mine for about 4 months and I find it very practical.

I also have an Omlet Eglu! My girls and I love it. I think the first couple of times (two maybe), my girls had no idea what was happening to them and therefor laid in the roosting bars (all soft shelled eggs that fell through onto the tray), but, after that, they started laying in the nesting box without a problem!

 

[deidreg]

Some winter pics would be great!

The roofs have heavy duty tarps that I rake to remove snow. WIR has a pair of horizontal tarps that overlap slightly. This keeps rain and snow out, but allows air to move through. Top of run is open, too. It stays remarkably draft free and dry in there.

 

[MrsKroo]

I love it! I put a couple of fake eggs in the nest box so they know where to lay. One tried to sleep in there, so I closed the slider door at night until she got the point. I use sand under the roost bars and scoop once a day like I clean cat litter. I have the walk in run and use deep litter, so it's self composting. I have tarps up for the winter. I think I made it about as easy as I can. See below.

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You also have the walk-in run! That’s what we want to get next. I think I’ve seen your pic before, now I remember.
I have some fake eggs too and nesting material, they don’t sleep inside the nesting box but I can tell they investigate it.

 

[MrsKroo]

I also have an Omlet Eglu! My girls and I love it. I think the first couple of times (two maybe), my girls had no idea what was happening to them and therefor laid in the roosting bars (all soft shelled eggs that fell through onto the tray), but, after that, they started laying in the nesting box without a problem!

That’s great information. I wonder if that will be the case here. I have Matt’s, nesting material, dry herbs and fake eggs all in the hope they get the idea (ha, ha)
How many chickens do you house in your eglu? I have two buff Orpington but will add two smaller breeds in a month, they’ll be around 5 pounds as not 8 like my buff Orpington.

 

[MrsKroo]

We are going on day three of “egg song” performances but no egg!
They seem happy and healthy, no changes to their behavior except they are singing the eggs song once a day rather than once a week.
I’ll keep you posted.

 

[MrsKroo]

This is Everest, my husband and I are almost certain she will be the first one laying an egg. She’s the one singing the eggs song, her sister Blake is backup

 

[deidreg]

That’s great information. I wonder if that will be the case here. I have Matt’s, nesting material, dry herbs and fake eggs all in the hope they get the idea (ha, ha)
How many chickens do you house in your eglu? I have two buff Orpington but will add two smaller breeds in a month, they’ll be around 5 pounds as not 8 like my buff Orpington.

I planned on four--two Salmon Faverolles, one each Favaucana and Whiting True Blue. Then I took in a Red Sex Link who needed a new home. Four standard hens are good. Five is pushing it, but it's been fine.

 

[aart]

she will be the first one laying an egg. She’s the one singing the eggs song

She sure looks reddy!
Could always......
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

 

[EverV]

That’s great information. I wonder if that will be the case here. I have Matt’s, nesting material, dry herbs and fake eggs all in the hope they get the idea (ha, ha)
How many chickens do you house in your eglu? I have two buff Orpington but will add two smaller breeds in a month, they’ll be around 5 pounds as not 8 like my buff Orpington.

I have four golden buffs, so they're pretty small, probably around 5 lbs as well.