Chicks are READY to move into the Omlet Eglu Coop! | Week 5 & 6 Update

In this episode, our three chicks enjoy eating fresh herbs, spinach, and bugs from the garden. By week six, they have adjusted to living in the Omlet Eglu Cube. It was a little challenging in the beginning to usher them back to the coop at dusk, but they learned very quickly with just 2 days of coop training. Thanks to the Omlet automatic door, it's now a breeze to get them in and out of the coop. We also added a dust bath made with volcanic sand and diatomaceous earth (DE) in the chicken run.
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[@clemclan7311]

2 time eglu owner, bought my 1st in 2021....love it. Got a deal alert and bought my 2nd and a gift as well....BEWARE the Portable Chicken Coop - Eglu Go UP does NOT come with wheels!!! They are EXTRA!

[@practicalorganicliving]

Thanks for the tip!

[@letsrideit5900]

I just got the same chicken coop. Thank you for your video I also liked how you went over the dust bath.

[@practicalorganicliving]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jennifermahan7265]

I love how gentle you are ❤ with them

[@practicalorganicliving]

We try! We are very fortunate that they are friendly too!

[@setapartfarmandgardens]

I just found this & I loved this! Such a great and thoughtful presentation & I learned a lot. Thanks so much!

[@practicalorganicliving]

We’re glad you enjoyed it!!

[@murlyssnippets1964]

Adorable little chicks 🐥

[@practicalorganicliving]

Thank you!!! The chicks thank you as well!

[@tonytsuitonyxu6507]

Very good, thanks for sharing

[@practicalorganicliving]

Thank you!!!

[@joyceprovost380]

I saw many videos that said you should get them used to their hen house first. Not the run. Anyway,,,love your chickens.

[@practicalorganicliving]

Thanks for the comment! Yes, we heard that too but the chickens love to run around the run and forage for bugs :)

[@debsylvania]

I'm hoping to have a few chickens and an Eglu cube within the next year. Thank you for your videos, your set up is just lovely as are your girls, Anna, Princess and Elsa! 😊 I can't wait to receive my copy of Fresh Eggs Daily, which I ordered this evening at your recommendation. Keep the updates coming! 🐔🐔🐔

[@practicalorganicliving]

We thrilled that you’ll get home-laid eggs very soon! We’re planning to come out with chicken updates soon!

[@philippenene]

hi the Eglu Cube is very good ,I have modified the interior door so that it is automatic look my chain

[@practicalorganicliving]

It’s very good for sure!

[@cgreen6939]

Very good video. What breed are your chickens? I understand that the smaller breeds are perfect for the eglu coops. Thanks

[@practicalorganicliving]

We have a buff Orpington, silver lace Wyandotte, and a barred rock. Pretty common breeds and the buff Orpington is probably close to 8 pounds!

[@stephahhhwang]

Currently building a dust bath after following your guys’ setup!How has the dust bath bin worked out for your chickens? Is the box height too high or not high enough, and can they get in when the bin is under the eglu?

[@practicalorganicliving]

It works great when the chickens learn to hop inside! We don’t put it under the coop because we are afraid they won’t have enough space to get it in though. But you can try and let us know!

[@ultracamp]

how did you teach the chickens to return to the coop at night?

[@practicalorganicliving]

We lured them in with grubblies treats and then closed the doors. They learned quickly after that!

[@stephahhhwang]

Do you have a method for cleaning your run to prevent smells? (Ie scooping it out as you see it, deep litter composting system, etc)

[@practicalorganicliving]

The omlet eglu doesn’t have a deep tray so we can’t do deep litter method. But we do fill the tray with shredded paper (used to use pine shavings) and there is absolutely no smell!

[@stephahhhwang]

Got it! Do you ever have to rake out the wood chips underneath the coop or add more carbon on top? The run space seems so small for someone to be able to comfortably get inside to clean.

[@practicalorganicliving]

The wood chips decompose quickly underneath. I think the chickens taking dirt baths underneath contributes to that. We do go into the run from time yo time to scoop up the top layer and dump it into our garden beds to avoid buying bagged soil :)

[@Louise-xr5ok]

What do you have on the floor of your run?

[@practicalorganicliving]

We have wood chip mulch!