Eglu By Omlet: How to Move this Chicken Coop Step by Step

[@lorindaoconnor1680]

Well, I did it. I made the big purchase today. They had been out of stock for several weeks and they announced yesterday that they were back in stock. I had to purchase today because the price goes up almost $250 effective tomorrow April 27th. I’ll receive it in about 2 weeks. I’m so excited to be a first time chicken tender! 😊

[@tanakahomestead8820]

YAY! I am so happy to hear this. This is egg-citing news:). You will definitely enjoy your Eglu I can assure you that. I have tried different coops, but for me, this is by far the best! Congrats and have fun raising those chooks:)

[@gingerwhitmire3493]

They looked very happy to be in the new grassy areas too!! Fresh pot means more bugs for them!!!!!

[@tanakahomestead8820]

Yes, they enjoy the move to different parts of our yard!❤️👍

[@davedawson2369]

How hot does your coop get out in the middle of the yard? I just bought mine here in North Texas and it's currently 108 in the coop with the front coop door open, tarp over the whole coop and run, and the poop tray out. Chicks are still in the brooder in the garage so I'm trying to figure out a way to cool it down before they move in.

[@tanakahomestead8820]

I actually did a video on this, but of course I live in Florida, which is not Texas. I had my Eglu in a sunny spot with no shade. Is there a shaded area in your yard? If there is a concern, I would try to put them in a shaded area. I think that would really help. The other thing is maybe removing the tarp (if the tarp is very large, and encloses the run), because I think that could trap heat right into the Eglu (given the height). I ended up moving my girls to a shaded area and the temperature decreased significantly. Thank you for your question.

[@skybox-101]

Could we get whells on two sides?

[@tanakahomestead8820]

There are wheels in the back of the Eglu by the levers that make it very convenient to push. I do not think the Eglu was meant to have wheels on the front of the run, but I sure someone out there who is savvy probably could do it!

[@warzshadow9701]

How do you deal with Hurricanes? Do you leave the chickens out or put them in your garage?

[@tanakahomestead8820]

I have never had to put them in the garage for a hurricane so far. I will say though, that we have had plenty of tropical storms come through (and out of nowhere I might add) with serious wind gusts up to 75mph and the chickens and coop were fine. I have a camera and always check on them to see how they are doing, but they do not seem to be too phased by the weather. If a category 2 or higher was literally coming right for my house and I felt like they were in harms way, I would probably just roll them in my garage or steel shed and put them on a tarp with straw. It would be easier to access in my garage. Depending on the situation, I could even put them between my fence and shed to alleviate wind gusts. I guess it would really depend on the situation, but there are definitely options:)

[@warzshadow9701]

@@tanakahomestead8820 thank you! I'd be worried they'd become flying chickens! We live in Central Florida so we get the Tampa side, Miami upsweep and Eastern possibilities.

[@tanakahomestead8820]

@@warzshadow9701 I hear you! At least you can kind of prepare for the hurricanes. It is those little tropical storms that get me. We had one not too long ago and it was bad enough that all of my okra plants were at a 45 degree slant!!! I had to go and stake all of them. Chickens were good though! Oh and that was the weekend my husband forgot to reopen the coop door after cleaning it, so my poor girls were literally out in the elements😔I have a weather tarp though and I really think it helps (obviously not for a hurricane though). Thank you for sharing🐓

[@warzshadow9701]

@@tanakahomestead8820 Thank YOU for your videos! I love ❤️ them. Keep us updated on your babies!

[@tanakahomestead8820]

@@warzshadow9701 I appreciate your kind words;) Thank you.

[@brendanm7336]

Hey there! I’ve watched a lot of your videos on the cube. I’m having a hard time figuring out how many chickens this coop will comfortably house. We are interested in getting standard sized chickens. Any advice for a beginner? I’ve read people say the max is four on some forums…

[@tanakahomestead8820]

Yah, I would have to agree that 4 chickens in the Eglyu Cube would be great. On the Eglu site they advertise that the Eglu can hold 10 bantams, 8 medium breeds, or 6 large breeds. I would honestly subtract at least 2 chickens from each of those estimates (at least that has been my experience). I do currently have 5 Rhode Island Reds which are nice sized and they do all fit in the coop, but ideally I would like for it to be bigger. I also have an Easter Egger and a Rhode Island White that have been separated in a different coop, but they usually enjoy hanging outside on the perch at night when they are in the Eglu run:). Thankfully. The place I order from always throws in extra chickens and they always live:). Blessing, but of course with the Eglu there is only so much space! Thank you so much for watching and thank you for your comment.

[@tanakahomestead8820]

I am going to post a video on this over the weekend that I think would be helpful. It will give you a good idea of what to expect. You are not the only person with this question😊🐓so I think it will be helpful to you and others👍

[@brendanm7336]

Thank you!! Really appreciate the help 😊

[@tanakahomestead8820]

I am always happy to help:)@@@brendanm7336

[@skybox-101]

I want to see you attach the extra run.

[@tanakahomestead8820]

I wish I could show you this, but since my chickens got slaughtered I detached the DIY run and have just been using the Eglu run (because I do not need all that extra space). When I used it I just attached the carabiners on the netting to the top of the Eglu run. It actually was very easy and worked out well. I think there is a video where I show how the carabiner clips attach the netting to the Eglu run. Thank you for your questions!

[@jusjoshn81]

about to put some pullets in one of these and see if they can figure out the stairs, any tips?

[@tanakahomestead8820]

I started them off in the coop itself and had their food and water bowls from their brooder in there with them. Then, during the day I opened the coop door to the run. It did not take long for them to hop down. However, for the first week I had to go out there each evening and call them and use a flashlight for them to go back in the coop…some of them knew what to do right away and others not so much. It did not take long for them to get the hang of it though! Thank you for your question👍

[@terributler215]

Where did you get your pegs? Thank you

[@tanakahomestead8820]

You can get them off of the Omlet website. They are called screw pegs and usually come in a 12 pack:)

[@CoreyDS40]

Why do you move them?

[@tanakahomestead8820]

I try to keep moving them so they have a new place to forage and to keep them engaged, BUT this is going to be changing in the near future due to some unforeseen circumstances explained in my next video! Thank you so much for your question:)

[@stem_cell_nutrition]

great stuff thank you!

[@tanakahomestead8820]

You are welcome:)

[@joshuasidoti1342]

Pegs are completely unnecessary. You need run handles, makes it easy to move.

[@tanakahomestead8820]

Thank you for the input!

[@MjoesikInDeHouws]

Poor chickens. They need more space

[@tanakahomestead8820]

They have much more space since I made an extension to my run. It has worked out well!