Verified Reviews for Eglu Cube^® - Large Chicken Coops and Runs

The hen house is really easy to clean however a few suggestions to make life easier: 1. The instructions for assembly could be easier 2. If there was a 4/6inch high panel down the sides of the run at the bottom this would stop the hens scratching the wood chips through the railings 3. The fastening that clip the run pieces together could be more robust they seem to snap very easily especially in the frost Many thanks Jane

Having owned a Eglu Go for 5 years and becoming addicted to keeping hens! I found I needed a bigger coop. The price put me off for a while but I purchased one a month ago along with 4 new hens. I am so glad I did and honestly wished I had bought it from the start. It is a breeze to keep clean as it is at waist height meaning that I don't have to bend. Using newspaper to line the trays and emptying it twice a week makes life a lot easier. The ladder was tricky for my old girls so I cable tied some branches around it and now they can hop in easier. Yes it is expenpensive but it makes chicken keeping so much easier.

We bought a beautiful lime green cube. Took approx 2 hours to set up (without a run) and was straightforward to complete. We had a previous problem with mites and 2 of our girls were refusing to go into our old house at night, on the 2nd night all girls went in happily. We have warrens, light Sussex, bluebells and speckledys and they can all use the ladder easily. We just placed a large log at the base of the ladder as a step up. Easy to clean out droppings in the mornings. I would highly recommend.

Eglu Cube: The boxes arrived on a Friday and on Saturday we opened them to start to erect it. However not all the boxes had been delivered (Royal Mail's fault). The remainder arrived on Monday. We started to erect it but quickly discovered that a captive nut in the base was missing. We rang and Omlet arranged a replacement base which arrived the following day. During erection the right side of the house (looking from the rear) refused to go into place. After struggling for 15 minutes we went back several stages and loosened the triangular brackets holding the front face of the house and pulled it backward until the side fitted. It is in fact written in the instructions that the front face should be pulled back as far as it can go before the bolts are tightened, but it is so essential that perhaps this instruction could be highlighted in some way. We then took the side off again and tightened the bolts of the triangle bracket. It was plain sailing from then on but we are sure this must be a common difficulty experienced when erecting the house. The tip is not to do the bolts up tight before the sides are in place and the holes in the two side to base rear L shaped brackets can match the bolt holes. Another tip is not to undo the boxes on paths or concrete because of scratching paint from any metalwork and exposing steel to potential corrosion. We use the Cube for eight bantams and were initially worried that they were too small to be able to use the ladder. This proved unfounded and they happily "fly" up to the bottom step. The only thing we have done is to remove one of the roosting racks and use hay for them to nest in instead. Being smaller birds they seem to prefer it to the racks which are a little large for them. We wondered if the manufacturers would consider making smaller roosting racks specifically for bantams. We and our bantams are extremely happy with the Cube. In particular the wheels mean that moving it is simple. Our old heavy ark used to cause us back ache when we moved it. Thank you, Alison Lay.

The cube is brilliant- safe and secure, easy to clean and it looks great. I am delighted with it.

Really easy to clean, looks great and very warm. Pricey but if you can afford one you won't be disappointed

We've had our Omlet Cube for a couple of months now and I can honestly say I wish I'd bought it earlier. Our old coop was difficult to clean and couldn't be moved, but the Cube is fantastic. Easy to clean, looks great, the food and water dispensers are amazing, and our 4 chooks seem quite content. Happy chickens make good eggs

My Eglu for my eight new rescue hens is wonderful, and so easy to clean and mite free which was a huge problem with previous wooden coops. i managed to assemble it with the help of my 6 year old son and had no problems. It is a really well thought out design brilliant, sturdy and a lovely house. Thank you very much.

only one small difficulty - I cant easily reach inside towards the bottom back of the hen house to clean the one area where the chickens always go to the toilet.

Our introduction to eglu was the purchase of a classic on eBay and loved it, the chickens also seemed to be very comfy so when we needed to upgrade and after missing out on several cubes at auction I naturally went to omlets website. I have to admit I did get a shock when I saw how expensive they are I had definitely not banked on spending the best part of a grand on a chicken coop and extra meter of run. However, if you can afford to pay the price of an EGlu no matter what model you will not be disappointed with it, they look so much better in the urban garden than the standard wooden shed type coop, it's so quick to clean (properly) and I was surprised how warm they are inside. Also the customer service I received from omlet has been second to none and speed of service excellent, despite my initial comments on price I will be buying the replacement for my other coop from omlet.