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

Thank you, our chickens are very happy

Very easy to take care of in terms of cleaning etc, and the sliding doors / trays / egg doors are also great in daily use. They seem to like it so far (consistently getting 3-4 eggs a day from 4 hens)!! It feels very solidly built, and good value for money considering the number of years use we will get out of it with clean and disease free environment for the hens. My only complaint would be the plastic stairs and the lip where the doors is. One of my hens still can't walk down it properly and tends to just fly down. She stands on the lip and slips sometimes, though the others have mastered it quite well. I think adding some kind of textured surface on there would work well, just something to grip onto a little more. I was thinking of adding some adhesive velcro strips myself. ps; you can follow along with the Eglu in our garden on our blog: http://selfsuffiencyguide.org/blog/

The Cube is perfect for my hens, it looks fabulous outside the kitchen window & even more so with a hen sculpture attached to the roof! However delivery was very slow (not Omlet's fault, they were brilliant in following up to see if the cube eventually arrived) and part of the run was missing (couriered over the next day - thank you!) I didn't receive the free sun shade either, but didn't think of this until I felt it too late to call again. There are not enough clips for the run, but this doesn't matter too much as green garden wire is just as simple & not so visible. The clips will not stand a dismantling either which is a pity since we hope to move early next year. Overall, I'm really pleased & my girls love their funky home!

A super design that is easy to clean, either with a cloth & bucket of soapy water or with a power washer. I particularly like the way the different components can be removed to aid cleaning and drying. Being able to access the nesting box from the outside is a bonus and means I can keep peeking to check for eggs. The Cube is easy to push around the garden (so far only on fairly firm ground), which has helped to spread out the chickens' impact on the 'lawn'. The run size allows the 4 birds ample room to feed and scratch around safely if shut in, and they are certainly well protected once they have been shut up for the night.

This is the second cube I have bought ,and I must say I am not as impressed with this new one. The design has been changed with too much ventilation added and even though we assembled on a totally flat surface there seems to be quite large gaps around the back panel which leaks. This could be a problem when the weather turns colder with frost and high winds as the cube are housing Poland chickens and can become hypothermic. The ladder is also a problem as it is not long enough and we have had to make a wooden ladder for them to go to bed.Overall though the door has been made bigger and is much easier to get in to restock food and water and it's an absolute gem to clean out.

Received my cube yesterday and cant stop looking at it :o) Me and my 17 year old daughter casually put it together yesterday over the morning and found it very simple to put together.The roof was a little fiddly trying to line up the little u brackets and the metal brackets to make sure it slides on/off smoothly but is worth taking time to make sure all is running smoothly.Was surprised to find a orange grub in the box but received an e-mail that an purple one would arrive this morning and it did brilliant customer service A+++++ Chickens took to it and had no problems going to bed for the first time,this morning I had a egg from all my girls,this hasnt happened for a week nearly so I think the girls love their new home.Would reccomend to everyone who doubting the price it seems alot but I think its worth it .

Every day I clean it out I thank my son for persuading me not to go for a wooden coop! And the chickens seemed happy aswell. We have had to add a log to the bottom of the ladder to help one little silkie up initially. But she has got the hang of it now.

Very happy with our Eglu. Its easy to move which was the main reason we went for it and very easy to clean which is a real plus. I was surprised it did not come with some pegs for securing the run from foxes, which is fairly important. Also the door latches could be better designed as once you have opened the run door you are left holder the two pins. We have 4 chickens in our extended run, I would not suggest having anymore than that and certainly not the 10 you suggest in the Eglu specifications.

After ordering, the flat packs arrived promptly and we set to putting the cube and extension run together. The instructions were clear and easy to follow and after a couple of hours two of us had a completed cube and 2 metre run. A few weeks later we stocked with 5 beautiful hybrids from Newland Poultry (highly recommended) who are thriving and producing plenty of eggs. Overall we are delighted with the Eglu Cube, it is a practical, being easy to maintain and clean, attractive addition to the garden. More importantly the "girls" love it! My only very slight concern is that the hens do not seem to like the roosting bars and prefer to sleep in the nesting box. Has anyone else had this problem? If so what solutions have you employed.

Was suprisingly difficult to put together, even though my husband is very practical & skilled at that sort of thing. It's also quite tricky to move & the wheels come unlocked when negotiating over bumpy ground. The ladder up to the cube is rather high off the ground making it awkard for the chickens to enter & leave the cube. However, overall we are pleased with our cube & so are the chickens. It's very easy to clean out, a doddle compared with wooden houses & much more hygenic. The sunshade & the winter cover are both brilliant ideas.