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

Having become immersed in keeping chickens for only a few short weeks, we decided we needed to upgrade from our Go to a Cube to satisfy both future increase in numbers but also to make the most of the room we have for the girls. So much easier to clean as it's off the ground, the coop is a snug easy to access home for them and the ability to move the roof for cleaning is such a bonus. We got a run extension and extra roosting bars to make life easier all round and as with many other Cube owners, the only drawback is the ladder ... our poor Pekins used a combination of clumsy cannonballing down and hesitant wobbling and lunging to get back up with one of them firing herself from the end of the run at the open coop door with limited success! A bit of DIY adaptation with some strong plastic coated mesh has helped immeasurably but this is a long standing problem from what we read so the only plea Omlet is ... sort it out! Otherwise, it's fantastic, we love it and it's made caring for these incredible creatures even more rewarding. Thanks Omlet, very nice piece of kit!

Excellent chicken coop have wanted one for along time. Now my chicks are snuggly in there new home. Easy to clean out and close up at night.

sturdy, easy to clean, easy to move, no problems.

It took two of us a good two hours to assemble and is a bit fiddly in that respect. Equally, the clips that hold the wire mesh together are ingenious, but make your fingers ache after a few and pliers tend to break the tabs. However, once it is assembled and in place it is wonderful - so easy to clean, so easy to reposition and most importantly, our Buff Orpingtons seem to like it!

Don't know how I managed with the old wooden coop cleaning it out used to be a big messy job now it's so easy and no bending down, the hens took to it straight away. Can't recommend it enough. Expensive but certainly worth it.

Ordered cube by phone and spoke to Sebastian, very friendly and helpful who apologised that as we live on the Isle of Wight there would be a delay of one day - it arrived on Thursday (ordered on the Monday). Delighted with finished product but as it took my husband and step-son considerably more than 2 hours to assemble! We are talking couple of days and much scratching of heads. I suspect that with practise this time can be achieved and if we get another one then this time can be improved on.

Being new to chickens I purchased a cube with a 1m extension. Simple to put up, built with the quality and care you would expect and more. It's big so lots of room for the chooks to roam and roost. East to clean and maintain and is expandable and versatile so you can change as you need. Jet wash clean and it's like new, all the parts are replaceable at reasonable prices so if there is an accident or you want to rejuvenate your cube it's simple. I will be recommending Omlet and the Cube to everyone!

My chickens love their new house and are happily laying and digging a dust bath in the lawn, now ex-lawn. I have inserted a piece of timber for them to use as a perch which they also seem to like. Might be a thought for a future addition?

The eglu cube is very well thought out and easy to clean. The chickens love it. I have removed the ladder and replaced it with an old rabbit hutch which they like to go in and jump on to for access. As I now only have 2 girls and a very large cockerel, they all sleep in the egg bit and lay in the hutch! This works better as the only egg in the right place was trampled! My only worry is for very bad winter weather. I have now put the whole thing in the garage. We leave the door open by day so they are sheltered and so am I for cleaning. It is brilliant! Note we do live in Southern Scotland fairly high above sea level.

The Cube is one heck of an investment but as our girls are pets, we didn't mind. The Cube is sturdy and well ventilated. Hub and son struggled a bit with assembly which is unusual for them. Good points: strong, durable, easy to clean, easy to let the girls out and collect eggs and it looks good. Hopefully fox proof too. Could improve: door on side of run definitely needed to poo pick or reach chickens if needed, pull out trays seem to need to click into place (not easy), not easy to move forward and even worse to reverse. Worst thing is the ladder - I have three big girls who find it very difficult and we have had to make a ramp for them to get up and down safely. May be better for agile Banties. It's such a lot of money to pay - it's almost there but not quite. The concept is great but please sort the ladder and the side door issues.