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

Fantasticly easy clean, easy feed/collect/water etc and looks good too. We can let them out of the run when we are working nearby, but keep them safe from Mr.Fox when we are away for the day - and obviously the cube itself is totally secure. Just minor points: those clips were fine for large strong male paws to clamp shut but I struggled , although helped when I used grip style pliers to help squeeze them in , but would need to have these padded to avoid damage. The process took about 4 hours, but it was sleeting here in Scotland and we ended up finishing it with frozen fingers in the dark with head torches! That said, the instructions were very clear and put together the design is great, all bits working perfectly for low maintenance and happy, clean hens. They laid eggs the next day in the eggport area, the space allowing them to make two deep cosy side by side. I ordered the run plus extension; the only aspect here would be that it is more awkward to move the run with this extension, and the hassle with the clips made me reluctant to unclip the extension for moving it - otherwise the up on wheels bit is easy and looks strongly made. But some recessed handles would help with the moving process too. I can move it on my own, but it is easier with 2 people. All in al I'm delighted with the product. I've kept hens for 20 years , I just wish I had splashed out earlier! ( Our local foxes would have been disappointed though, and might be moaning now....)

As foster parents we like to incorporate animals as a form of therapy. The children helped in choosing the hut! Assisted in the assembly, 35 minutes less than the recommended time, helped to choose the chickens and named them, chickens settled in in no time. Easy to clean, fox proof, dog proof, and more importantly kid proof a product - well worth buying for the urban chicken keeper.

Having upgraded from an Eglu to a Cube I was unsure of the complete difference in design and it took me a while to convince myself to part with my funky looking Eglu, however, I have to say I love the Cube and like the Eglu, it's also very easy to clean, the poop trays on the Cube are at a level where bending is no longer needed and the extra space the hens have is brilliant.

Easy to erect only took me about three hours with help of two year old!!!

Very robust and "looks smart". Not too difficult to assemble, but needed to use "brute force" to bolt some bits together. Once run attached, impossible to access ladder to clean. Would be useful if run could be unclipped easily. Certainly is not effortless to move around - takes 2 of us to move it. Our chickens love their new home, and are happily laying eggs.

We had considered getting a normal chicken ark or similar but decided that they were expensive (£150+), keep requiring treating and difficult to clean. As a result, we selected going for an eglu Cube which although they are 3-4 times the price it will last 10+ times longer than a timber one, not require annual treating. It takes approximately 2 hours to put together but is relatively easy. The only reason we didn't give it 5 stars are: no removable tray in the nesting box which makes it harder to clean, the Grub and Glug containers have hooks on the reverse which are not long enough meaning that it is too easy for the chickens to knock off, and thirdly, the ladder ends approximately 1 foot off the ground which is fine for 'able' chickens but for battery chickens, as we have, they don't have the strength or understanding to be able to jump or fly up - perhaps a ladder extension should be available for purchase? Overall though, very pleased with our puchase and exceptional customer service from Omlet.

the eglu is excellent and has improved from the last one i had its so much easier to clean

Excellent product can see my ladies being happy. Although i thought shade was a wee bit short.

I am most impressed with my cube. My hens took to it straight away. Because I needed to put it behind my shed I found that the fox proof guard at the sides would have been better hinged like the front and back. The door could be a bit bigger, I find it hard to get in to clean the ladder etc. A perch of some kind would be nice for the chickens to sit on which I have had to buy it lifts them off the grass and gives them a break from each other.

I'm very happy with my cube, a very simple and attractive design with good construction drawings, but found some of the tolerances of the molded panels to be tight and need a lot of force to be able to line up for the installation of fixings and the roof panel does not fit as well as I would have liked with larger gaps at the front than the rear, I think most woman and some men would struggle to construct the cube this is why have have given it a 4 star rating.