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

We've had our Cube for a little over a month now and it has been a game-changer for us. We live in an area with many foxes, raccoons, hawks, etc. so free ranging our 4 chickens is risky (we lost 3 in just a few days to a predator last year). Prior to the Cube we had the chickens in a large enclosure where they could move around and at night they nested in a traditional wooden coop that we would close up. After some time, that coop and enclosure became awful to clean and the chickens had pecked that ground so much that it was just dead. Since having the Cube with the 3 meter run extension, we move the girls around our property anywhere between 1 and 3 times per day. They always get really excited to be in a new place, they are healthier (one was skinny and losing feathers before the move to the Cube--she is now fat and feathered and there has been zero change other than the move to the Cube), they are producing eggs more regularly even with the bitter cold weather we've had this winter, and they are much easier to care for. The Cube is easy to clean and while it does take some muscles to move - especially when pulling it through muddy patches - it is possible and I usually move it by myself during the day. I love that I can move the chickens from the grass to the woods and back again (they LOVE the woods, must be lots of bugs under the leaves) and that they are secure at night. A few nights ago we heard the foxes screaming on our property for over an hour and I thought that for sure they had figured out a way to get in the Cube, which was in a very wooded area that night. When I went out in the morning it was clear that the foxes had tried to dig under and around the run but they didn't even come close to getting under the wire skirt. Even if they had gotten in the run the chickens would have been safe and sound as they were closed in the coop. I love the security of the interior door with the bar that comes down to close the coop. I do wish that the other two openings on the outside of the coop had something that closed more like the interior coop door as I worry that a raccoon might figure out how to open the exterior panel doors. That hasn’t happened yet though, so I’m hoping for the best with those two exterior doors. All in all, I wish we’d gotten a Cube originally and not spent money and time on the other coop and enclosure. The price on these things is high but the ability to move them around, clean the coop easily, and have them be secure at night has been worth it for us.

A well designed and manufactured chicken coop. Easy to assemble and very easy to keep clean. Although the price seems excessive it's worth spending the money. Our chickens think that they are staying at a 5 star hotel.

Great piece of innovation

We recently inherited 4 hens and a rather dilapidated wooden coop, so needed a replacement and after much thought we went for the Eglu Go with a 2m run. It's a very well designed coop, easy to move and clean and the hens seem very content with it! A bigger run would probably be good if the hens were confined to it all of the time, we are able to let ours roam the garden for part of the day so it isn't an issue.

I would recommend not trying to put it together against the clock in failing light and sub-zero December temperature, but the chickens are very happy. It's very well designed and practical.

This is such an amazing coop. It has so many unique parts to it. My hen LOVES it. The only thing I would change is the door to enter the chicken run, it isn’t the nicest looking and a hastle to get in and out of. Overall though, this is an amazing coop that I would highly recommend!

I am very pleased with my new Eglu coop. My chickens haven’t tried it out yet, as they are still little. But they will be taking a trial run here soon. It was easy to assemble, and I had a nice afternoon hanging out with my hubby during the process. This is a great sturdy product, and I look forward to years of use.

After keeping hens in my garden for many years I finally decided to push the boat out and buy an eglu cube, I saw one close up in a school yard in Torquay when attending a wedding that was using the building, so I had plenty of time to inspect it. Then I added some hens from the BHWT which included an Omlet brochure which did the extra kick to buy. Here in Herefordshire I have red mite problem with nest sites in the nooks and crannies of the wooden coops. I am hoping that with DE and clean bed straw this will not be a problem with the Cube. So far so good, I like all the doors and safety features. A fox only has to be lucky once to get your birds but we have to protect our luck every day. I am hoping that the large outlay will repay even after years of other runs and expense over the next few years in the cube. I am using this 4metre run and cube as a hen tractor to prepare the soil for vegetable growing by means of moving the run aroun a large garden and orchard

I bought my Eglu Cube Mk 2 several months ago. I had 3 bantams at the time. Mandy and her friends had a very old Eglu Classic. When I introduced two Light Sussex bantams they were very stupid and insisted on sleeping in the walk-in run. Mandy, the only original bantam left, decided to join them. They slept in the run (which is covered) all winter. Even when it was -5! I wanted to introduce more to my flock and bought the cube. The girls wouldn't go in that either! I moved them to the Classic, in the Classic run. They agreed to go in the coop at night! I got myself 3 Pekins who all went into their Eglu Cube from the first night! Now they are all integrated, and 5 of them trot up the ladder to bed each night. I'm still having to pick Mildred up and put her inside, but hopefully she'll get the hang of it soon. I love the Cube! It took us a day to put it together and attach it to the walk-in run. It's easy to clean out and is warm and dry. I still have my original Classic as an isolation wing.

As a chicken novice the web site is a superb education. The product arrived on time and is both attractive and practical. A thoroughly pleasant and efficient experience from start to finish. Many thanks