Omlet Run Issues

[Knobby]

Not in this case. Facebook Chickeners buy prefabs, byc chickeners generally do not for the said reasons.
Facebook chickeners outnumber bycers by 100s -1.
As long as people keep buying the same products, they'll keep making the same products. A niche internet forum with about a thousand active users is just a drop in the buckets and won't change anything.

Its a start... As they say, 1 vote can make a difference. Mayorkas just got impeached by 1 vote..hehe

 

[nuthatched]

Its a start... As they say, 1 vote can make a difference. Mayorkas just got impeached by 1 vote..hehe

One vote, yes, but one negative review in a proverbial haystack of sales of the same product....*raspberries *

Fun fact, Texas won statehood by one vote.
Senator Harrigan, the deciding vote for Texas, won the seat by one vote.
Legislator Marsh, the deciding vote for Harrigan, won by one vote.
Marsh won his position by one vote, the voter being a farmer name Shumaker who got to the polls just as they were closing and had to write his vote on a piece of scrap paper.
Single votes have power.

 

[LaurelC]

For anyone dealing with rusting issues in the future, knocking the loose paint off with a wire wheel or scraper and then coating everything in a rust convertor like POR15 (and then a UV stable top coat) is really the best way to keep things from failing in the future.

 

[Dee Dub]

I do LOVE my EGLU coop. Low maintenance/easy to clean. As it is connected to the large run with a smaller run, I do leave the door to the coop open at all times to allow more ventilation. I've never had an issue with the coop being too hot or too cold. Between the skirts & my dogs, I haven't had any issues with predators. I know the size limits of the coop. I have 4 small hens so space is adequate. I don't need a large coop...the smaller wood coops rot pretty quickly.

Due to physical limitations, I am unable to build my own coop/run & when I purchased my items, the prices were not nearly as high as they are now (but yes...still expensive).

*I was raised on a farm...and do not utilize social media platforms.

 

[Goat LOVER]

For the price of an omelet, you could build a whole coop to house over 20. Cheaper and stronger. I would never buy something from a site like that it just reeks of bad produce and it's waaay too small for any number of chickens.

 

[StinkyAcres]

I don't need a large coop...the smaller wood coops rot pretty quickly.

What size is your Eglu? A small wood coop made out of good materials will last decades and probably cost less than half of an Omlet coop. Add a cattle panel hoop run and I bet you're still under $1000. Not saying you are a bad chicken owner or you need to switch coops now, I'm just putting this information out there.

 

[LaurelC]

What size is your Eglu? A small wood coop made out of good materials will last decades and probably cost less than half of an Omlet coop. Add a cattle panel hoop run and I bet you're still under $1000. Not saying you are a bad chicken owner or you need to switch coops now, I'm just putting this information out there.

I think the argument for a lot of chicken owners is that they're either not handy and don't have any desire to build anything, mobility impaired and can't physically build it, not confident and would rather have it handled for them, or they like the design and the money part isn't a concern.


All of those are perfectly valid reasons to use a premade coop regardless of the other options. And it's totally reasonable to be disappointed in poor build quality when spending so much on anything.

 

[Logar]

Omlet products are absolute junk. We got some a while back before we knew better and waited passed the return period. We just put the run together and it was already rusted as we took it out of the box. It has been sitting in a dry attic.I can’t think of a worse company.

 

[Whittni]

My entire chicken flock in my Eglu just got murdered by racoons who busted and chewed the plastic run clips. I'm mortified and sad. My Omlet was only 1.5 years old with skirt, everything. Reinforced with zipties. Never again. I have the literal "racoon resistant" run they offer. I dont even know what to say or ask from the company. My babies are gone, and suffered mercilessly. I'm shattered.

 

[Logar]

My entire chicken flock in my Eglu just got murdered by racoons who busted and chewed the plastic run clips. I'm mortified and sad. My Omlet was only 1.5 years old with skirt, everything. Reinforced with zipties. Never again. I have the literal "racoon resistant" run they offer. I dont even know what to say or ask from the company. My babies are gone, and suffered mercilessly. I'm shattered.

I am really sorry to hear that. Every single one of Omlets promises all seem to just be absolute bull crap.