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

Bought this at Easter to increase flock size - fantastic purchase. Looks good. Safe and even treated myself to the automatic door - brilliant.

As far as plastic coops that are available right now, this is definitely the best option I could find. It's not perfect though so I am going to point out some pros and cons in case it helps others. Some of what I love about this coop and run are that it fits in a limited amount of space, the footprint being about 3'8" wide and 12'8" long. It is also easy to clean and my favorite feature is the slide out tray which makes it basically like cleaning a birdcage. I use zeolite granules in the tray and a cat pooper scooper to sift out the droppings. The run however is not easy to clean as it's too long to reach into, even with the extra door we added, so you have to sort of hunch down and waddle inside and crawl out. If you have it in a location where you can just move the whole thing that may help but mine is not in a spot where I can move it at all so I dread when I have to go inside. Unlike another coop and run I was considering that came with hardware cloth over all openings and the run, the Cube has large openings on the cage for the run, large enough for a raccoon to reach right through and kill chickens. This meant that we had to spend additional money and time to purchase and attach hardware cloth to the entire thing which because of us adding the extra door and the sloped angle of the run sides, meant a lot of cutting and piecing panels of wire together. The coop itself was also not at all predator proof out of the box and was very difficult to make predator proof. The handles on both the nest box door and the back of the whole coop have no lock or easy way to lock and both can easily be opened by a racoon or small child. The smaller version of the Eglu, the Go, has an additional piece you can buy to make the back opening lockable but when I asked about a similar product for the Cube they said it did not exist. Because the handles are recessed it took a lot of trial and error before I found a product that would cover the handles so that a small child or raccoon could not easily open the coop. Most of the wooden coops I considered either came with locks or were very easy to just clip a lock onto. The coop itself seems comfortable for my 2 orpingtons and they had no problem learning to use the ladder although I did add a stick on LED light to entice them into it on their own at night for the first week because otherwise I had to cram inside the run to try to waddle and catch them to put them in. They also learned to use the nest box but I do have to keep the door to it closed at night otherwise they try and sleep and poop in it, so each evening I have to remove the cover I added to the handle and open the coop to slide the door closed and do the same to open the nest door early every morning since the only way to open and close that door is to open the coop. The door to let the chickens out of the coop into the run has a handle on top which is nice because you can open or close it without opening anything up. The wooden coop I had considered had the roosting bar higher than the nest boxes which generally helps them stay on the roosts at night instead of the nest boxes but with the nest on the same level in the Cube I don't blame them for trying to sleep in the nest. The coop came with a waterer and drinker and I do like the waterer because I can hook it to the side and so it saves space in the run. I have not been able to use the feeder because my hens eat moistened food to reduce waste and so I use an open bowl for their food so I just set it in the coop and the included feeder is too hard to put the moistened food into or clean out. I use small cage cups hooked onto the sides for grit and oyster shell but because the sides of the run are quite sloped, even with the cover on the run the rain and snow gets into them so I have to change and refill them often. The sloped sides also mean that in winter, even with the run covers on, snow and rain get in the sides so shrink the available dry space in the run for the hens. Overall I have mixed feelings about the Cube now that I have owned it for awhile. I purchased and had to set it up in winter and so I wanted something easy to set up and go and easy to clean. If I had purchased one of the wooden coops I had considered I would have had to caulk the entire interior at all the joints and corners and paint the interior with exterior paint in order to get an easy to clean interior on par at all with the Cube, and that wasn't something I felt made sense to tackle in mid winter with snow on the ground. I really am not sure if I would purchase it again if I had to do it all over or not. There are both pros and cons and if I had had the time to caulk and paint the interior of a wooden version I considered, to make it close to as easy to clean as plastic, then I might have preferred that since it would have been easier getting in and out of the run to fetch eggs laid in the run instead of nest box and to clean the run and to make predator proof. I don't regret purchasing the Cube though because despite its faults it is easy to clean the coop part and scoop the litter, and overall it's a nice compact set up for the particular situation I had when I was creating a space for the new hens. I think if I did not live in a place with raccoons and I had it placed in an area where I could just move the whole thing daily and not have to access the interior of the run, then it would eliminate some of the problems I have with it.

I love the quality and how sturdy this coop is. It is very roomy for multiple chickens. I’m loving the side compartment for the nest box, great idea!

Took two days for me to put it together.....after about four hours I needed a break. Instructions were clear but the alcohol made it somewhat challenging. I am glad we purchased the automatic door and the perches. We have moved our chicks from a cardboard box to a large dog kennel. The chicks love the perch. Plan to move them in in a couple more weeks. I live in Oklahoma.

This is great it holds my 6 chickens comfortably. It is easy to keep clean and sanitary. The wheels allow me to roll it about the yard every few days to keep the chickens with new bugs and grass to eat. The only thing I would add is a 4 inch wide perch inside the coop. We just took a 2xx4 and added short legs and they love to sleep on the perch. This would be a great addition for omelet to build in a plastic 4 inch wide perch that is removable. Excellent product and so happy with the purchase.

This is great it holds my 6 chickens comfortably. It is easy to keep clean and sanitary. The wheels allow me to roll it about the yard every few days to keep the chickens with new bugs and grass to eat. The only thing I would add is a 4 inch wide perch inside the coop. We just took a 2xx4 and added short legs and they love to sleep on the perch. This would be a great addition for omelet to build in a plastic 4 inch wide perch that is removable. Excellent product and so happy with the purchase.

Very happy with our new Eglu. The designers have certainly thought "outside the square" with this design. It's unlike anything else I saw on the market. Easy to assemble. Well thought out features. Highly recommend.

We bought the large cube but when trying to move it around it was not easy.

I bought this over 3 months ago, the only problem is the length of time taken for delivery, apart from that we find it amazing and very easy to keep clean with plenty of room for the girls. I particularly like the fact that you can close off the nesting area overnight, unlike the GoUp we have.

It took almost 4 hours to put together the coup, the automatic door and a 3 foot run. 2 people are very beneficial. Very solid assembly. Couple of minor accessories missing which have been highlighted to OMLET customer service,.