The Omlet Blog Archives: July 2015

Egg Skelter

As seen on ‘River Cottage’ and ‘Kirstie’s Homemade Home’. This egg skelter is a brilliant way of storing and displaying your fresh eggs in date order. Every time your hens lay a lovely egg simply add it to the skelter, and when it comes to eating them you will know to use the one at the front, which will always be the oldest. Your eggs will be proudly on display and you will never have to waste one again! Suitable for 20 medium to large sized eggs.

Please note: Eggs are different shapes and sizes and we cannot guarantee that they will roll down the egg skelter.

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Tags: kitchen, chickens, eggs and baking

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This entry was posted in Chickens on July 24th, 2015 by admin


Bored Hens

If you think your hens are bored, there are a few things you can try which will keep them more happily occupied. Hanging greens from the sides or roof of the run is a good way to help a hen pass the day and also keeps the leaves clean and prevents them from being trampled into the wood chippings. Things like cabbage, kale and especially broccoli tied up in a run are very popular and should keep them entertained for most of the day as they peck away at them. Another idea would be something like the seed blocks which are sold in petshops and garden centres for wild birds. Use the ones held together with a honey syrup rather than suet which isn’t good for them though. If you fixed one or two of these to the sides of the run, they too should keep their attention. Many people suggest tying old CDs up in the run too as the hens find them fascinating. However, from experience, our girls didn’t give them a second glance! Often putting something in the run for them to perch on will make them very happy so if you’ve got any old branches which have been cut up in the garden, you could try trimming them to fit inside the run so that they can sit and preen on them or just watch the world go by! Another trick if you have bark or wood chippings on the ground in the run is to scatter things like wheat, mixed corn or raisins amongst the wood chippings so that they can rootle around in it during the day to unearth a tasty treat. Depending on how much room you have in your run, a hen sized tray with sieved compost or sand in makes a terrific dustbath which will keep them happy for hours as they roll around and flick the contents everywhere!

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This entry was posted in Chickens on July 24th, 2015 by martavidal


Walk in Chicken Run

Give your chickens more space while keeping them safe with a Walk in Chicken Run from Omlet. New and improved, this range of Walk in Runs look great whilst blending into the garden and they are designed to work with any kind of chicken house or chicken coop.

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Tags: chickens, pets and chicken run

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This entry was posted in Chickens on July 22nd, 2015 by admin


Omlet Chicken Fencing

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Tags: pets, chickens and gardening

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This entry was posted in Chickens on July 22nd, 2015 by admin


Eglu Go Hutch

The Eglu Go Hutch is perfect for keeping rabbits and guinea pigs in the garden safely. The Eglu Go Guinea Pig Hutch and run is suitable for two to three guinea pigs, and the Rabbit hutch and run is ideal for two pet bunnies. The plastic rabbit and guinea pig house is easy to clean and insulated, making it perfect to use all year round and both come with fox-resistant run.

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Tags: guinea pigs, rabbits and pets

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This entry was posted in Chickens on July 22nd, 2015 by admin


Lenham Chicken Coop

The Lenham Chicken Coop is designed to provide spacious accommodation for up to 12 chickens. Its simple design offers ease of maintenance and great access.

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This entry was posted in Chickens on July 22nd, 2015 by admin


Eglu Cube Chicken Coop

The Eglu Cube is the ideal way to keep up to 10 chickens in a town or country garden. It is based on the same revolutionary technology as the original Eglu with slide out dropping trays, hose clean surfaces, twin walled insulated, no maintenance and our No Foxes Allowed protection. The Eglu Cube makes is easy to keep a larger number of hens in your garden and leaves you with more time to enjoy the pleasures of owning chickens

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This entry was posted in Chickens on July 22nd, 2015 by admin


Egg Ramp

Bring your kitchen to life with the Egg Ramp™, a stylish new way to store eggs and keep them in date order. Available in great colours to suit any kitchen.

Every time your hens lay a lovely egg, simply add it to the shiny melamine Egg Ramp™. When it comes to using them, always use the one at the front first, which will be the oldest – no more guesswork. At only 15cm deep it looks sleek and it won’t take up much space on your worktop. There are several colours to choose from so you can be sure to find one that will suit your kitchen, and your personality, perfectly!

he Egg Ramp™ can hold up to 12 medium chicken eggs. If your hens eggs are a bit bigger or smaller it doesn’t matter, the Egg Ramp™ can handle them!

The gap between the sides is 3cm, so unless your eggs are the size of Maltesers they won’t fall through, making the Egg Ramp™ ideal for bantam eggs as well! You will of course be able to store lots more than 12 of them… pretty hendy if you have a whole flock in your garden!

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Tags: chickens, pets, kitchen, eggs and cooking

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This entry was posted in Pets on July 21st, 2015 by admin


Eglu Go Chicken Coop

The simple, stylish, straightforward way to start keeping chickens. The Eglu Go is the latest in the Eglu range and keeps up to 4 medium size chickens happy and healthy.

The Eglu Go comes complete with everything you need to get started. It has plastic roosting bars and a discreet nesting area which can be filled with straw or shredded paper to make a comfortable nest for your chickens. The freshly laid eggs can be plucked from the nest simply by opening the door at the back and can be served with some buttery soldiers in a matter of minutes – delicious!

You’ll find keeping your Eglu Go in tip-top condition a breeze thanks to its innovative slide-out dropping tray and wipe clean surfaces.

The optional (yet recommended) standard 2m run is made from strong steel weld mesh, virtually impossible for predators to break. A unique anti-tunnel skirt sits flat on the ground and prevents animals from digging in. The run has spacious vertical sides and gives your chickens plenty of room. You can extend the run in 1m sections if you wish. The Eglu can be positioned on grass or any other surface such as wood chippings or rough ground where the chickens can rummage.

The unique tunnel-proof panels have been proven in rigorous testing to be fox and badger resistant. The run means that when you are out and about you can be sure that your chickens are safe. The dark green coating is fused to the metal wires ensuring an extremely durable finish that looks great in the garden.

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Tags: pets and chickens

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This entry was posted in Chickens on July 21st, 2015 by admin


Eglu Classic Chicken Coop

The Eglu is everything you need and want from a chicken house. Offering a standard of living not seen before in chicken house design, it is fitted throughout with a slatted floor that allows droppings to fall cleanly away protecting your chickens from walking on a soiled floor. The integrated nest box is comfortably curved in all the right places to provide a cosy place to lay eggs. To make collecting your eggs easy, the Eglu Classic has an eggport which you can open from the outside giving instant access to the nesting area.

Routine upkeep of this fantastic chicken coop is a simple 5 minute task thanks to the slide-out dropping tray and fully removable lid. You can also be sure of the time and money saving benefits of owning an Eglu because it’s made from modern energy-efficient polymers that never need to be treated. The Eglu Classic is naturally weather resistant and will last for years. At the end of it’s life it can be 100% recycled.

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This entry was posted in Chickens on July 21st, 2015 by admin


Beehaus

Find out how the Beehaus works and see inside a colony of bees based on a London rooftop. If you are considering getting a colony of bees then a Beehaus is a great way to get started. The Beehaus has been designed to make it easier and more relaxing to manage your colony. The good working height make lifting the frames and boxes very easy. The Beehaus is essentially two hives in one, which gives you the space to manage a colony through the year and the ability to divide the colony in two for swarm control. The Beehaus comes complete with everything you need to get started.

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Tags: beekeeping, bees and beehive

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This entry was posted in Pets on July 21st, 2015 by admin


Boughton Chicken Coop

The Boughton is our best selling traditional chicken house and provides comfortable accommodation for up to six chickens. It is the ideal solution for the first time keeper. The Boughton is specifically designed for bantams and medium-sized birds.

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This entry was posted in Chickens on July 21st, 2015 by admin


The Chicken Swing has Landed

The Chicken Swing has Landed!

Following its huge success in the USA, The Chicken Swing has finally landed at Omlet, and it’s ready to bring fun to all our feathered friends.

All chicken keepers know that birds love to perch and they will hop on to anything they can lay their feet on to give them a good view of the world. The Chicken Swing provide more than just a place to perch though – it actually swings! Ideal for hanging in any chicken coop, enclosure or run, The Chicken Swing will reduce boredom and keep your pets hentertained. They’ll love being able to hop up as they please, stretch their wings and swing back and forth above their pals.

The Chicken Swing is suitable for poultry of all ages and breeds and it is a fantastic accessory for every chicken keeping area. You are sure to henjoy watching your pets in action as much as they enjoy using it!

Order your Chicken Swing today for £19.99!

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This entry was posted in Chickens on July 15th, 2015 by admin


Free Goody Packs with Qutes & Your Chance to Win a Qute!

Order your Qute Hamster and Gerbil Cage today and you could get a free goody pack worth over £20! The goody pack contains an Edible Play Log, Twisty Nest Bedding, Fruity Snakstiks, Selective Hamster and Gerbil Food, Glitter Exercise Ball and Play ‘n’ Bedding Pods. That’s over £20 worth of freebies, perfect for treating your small pet.

But be quick! This offer only applies to the first 100 Qute orders this month. Order your Qute Hamster and Gerbil Cage today and enter promo code: QUTEFREEBIES

Get your pens and pencils at the ready and enter our Colouring Competition for your chance to win a Qute Hamster and Gerbil Cage with Storage, worth £79.99. Click here for the full sized picture of our sack-racing hamsters, print it out and let your crayons go crazy. (Colouring in is very fashionable now, don’t you know!?)

You can enter this competition in one of the following ways: Post your pic to our Facebook page, tweet us, send us an email or post it to ‘Qute Competition, Omlet Ltd, Tuthill Park, Wardington, Banbury, Oxon, OX17 1RR’. All entries must be received by 31st July. Please include your contact details so we can let you know if you’ve won!

Here’s what the Owners Say…

“Perfect” – Claire, June 2015 – “Bought 2 gerbils to go in this cage- they love it and we love watching them in it.our 4 year old can easily get the tank out to safely handle them and it literally does only take a minute to clean. sturdy and easy to put together and not an eye-sore in our lounge-quite a nice feature actually. quick and very well packaged delivery. best water bottle feature i’ve ever seen and we have had quite a few cages over the years. quiet wheel. delighted with this product.”

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This entry was posted in Gerbils on July 1st, 2015 by admin