All chickens get clean by getting dirty 😊
Our ever-popular dust bath bowl kits will be back in stock in the last week of November.
Just like a human bathtub, a dust bath to chickens is all about cleanliness. It’s not only chickens who like to hit the dirt – you may spot other birds such as sparrows and blackbirds taking a dust bath too. The dust or sand absorbs surplus moisture and oils on the skin. A dirt bath maintains the water resistance of the outer feathers of a chicken. It also deters parasites such as mites and lice by coating the insects’ breathing pores or simply driving them away. Dust bathing is an important part of keeping chickens healthy and clean. Once fully coated in dust or sand, the chicken will have a shake-down, just like a dog after a dip in a river. A quick preen of the feathers, and they’ll be all done and dusted. Literally. In addition to these physical benefits, dust-bathing is also thought to be mentally rewarding for hens. It helps them relax, and is a way of socialising too.
Keep your hens mite and lice free with an Appletons Dust Bath Kit.
Your Appletons Dust Bath Kit includes:
Recycled rubber dust bath bowl with carry handles – heavy duty
1 cup calcium carbonate + REFILL
1 x 1.5kg Fine Sand + REFILL
1 cup Wood Ash + REFILL
A dash of Medicinal Herbs (depending on availability can be lavender, rosemary, lemon balm or mint)
We have supplied all you need except for the dry dirt which is best sourced from your own backyard. Make sure it is dry, fine and friable.Dust Bath Bowl is best placed undercover or out of the rain on wet days.
Refills available
Create large, easy-access doors in your Zippi Run enclosure with the new Easy Access Locks!
You can transform your Zippi Run by turning any of the mesh panels into a door or hatch for easy access to your pets. Simply replace the standard run clips with Easy Access Locks on three sides of any mesh panel to give you a secure and ultra-convenient opening to your run. Use more locks to convert several adjoining panels into a larger size door or even open up the entire roof of a Zippi Run!The improved accessibility to your run makes it easier to tidy and clean the run. Feeding and playing with your animals is also easier than ever before and the hatches are great for picking your small furries up! This helps to ensure that they remain happy and healthy while allowing children and adults alike the opportunity to stay closely connected to their pets through interactive play.The Easy Access Locks are both durable and predator resistant while being easy for you to operate. The integrated safety feature means you need to push and turn simultaneously to open - helps to keep your pets safe from unwanted visitors, while the position of the green button shows you when the lock is activated for simplicity and peace of mind.
Designed specifically for use with Zippi Runs, these locks are not suitable for use with Eglu Runs, Outdoor Pet Runs or Walk-in Runs.
Our best selling drinker!
This heavy-duty drinker holds just a little less than a whopping 20 litres of water - 19.8L to be exact!This drinker is not an auto drinker but listed here as holds a decent amount of water! Ideal for using in your chook run or poultry area. We have a few strategically placed around and the chooks, ducks, pheasant, peacocks and guinea fowl all use them. We just fill and leave and the chooks soon learn where the water source is. We rate this as our very best drinker!
Benefits:
Easy to rinse and refill.
An ideal all-weather heavy-duty drinker that will last the distance.
The beauty of the dark colour is that it stops light from getting in preventing green growth due to sun exposure that happens in most other drinkers.
The water stays fresher for longer reducing any potential worm burden.
Saves time.
Dimensions: 34cm x 32cm by 32cm. NZ made of polyethylene with stainless steel wire handle. Rotationally moulded and hand-tooled. Does not have a machine finish.
This drinker will impress both you and your chooks!
How to Fill 💧💧💧
Tip drinker onto its back.
Best to use a garden hose and push it into the opening and fill up until water overflows.
Pull out hose and sit drinker back on its square base using the handle.
Water should be visible in the trough all ready for chooks to enjoy a drink.
How to Clean 🧽
Refresh water weekly.
Keep an old kitchen brush handy and when required clean around mouth of the
Best positioned in the shade in hot weather.
Easy-to-clean removable nest box.
Fix one, two or three of these nest boxes to your hen house interior wall and your hens will be a delight to have some instant, cosy private spaces to lay.
Made from high density, impact-resistant polyethene that is easy to clean and will not rust or rot.
The beauty of these plastic nest boxes is that mites can be easily washed away when cleaning.
Easy to mount and demount with external keyhole screw slots.
The sloped roof prevents rooftop roosting.
The black front perch gives pre-entry landing spot.
Ideal for mounting in groups.
Allow one nest box per 4 to 5 hens.
Dimensions: 42cm width x 40cm deep x 50cm high
Wanting more than one? Give us a call on 03 5423224 or email info@chooks.co.nz as it is the same cost to send two. Plus you might wish to order a few extra items as there is lots of empty shipping space inside!
Perfect for silkies or elderly hens.
If using an Omlet Eglu Chicken Coop for housing silkie chickens add our ramp to make it easy access. These are made of treated plywood and using cable ties can be securely fixed to the existing Eglu ladder.Please let us know if you are going to use it on a Eglu Go UP Chicken Coop or on an Eglu Cube Chicken Coop as the ir is a difference in length.
Made to order. Please note these can take 3 to 5 working days to turn around in our workshop at the moment as they get booked in together with the timber housing!
Eco-friendly chick drinker.
Here is something entirely new and 100% eco-friendly.
From Europe, these drinkers are made entirely from sugar cane and beetroot polymers plus natural dyes.
100% natural and recyclable
No petroleum derivatives
No carbon footprint
Carbon positive
Place on the ground or suspend
Positive twist-lock to base
Great products as well as being eco-friendly.
Eco-friendly chick feeder.
Here is something entirely new and 100% eco-friendly.
From Europe, these drinkers are made entirely from sugar cane and beetroot polymers plus natural dyes.
100% natural and recyclable.
No petroleum derivatives.
No carbon footprint.
Carbon positive.
Ultraviolet stable.
Place on the ground or suspend.
Positive twist-lock to base.
Great products as well as being eco-friendly.
The light power of this candler is huge!
With the very latest Super Bright LED lamp technology (NO Heat Output) + magnifying lens. Designed especially for hard to candle eggs but equally suitable for general day to day use in candling eggs.
The light power of this candler is huge! The light source is a high powered LED, which, in combination with a special magnifying lens, produces a huge amount of light output. The use of a LED is a very durable way of candling with incredibly long life and low heat output, therefore not damaging to developing embryos. This candler comes with two rubber caps. One is used in combination with small eggs such as quail and the other one for use in combination with larger eggs. The caps are easily interchangeable. The rubber of the caps is flexible and therefore it ensures no light leakage during candling as it adapts to the shape of the egg. This way the candling image is much clearer. The "Powerlux" candler works with the supplied adapter complete with NZ Plug. This adapter is provided with a 2.5 m cord. Warning: please do NOT look into the lens as this causes a sight loss for a short period of time.
Funky Retro Egg Holder for up to 12 eggs.
Bring your kitchen to life with the Egg Ramp™, a stylish new way to store eggs and keep them in date order. This melamine egg storer stacks up to 12 eggs and takes up minimal space on the kitchen surface. Available in three great colours, this modern egg holder will keep your eggs organised and at room temperature so they are always on hand for baking. Available in 4 colours: duck egg blue, white, red and black.
Dimensions: 30cm x 15cm x 9cmH
Stylish kitchen egg holder.
If you’re lucky enough to have a constant supply of delicious eggs in your kitchen, this is the eggcessory for you! The Egg Skelter is the perfect way of keeping the hens’ hard work in date order, at room temperature and proudly on display!
Easy to fill.
If you've expanded your flock, you can make sure there's plenty of water for everyone with the new Eglu Cube Drinker.
The large openings make it easy for chickens with even the most extravagant bouffant to take a refreshing drink, and even easier for you to refill.
The Cube Drinker works well as a waterer for large breed rabbits like Rex and Flemish Giants.
You can even refill the Drinker with a hose pipe through the run without having to reach inside.
Made of hygienic, easy to clean plastic, the New Eglu Cube Drinker attaches to your run with strong steel clips.
The capacity of the Cube drinker is 4 litres when placed on a vertical run panel such as the Eglu Cube or Walk in Run, and 3.1 litres when placed on an angled run panel such as the Eglu go.
Dimensions: 17cm high by 18cm wide by 35 cm long
Also fits the Walk-In Run and Runs for the Original Eglu Cube Mk1, Eglu Go and Eglu Go UP.
Great little feeder!
If you've expanded your flock, you can make sure there's plenty of delicious food for all your chickens with the Eglu Cube Feeder. The carefully sculpted overhanging front makes it easy for your chickens to eat while keeping their food dry and protected from the droppings of wild birds. Made of hygienic, easy to clean plastic, the Eglu Cube Feeder attaches to your run with strong steel clips.
Also fits the Walk-In Run and Runs for the original Eglu Cube Mk1, Eglu Go and Eglu Go UP Chicken Coop.
Dimensions: 18cm high by 18cm wide by 35 cm deep
The capacity of the feeder is 2.7 litres when placed on a vertical run panel such as the Eglu Cube or Walk in Run, and 1.8 litres when placed on an angled run panel such as the Eglu Go.
Large raised plastic hen house with optional run. Build your own Eglu Cube 😊
The ideal hobby chicken coop for up to 8 medium-sized hens, 6 large breed hens or 10 bantams. Don't forget to add Eglu Cube run covers for weather protection.
Not keen on the underfloor mesh?
The 2m run underfloor mesh can be replaced with an anti-tunnel skirt. The unique anti-tunnel skirt sits flat on the ground and prevents animals from digging in. It adds structure and stability to the Eglu Go 2m run.
We are no longer stocking the Eglu Go Drinker.
Please check out the Cube Drinker.
The Eglu Go comes with a drinker as standard. These drinkers clip securely on the run. Depending on the number of chickens in the flock it may be necessary to purchase additional drinkers. It is also worth holding spares for when it is extremely hot or cold.
Works well as a rabbit drinker for large breed rabbits like Standard Rex and Flemish Giants.
We are no longer stocking the Eglu Go Feeder.
Please check out the Cube Feeder. The Cube feeder fits the Eglu Go Chicken Coop
The Eglu Go Chicken Coop comes with a feeder as standard. These feeders clip securely onto the run and hold enough feed to last 3 chickens 2 days. Depending on the number of chickens in the flock it may be necessary to purchase additional feeders. It is also a good idea to have a spare so the chickens can always have clean and sanitary feed stations.
Plastic guinea pig house with enclosed run.
The fun and easy way to keep guinea pigs in the garden. The Eglu Go Guinea Pig Hutch & 1m run is the simple, stylish, straightforward way to keep pets. Suitable for two to three guinea pigs (or a small rabbit) this will make a wonderful home for your new friends.
Plastic guinea pig house with run and underfloor mesh.
The Eglu Go Guinea Pig Hutch 2m is perfect for keeping pet guinea pigs in the garden safely. With a plastic guinea pig house and secure guinea pig run run seamlessly connected, this Eglu is ideal for housing two to three guinea pigs. The hutch is easy to clean and insulated, making it perfect for all-year use and guinea pigs will love being able to hop in and out as they please.
Eglu Go house + connection kit.
Add an Eglu Go HOUSE to your Omlet Pet Run. Available in leaf green or purple. Included with this purchase will be the connector panel to join the house to the run. (Run needs to be purchased separately) Eglu Go House Box includes the roosting rack with nesting box and the colour matched go drinker and feeder.
Plastic Hen House only.
The perfect, cosy roosting and laying space for your hens. Included are a complementary colour-matched feeder and drinker plus some novelty Omlet egg cartons. Also makes a cosy, cat house or a kennel for small dogs.
The Eglu Go will accommodate 3 large breed hens (light sussex) or 4 medium-sized hens (brown shavers).
Plastic rabbit house with enclosed run and underfloor mesh.
The Eglu Go Rabbit Hutch is perfect for keeping pet bunnies in the garden safely. With a plastic rabbit house and secure rabbit run in one, this Eglu is ideal for housing two medium-sized rabbits. The hutch is easy to clean and insulated and comes complete with underfloor mesh, making it perfect for all-year use and rabbits will love being able to hop in and out of the predator-resistant run as they please.
Movable plastic raised hen house with run.
The Eglu Go UP is the ultimate raised chicken coop for up to four hens, and a firm favourite with chicken keepers. Watch the video to see for yourself what makes the Eglu Go UP so popular!
Optional wheels for the eglu go.
This fantastic wheelset makes moving your Eglu Go quicker and easier than ever before! Whether you've decided to reposition your Eglu next to the geraniums or would simply like to work on the lawn, the wheelset ensures you can manoeuvre the Eglu Go around your garden with ease and precision. The wheels are easy to install onto your Eglu Go and are held in place by a clever bracket design that runs beneath the main housing. To move your Eglu Go simply use the levers on each side to engage the wheels and raise the house from the ground. Once you have moved the Eglu Go and are happy with the positioning use the levers again to return the house firmly to the ground.
The Eglu Go wheels are compatible with both the Eglu Go Chicken Coop and Eglu Go Rabbit Hutch and are especially effective when used in conjunction with the new Eglu Run Handles. (Note: The Eglu Run Handles are not included with the Eglu Go Wheel Set)
This wheelset is designed for use with the Eglu Go only and is not compatible with other kinds of Eglu coop or hutch.
Product dimensions: 101.7cm x 25.4cm x 51.7cm
Plastic movable hen house with 2m enclosed run.
The simple, stylish, straightforward way to start keeping chickens. The Eglu Go Chicken Coop is the ideal hen house for keeping up to four medium-sized chickens happy and healthy in even the smallest of gardens.If you are looking to add more space to the run add a 1m run extension.Includes complimentary colour-matched drinker and feeder and Omlet novelty egg cartons 😊
Eglu house + connection kit for Catio.
Add an Eglu Go HOUSE for your pet to snuggle up in away from the rain and wind. Available in leaf green or purple. Please note you will also receive a complimentary roosting tray and colour-matched chicken feeder and drinker. Also included with this purchase is the connector panel required to join the house to the run.
Hutch + connection kit.
Add an Eglu Go Hutch for your pet to snuggle up away from the rain and wind. Available in leaf green or purple. Included with the hutch are a complimentary Omlet hay rack, Omlet rabbit drinker and an Omlet rabbit feed bowl. Also included with this purchase is the connector panel which joins the house to the run.
Eglu Ladder Grips - 9 Pack
The Eglu Ladder Grips simply clip onto the rungs of the Eglu Cube or Eglu Go Up ladder. They provide a large non-slip surface which some chickens find easier to grip while using the ladder. The grips are especially suitable for older, less agile chickens or for young hens who are perhaps using the ladder for the first time.To ensure the grips fit perfectly to your Eglu ladder, please remove any existing adhesive friction strips before attaching.This pack contains 9 individual grips.
"Provides more stability for the girls when they go into the coop, great for young and aged birds. A big improvement."
Extra large raised plastic hen house with optional run.
Omlet's biggest coop -now back in stock 😊 Special Introductory Offer.
Don't forget to add Eglu Pro Run handles for easy moving and Eglu Pro run covers for weather protection.The Eglu Pro is currently available to purchase in three configurations:
Complete Package includes the house, frame, ladder, wheels and 3m run
Complete Package includes the house, frame, ladder, wheels and 2m run
House, Frame, Ladder (NO wheels and NO 2m RUN)
Optional run handles.
Moving your Eglu is now even easier with these specially designed Eglu Run Handles. The handles fit neatly onto the run of your chicken coop or hutch to allow you to manoeuvre your pet's home precisely and with both hands. Simply screw the handles into place on your Eglu run using the fixings pack provided.
The Eglu Run Handles can be fitted to the run of the Eglu Cube, Eglu Go and Eglu Go Up chicken coops. They are also compatible with the Eglu Go Hutch runs.
Product dimensions: 57.8cm x 20.7cm x 14.5cm
Are your hens laying soft-shelled eggs?
An intensive calcium, magnesium and vitamin D3 liquid supplement for developing bone strength, egg shell quality and to support feathering.Vitamin D3 enables the body to absorb calcium and magnesium is essential for the bone and eggshell matrix.
Add Agrivite Enhance to the water and notice the difference.
Dosage: Add 5ml per litre to drinking water - replace water daily. Give for 3-7 days initially then one day a week.
Improves egg shell quality.
Supports feathering.
Encourages the body to absorb calcium.
Contains magnesium.
Active Ingredients per 100ml.
Vitamin D3 40,000iu, Calcium 680mg and Magnesium 50mg.
Instructions for use.For best results use Enhance FSB Supplement at the recommended dilution in drinking water, initially for 3-7 days and subsequently once per week. Replace treated water after 24 hours with newly treated or freshwater. Do not use in combination with other products.
Ideal for newly hatched chicks, or in aviaries with ground foraging birds such as quail.
Ideal plastic troughs for feeding young chicks up to 4 to 6 weeks of age.
Perfect trough if raising chicks in small brooder boxes.
The plastic top is hinged one side with clips on the other.
Easy to fill and easy to clean.
Works well with a chick drinker as a complete chick-rearing set.
Available only in a small 300mm/16 hole size.
Evaporating block for Brinsea OvaEasy 190 incubator. Pack of 3.
These evaporating blocks need regular replacement as they will become dirty and potentially contaminate the incubator interior.
Can be washed, soaked in disinfectant and dried for re-use, always worth having a spare or 2 on hand.
Evaporating block for OvaEasy 380 incubator. Pack of 3.These evaporating blocks need regular replacement as they will become dirty and potentially contaminate the incubator interior.
Can be washed, soaked in disinfectant, and dried for reuse, always worth having a spare or 2 on hand.
Evaporating Blocks Ovation for Brinsea EX Incubators.
Both the Brinsea Ovation 28 EX and the Brinsea Ovation 56 EX have replacement evaporation blocks.Pack of 3.
They are not interchangeable so please make sure you select the right size on ordering.
Delicious, complementary food for adult rabbits that’s high in fibre and rich in nutrients.
Excel Tasty Nuggets prevent selective feeding where the rabbit picks out the sweet high sugar elements of the diet and leaves the nutritious and fibre rich elements. Naturally high in Beneficial Fibre (39%)
Prevents selective feeding.
Contains a natural prebiotic for digestive health.
Fortified with vitamins and minerals for healthy eyes, skin and coat.
With mint for extra tastiness.
Natural antioxidants to support the immune system.
Suitable for: All adult rabbits (from 4 months – 5 years old)Important for: Maintaining good digestive health, preventing selective feeding
IngredientsAnalytical constituents: Beneficial fibre 40.5%, Crude protein 12%, Crude oils and fats 3%, Crude fibre 21%, Crude ash 6%, Sodium 0.14%, Calcium 0.8%, Phosphorous 0.5% Composition: Grass meal, Wholegrain Wheat, Soya bean hulls*, Oatfeed, Wheat feed, Lignocellulose, Yeast (Brewer’s Yeast and Grains), Dried Lucerne, Dried mint (1%), Soya oil*, Dicalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, Short chain fructo- oligosaccharides (Prebiotic FOS 0.25%), Salt *Produced from genetically modified soya Nutritional additives/kg: Vitamins: Vitamin A (3a672a) 25,000 IU, Vitamin D3 (3a671) 2,000 IU, Vitamin E (3a700) 155 mg, Beta Carotene (3a160a) 5mg, Vitamin C (3a312) 70mg Trace elements: Zinc (as Zinc oxide 3b603) 100mg, Iron (as Iron (II) sulphate monohydrate 3b103) 39mg, Manganese (as Manganese (II)oxide 3b502) 10mg, Copper (as Copper (II) sulphate pentahydrate 3b405) 7mg, Iodine (as Calcium iodate anhydrous 3b202) 1.3mg, Selenium (as Sodium selenite) (3b801) 0.25mg
