coop floor??

[CountryHaven]

Hi everyone.. building our first coop. Its 8 X12 and we made the floor out of plywood & 2x4s with insulation then another layer of plywood. Wondering if anyone lays anything down on the floor to make cleaning it out easier. Picturing the wood getting pretty gross even with covering it with shavings.... like a rubber mat or something?? any ideas??

 

[Chicken Chalet]

I'm new to this also and we are just finishing our coop. I put a couple coats of epoxy (aka garage floor sealer) on ours.

 

[thegreatwhite]

linoleum underneath hay is what i would use for something like that personally

 

[yolksonus]

We painted the floor of the coop with a semi-gloss enamel so it would be easier to hose down. If it doesn't work, we will put linoleum down.

 

[reptileink]

Had some leftover vinyl kitchen flooring that I will be using to cover the plywood.

 

[PapaChaz]

linoleum underneath hay is what i would use for something like that personally

yep, I did linoleum and straw. works like a charm. I'm liking the straw better than shavings too, I have nothing else on there and there is absolutely no smell at all

 

[yolksonus]

yep, I did linoleum and straw. works like a charm. I'm liking the straw better than shavings too, I have nothing else on there and there is absolutely no smell at all

The straw takes longer to breakdown in compost though, doesn't it?

 

[ChickenMammX4]

Our coop floor is OSB, we painted it with DeckOver (bought it at Home Depot). We used it on our pool deck and it's held up very well. There is pine shavings over that.

 

[Wise Woman]

My husband painted our coop floor with something called Blackjack I think. It is some sort of roofing stuff. It is working great. We will be building a new coop soon though and I will be using the stall mats from my goat house for the new coop. Might as well use what I have. They worked great for the goats, so they should work for the chickens.

 

[MichelleMaha]

We just set up our coop. I laid peel and stick vinyl flooring down. 1 foot square vinyl. I got them at my local hardware store for 37 cents a tile.