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I have a question for all of you smart chicken fans, I have a young hen that has started laying a this shelled egg at night while roosting. This has happened 3 times in the last 11 days. She also lays in the nest box, obviously just not as frequently as before. They free range all day and it...

What is the best kind of paint to use for the walls, roost, and nest boxes for the interior of a chicken coop. Also is semi-gloss the best finish?

I'm wondering about mixing this product with pine shavings or would that be a no-no?

Glad to know you liked the Blackjack, it always reassuring to hear others have had success with it. Thanks for the info!

I'm also planning on using Blackjack 57 to waterproof over the wood, still use untreated plywood?

Okay, having read all of the comments, I've re-thought my plan. The existing floor I covered with hardware cloth and I'm now thinking of just placing treated plywood over top and doing the deep bedding method instead of sand, due to the climate where I live. Am I on the right track, thoughts??

Thanks for all your input!!

I had not thought about opening the eaves, they are closed at this time. Rabbits are under the coop, which drives my dog crazy!! I would like to trench around it and close with hardware cloth in the future. I had about 80 meat birds in it along time ago. Since then it has housed a couple...

Here are some photos of my coop in the order west, north, east, and south before starting. The existing floor has several cracks in it so that is why I'm re-doing it. I thought I would let the sub-floor "float" over the insulation panels that would be nailed with insulation nails into the...

Thanks, this is a great site for lots of information!!

That should be a duh for me, thanks!!!

There is evidence of mice from dropping I found in the building this spring. I used it for storage of wood projects and I had poison in the building and there were several carcasses as well. Can you please tell me what HC and IMO are :)

I am re-doing the floor in my existing coop and here is what i"m thinking: over the existing tongue and groove floor I plan on putting down 1/2" hardware cloth to keep rodent out. On top of that I will place 2" Insulfoam foam board insulation and top it with tongue and groove sub floor. I was...