flooring

Hey y'all! My husband just built me a new goose coop! I'm excited to move them in, but I need some guidance on what to use as a "floor". We don't have one in there due to these birds being absolutely disgusting. 🤢 I think it would be more of a headache for me to try to clean WITH a floor as...

I see a lot of people recommend the bj57 floor coating and some against it bc it is petroleum based. Looking around I saw other options that no one seems speak about or at least I can’t find ( if I missed the thread I apologize). These products are water based and the ones all Claim To be eco...

I am going to retire my current coop (too small and difficult to clean) and modify a carport into our next coop (obviously I will take all safety precautions into account in this design). There are 3 sections: storage, coop and run. I want to use sand in the coop section but am struggling...

Hi all! I have a flock of 6 runners, 2 cayugas and 2 ISA browns. We are currently working on their run in an attempt to keep it as dry as possible but we're having some issues. We are covering the run in concrete slabs but they keep sinking into the mud and pooling water in the centre. On one...

Hi everyone, my husband and I are in the process of building our first coop and are trying to decide on a material to use for the flooring. It’s a raised coop with a wooden floor but we want to put something like linoleum or use rubberized paint to help making cleaning a bit easier. We’ll be...

Hi, I am in confusion whether it is better to remove the basket or should i leave them be? The last egg hatched today--still not able to go out of basket to feed and drink. But planning if it is better to remove will do it tomorrow(to allow new hatched chick to dry off). They are 7chicks now...

I’m looking for some options for flooring in all my coops. I had to tear out the previous flooring because of my flock having a disease. I have coops that are raised from the ground, so cement and dirt wouldn’t work. Any ideas or options would be big help! As from the run area, what’s the best...

Hi! I'm a newbie pigeon owner. I will be making a new pigeon loft soon and am wondering what kind of flooring I should use. My current loft (I got it from friends, didn't make it myself) has hardwire cloth on the bottom and some cardboard I can slide around. The loft will be made of a wooden...

Hi, newbie to chick-raising! Building a coop now, and weighing options regarding what to use on the floor of my coop. It's 8 x 4 with plywood construction. Considering sealing floor with rubberized paint or just painting with regular paint. Found some neoprene rubber sheeting on a roll that...

I've posted a thread like this one (it went dead and nobody was replying!) so I just quickly need some help with your chicken coop substrate. I dont normally have any trouble with lice or flee's and some people say they flip every week and others say they flip every year(I think its something to...

We are getting ducklings on Tuesday and I am building them a run as they grow indoors (too cold outside for ducklings right now). I have seen a few posts on here about run flooring choices, but nothing has shown me what would be ideal exactly. I've heard: Non slip Anti Fatigue mats (with...

Hi everyone, Hoping I can get some help with my coop. The bottom of the run that sees all the elements is now dirt (mud when it rains) now theyve destroyed what usdd to be grass lol. It sees all weather here in Penrith, NSW, Aus. The dirts been fine up until recently when we’ve been hit with...

Wondering what to use for the "flooring" of my chicken run? It's currently dirt, but I am worried about the upcoming winter in northern MN. More dirt? Hay? Sand? Leaves? I will soon have access to a ton of leaves... not sure if that's a great option or a slippery messy one. :) The run is covered...

Hello, we are currently constructing a coop and have built the base so far which is several 2x6s and some 3/4 inch plywood on top. Our next step is to place flooring over the plywood. Thats where im stuck at this point. Ive looked at linoleum and vinyl flooring but most i saw online did not look...

Seems like I have been working on this forever because I threw out my first go, because it was too flimsy, So this is my removable poop board 2.0. Space for two roosts above. I used two sides of an old Ikea bookshelf as the base and fastened them together with perforated plates. The sides are...

We bought a house with a shed that the previous owner turned into a coop. The floor is plywood that needs to be replaced before I can move my chicks in (they are 3 weeks old so I have time to make repairs before they are big enough). I think there are mice under the floor as well. My husband...

Okay so, our Easter holiday chicken run project is well underway! Our next step is deciding on flooring for the run. Background: We live in the UK, so expect quite a bit of rain. Our run will be 1/4 to 1/2 covered with a solid roof. The run is 3m x 2m. And also has a raised chicken coop. It...

Hi Everyone! We are going to have a small urban flock of 3-4 hens (buff orpingtons and black australorps). They will mostly be in their coop/run but when we are there to supervise we’ll let them out in our yard. We have a TON of very smart raccoons and a few rats/mice etc where we live so...

Ive got a new aviary and found out and cant fit it into my backyard. Therefore i have to put it on my concrete floored carport. Im getting finches, doves, canaries and quails in it. What type of flooring would be best put in there for them?