And, I'd bet they would peck at, and eat the liquid nail seam sealer.Ditto on the shredding......
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And, I'd bet they would peck at, and eat the liquid nail seam sealer.Ditto on the shredding......
The chickens will shred the plastic, I would not try that. You want something good to cover the floor. Go to Lowes and buy a big bucket of Blackjack #57. It's a rubberized roof coat product. If it can stand up to what mother nature throws at it year round, on a roof, protecting a chicken coop floor is nothing to it. Unlike vinyl or linoleum, this stuff bonds tight to the floor. Nothing will get under it. It totally seals all floor joints, and the seam/gap where the walls meet the floor. To apply, just stir well (The most important part), then just dump on the floor and push it around with a paint roller on a stick/mop handle. I have had this stuff down in my coop for over 5 yrs, and it looks the same as it did when I first put it down. IMO, it's the best coop floor protector you can get.
thanks for the encouragement, and the idea for a lower roost. I feel better about blocking off the rafters, i would hate for one of my birds to "fly" off them and break a leg. My flock consists of a few easter eggers, 2 delawares, 2 RIR/PRs, a barred rock, and a bunch of australorps. would any/all of those be considered heavy breeds? I keep reading about making the roosts as high as reasonably possible. I can always lower one of the ones i installed if they need it.Your progress so far looks great. One suggestion though is if you have any heavy breeds as I do is you'll want a lower roost for them. I had a rooster jump from a 28" roost and break a leg. He was about 11 pounds at the time. He never healed correctly but after a year and a half is finally able to get around half way decent with very limited use of the bad leg. My bigger boys will not even try to roost even after I lowered the roosts to 20" off the floor. Keep up the good work.