Hello! I'm a former chicken owner who is getting back into it after about five years. We left our last little flock in Colorado and have finally settled in here in Florida enough to get started again. I just picked up 2 Barred Rocks, 2 Buff Orpingtons, and 2 Australorps. Had to hit two different...
I didn't paint the inside of my first coop and it cleaned up fine with the hay straw I had in there. I'm starting the build on my second coop this weekend and I don't plan on painting the inside.
Great thread. I'm jotting down notes as I am building my second coop after the new year. I'm going with raised wood floor and I like the idea of the Blackjack #57. We're very wet here in Florida so I will need that wood protected from all our moisture.