painting the coop

Hi! Sorry if this has been touched on a thousand times, I’m still learning how to use this website. Am going to try and paint our run and new coop (when build) and am wondering what works best for cleaning the run before painting? I’ve seen recommendations for exterior latex paint for the...

So we picked up a coop (My profile pic) and have yet to seal it. I bought stain and an exterior white for the inside. But it's been raining every other day since we picked it up and the wood is still damp. It's in a shaded area, so I've been waiting for it to dry out in order to stain it. Any...