Anyone painted their hardware cloth black?

[crowdofmyself]

Is it worth doing it? What kind of paint did you use?

 

[Mrs Ugh]

I painted mine to match the coop I just used regular outdoor paint I'm glad I did it, but it would have been easier if I had done it before I attached it to my coop!

 

[crowdofmyself]

I painted mine to match the coop I just used regular outdoor paint I'm glad I did it, but it would have been easier if I had done it before I attached it to my coop!

Okay, good to know. I'll be sure to do it before I attach it to the coop!

 

[BlackHackle]

Is it worth doing it? What kind of paint did you use?

I spray paint it white

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

Wouldn't it be more of a distraction if you paint it?

 

[crowdofmyself]

I'm wondering if it would be worth it with 1/2" hardware cloth. Is the visibility that much different if it's painted black?

 

[BlackHackle]

I'm wondering if it would be worth it with 1/2" hardware cloth. Is the visibility that much different if it's painted black?

I would imagine

 

[crowdofmyself]

Definitely worth it! Painting it black allows better visibility of your birds. It makes an amazing difference and it's not that difficult to do. Use a roller. Paint both sides. Do this before putting it up. We're in the process of building a new run and we're definitely painting it.

Sold!

 

[Ste]

We painted ours the same grey color as our coop/shed. We used a sprayer and painted it after we had attached it.

 

[platypusGold]

Painted mine after it went up and the change is incredible. I still have a section i haven't done (winter here and the weather isn't warm enough often enough to paint) and the difference is night and day.

Im not sure of the long term robustness, so if anyone did it a couple of years ago i would be interested if its something that has to be re-done often or not