anyone use curtains on the windows?

[sydney13]

i was thinking of adding in some cutains to the inside of the coop windows just to look pretty. does anyone have some pics of their curtains for their coop

 

[Zahboo]

I've seen one on here but can't remember the user names. They get reallll dusty. We tried it in a tractor that stayed in the front yard, but they got dirty quick and the hen kept trying to roost on the rod since they were lower (she was a bantam)

 

[patandchickens]

Some people do -- there have been threads on it, try 'search' -- but it is not clear to me how many, if any, of the people who do that have had their coops in use very long.

Curtains do get *tremendously* dusty, and every time they are disturbed the dust resuspends into the air. We're not talking bedding dust, we're talking that super-fine greasy white 'chicken dust' from their dander etc.

I would really not suggest it.

Good luck, have fun,

Pat, with too many dust-catching objects/surfaces in the chicken bldg already, would never intentionally add *more* for just home-dec reasons

 

[elmo]

The curtains might actually stay cleaner if you put them on the outside of the windows!

 

[Beth G.]

I actually use Pretty Sheets to cover my laying baskets, which in return give my hens privacy in there. I do have to change the sheet once a month But, it's worth the fashion look.....lol

 

[kipper]

We use cardboard to keep the sun out on hot days. Not too pretty, but works like a charm.

I love to sew and will put curtains on any window except the chicken house for all the reasons listed above. But it is tempting....

 

[sydney13]

i dont think that curtains would get too dusty in our coop because i use curtains over the nest boxes and they never get dusty. probably because we have a lot of windows in the coop.

 

[rsimpson]

We put a curtain on the outside of the window. Mainly to keep the sun out so the coop doesn't get so hot inside.