Best flooring for poop clean up?

[ravenzero]

Hey yall, gonna start working on my coop as soon as I get home, wanted to ask real quick, what is best to keep a coop floor lasting?

Vinyl Floor "tile"?
Linolium?
Another cheap board?
Thick stain resistant paint?

My last coop was a tractor and poop floors wasnt an issue XD

 

[patandchickens]

Vinyl tiles tend to come loose prematurely.

Sheet vinyl, or linoleum, is fine if you happen to like doing that sort of thing, but quite honestly I have that in some pens and plain painted plywood in others, and the two clean up just the same, for me. So I would not actually spend MONEY on BUYING flooring, just do a good prime-and-paint job and there ya go.

Very very little poo should ever have the opportunity TO get ont he floor anyhow, since that is what the bedding (litter) is for

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[Buff-Island-Australorp]

I had some left over formica (used on most kitchen countertops). I got my dremel tool out, and went to town, cutting it to fit my floor. A few weeks ago, I brought my chicks out and let them run around in the coop, before I put any bedding in. They pooped everywhere in the short amount of time they were in there. After it dried, I just kicked it with my foot, and it just slid accross the coop. I don't know if formica is cheaper, but it's an option to think about.
Oh, and I did not glue mine down, I used sheet metal screws and screwed it down, so it can be removed if need be.

Good luck!!

 

[oxfordethan]

I used linoleum. Put sand/dirt about 2" deep on top then I sprinnkle wood shavings for smell and help with clumping. Works great for me. 3 hens.

 

[Wise Woman]

I like to be able to hose my whole coop out twice a year. I currently have cement stepping stones in my coop, but our new one will be a raised coop and I will just have everything primed and painted.

 

[ravenzero]

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Can Linoleum be hammered down? How much did it cost you?

 

[chickengrandma]

linoleum for sure. you can by scrap pieces pretty cheap at hardware/flooring stores. I highly recommend it.

 

[oxfordethan]

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Can Linoleum be hammered down? How much did it cost you?

I went to the discount bldg. supply store. Scrap bin. $5.00 for a 12x4 ft. roll. My coop is 3x8. Nailed it down with "poulty staples". I would think the roofing nails with the round plastic tops would work nicely.