Chicken safe paint inisde coop

[Jamie G75]

What kind of paint is safe for the inside of my coop? I want to protect the floor, easy cleanup ect. And paint the walls and roosts to prevent mites also. And how soon after painting can my chick's go in? Also if u have any recommendations for a floor that's easy to use to protect it let me know. Something I can roll out and keep most of the floor painted. Also I plan on using beer barn and fence paint on the exterior part of the coop.

 

[DobieLover]

Some people put down sheet vinyl flooring or coat the floor in Black Jack.
I just used 2 coats of Behr Porch & Floor paint from the "Oops" area in Home Depot. I paid $5 for the can. It has held up just fine over the last 3 years but I don't keep food or water in the coop.
For the rest of the interior coop, I used Kilz Max primer and a coat of exterior grade white enamel satin to paint the walls and underside of the roof decking.
The chicks can go in when the paint is dry and the coop bedded.
I would not recommend painting the roosts. It will get scratched off no matter what you do.
After priming:

After painting:

After bedding down (the feed trough was moved to the run once it was built):

 

[Ted Brown]

I used whitewash for the inside of my coop. Very inexpensive, easily applied, easily renewed. Commonly used back in the day for barns and other animal enclosures, said to deter critters like mites.

Mix hydrated lime with water and apply. Applied 3 years ago and still in good shape although some folks say apply annually (I don't).

 

[saysfaa]

Barn paint also works well for the walls, at least. I used that when I couldn't find the right kind of lime for whitewash. I have found some since and will white wash soon. I meant to as soon as it warmed up enough this spring but a few other projects have bumped it down the priority list.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I also prefer porch and floor paint for the coop floor. I have had it in mine for over about 7 years now.

Even when I had ducks it did well.

Sheet flooring will need replaced at some point and provides a great place between it and the floor for mites unless fully glued down. Glued down makes it very difficult to replace. It is designed for inside houses where the temps are more moderate and not subject to swings.

The walls got a good coat of interior latex paint here.

I also like looking at the oops paint section. It's a good way to save $$$ since chickens really don't care what color it is.

 

[Ted Brown]

..Mix hydrated lime with water and apply. Applied 3 years ago and still in good shape although some folks say apply annually (I don't)...

a "Like" prompted me to re-re-read my post above.

It occurred to me that one reason to re-apply annually would be to re-up any critter (eg. mite) protection that it offers (see https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/lime-to-rid-mites.227662/).

 

[AnnPann]

I also prefer porch and floor paint for the coop floor. I have had it in mine for over about 7 years now.

Even when I had ducks it did well.

Sheet flooring will need replaced at some point and provides a great place between it and the floor for mites unless fully glued down. Glued down makes it very difficult to replace. It is designed for inside houses where the temps are more moderate and not subject to swings.

The walls got a good coat of interior latex paint here.

I also like looking at the oops paint section. It's a good way to save $$$ since chickens really don't care what color it is.

Thanks for pointing out the risk of mites getting in between floor and sheet flooring. I am working on a new coop and sheet vinyl was my plan but now I'm rethinking that plan...

 

[rosemarythyme]

Thanks for pointing out the risk of mites getting in between floor and sheet flooring. I am working on a new coop and sheet vinyl was my plan but now I'm rethinking that plan...

This is why I like Black Jack or paint for flooring protection, there's no additional "gaps" for mites to shelter in and it reduces/minimizes any gaps in the construction or in the wood itself.

 

[nancypo]

What kind of paint is safe for the inside of my coop? I want to protect the floor, easy cleanup ect. And paint the walls and roosts to prevent mites also. And how soon after painting can my chick's go in? Also if u have any recommendations for a floor that's easy to use to protect it let me know. Something I can roll out and keep most of the floor painted. Also I plan on using beer barn and fence paint on the exterior part of the coop.

I wouldn't paint the floor personally since chickens always pack on the floors. Some people use plywood, vinyl. we used recycled untreated 2x4s. I've never heard of anybody painting the inside walls particularly. You can put down food grade diomatacious earth and that helps with control of insects. Just put a thin layer down and mix it with your bedding. Make sure you don't get it on your skin or in your eyes or breathe it in and do some research on how to use it. Most garden supply places sell it. We use a deep litter method and every time we clean we put down some diametaceous Earth on all the floors and roosting areas. Works great! Again do some research on how to use it. It's not toxic and it's powdered up fossilized stuff