Chickens eating fresh paint??

[WiddleChix]

I just painted my chicken coop. It's about a foot and a half raised off the ground and the turkeys and chickens are pecking the wet paint off of it. I noticed one chicken had the green paint on her beak and some inside. Will they be ok? No lead in the paint I bought it about a year ago and am repurposing it to use on the coop. I just don't want my chickens to get sick I'm kinda nervous

 

[WiddleChix]

Anyone?

 

[GC-Raptor]

Depends how much they ate. Keep them away, If they're alive tomorrow, a good chance they'll be OK. Chickens will eat anything once. I constantly find stuff the chickens dig up that thankfully they didn't eat. Wish them well. GC

 

[WiddleChix]

They didn't eat that much I just hope they're ok. I think the only reason they were even pecking at it was because I was over there painting it. I've checked on them since and they weren't interested in it. When you said "if they're alive tommorow" makes me really nervous

I just wanted another opinion, I know chickens will eat dry paint off of old buildings and whatnot and it doesn't harm them if they only eat a little bit I didn't know if wet paint was worse.

 

[GC-Raptor]

Well if they didn't eat much as you said,they should be Ok. GC

 

[WiddleChix]

Thank you for responding

 

[chickens really]

Story told....Fresh paint and Chickens...
Sorry...Keep them away from the paint. If a water based paint? They will be fine...Oil based they will get the poops a bit....No worries....

 

[WiddleChix]

Okay I won't worry then. It's also warm out so they are drinking more water I figure that will dilute and flush out the toxins that are in paint. Thanks all.

 

[chickens really]

Okay I won't worry then. It's also warm out so they are drinking more water I figure that will dilute and flush out the toxins that are in paint. Thanks all.

Yeah, silly chickens.........

 

[WiddleChix]

Update:
Everyone's healthy and alive today! Lesson learned no more painting in the run