Drywall for interior walls?

[Winsor Woods]

I've got a few sheets of drywall that I've been tripping over for a few years and I'd like to get rid of it. What do you guys/gals think about using drywall for the interior wall partitions of my coop? Are there any issues. Is this a bad idea? Should I just bite the bullet and buy some more OSB or plywood?

Dan

 

[bigredfeather]

IMHO drywall won't be durable enough. Chickens would probably peck at it, and once they got thru the paper, they would be pecking at the gyp. I like to use extra material too, but sometimes it doesn't work out.

 

[EweSheep]

Do not get drywall, they dont stand up to humidity factor nor the chicken's breathing vapor in the wintertime.

Just bite the bullet and get plywood or vinyl sheets.

 

[patandchickens]

My chickens peck and eat drywall. Don't ask how I know. (Disclaimer, I am not the one who put it there

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I suppose you could use it above chicken-pecking level... but because it tends to retain moisture I'd not use it unless I had to. If you do use it, for sure paint it REALLY WELL to seal it.

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[Winsor Woods]

Thank you all,

I went and bought the extra OSB and used that for the interior partitions. Thanks for all the responses.

Dan