Faux Brick Interior Walls

[arge]

Just finishing up our 6'x6' coop. Feeling pretty good over all, but I want to install interior walls up to make cleaning easier and not have to deal with in-between the 2x4 bays. I was just going to use plywood, but my wife would like to get fancy. Do you see any problems if we use panel board like this?

I didn't think the material would be an issue, but my wife is worried about the color based on the strong opinions on the color red in the chicken community. I'd love to hear what everyone thinks. The backup options are something like an FRP panel or a plain PVC shower board.

 

[nuthatched]

Interior walls just make nesting cavities for rodents and pests. I dont think that stuff is moisture resistant.

 

[Tonyroo]

Chickens will get poop on the walls is that a concern?

 

[arge]

Chickens will get poop on the walls is that a concern?

Mild concern, but I think we have ways to address. The last post has me thinking I might just be making a cozy mouse habitat.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I had inside sheets on one coop. Never again.
It was so bad with mouse smell I tore the structure down. I found a couple cavities they had literally feathered their nests in.

 

[aart]

The last post has me thinking I might just be making a cozy mouse habitat.

Exactly!

but my wife would like to get fancy.

Tho it can be hard to tell from many posts/blogs/vlogs/etc,
a chicken coop is not a 'she shed'.

 

[Ridgerunner]

The red color we worry about is more blood red, not the brick red. I would not worry about that shade of red. I'm sure many coops have a brick wall from repurposed buildings.

As noted above, that product is for interior use. It may work inside a coop but I'd be cautious.

I agree with that creating a safe place for Mommy Mouse to raise a family. One time I found a small garter snake living in a cavity in the coop. How it avoided getting eaten by the chickens I don't know. It is not just mice that can use those spaces.

 

[arge]

Thank you all. We've decided to keep them open.