Flooring for coop

[jreardon1918]

I'd go with the blackjack instead of the pergo or tiles....or even a good paint
Tiles have seams between, so spills can work under.
I used a single sheet of heavy duty vinyl, am happy with it after 7 years.
I wanted to totally protect the floor of shed I built coop in part of in case someone wants to use it as a shed down the road.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-coop-page.65912/

Any cleaning should be 'dry' IMO.
What kind of bedding you use may depend on how you manage the manure.
This is about cleaning, but covers my big picture
-I use poop boards under roosts with thin(<1/2") layer of sand/PDZ mix, sifted daily(takes 5-10mins) into bucket going to friends compost.
-Scrape big or wet poops off roost and ramps as needed.
-Pine shavings on coop floor, add some occasionally, totally changed out once or twice a year, old shavings added to run.
- My runs have semi-deep litter(cold composting), never clean anything out, just add smaller dry materials on occasion, add larger wood chippings as needed.
Aged ramial wood chippings are best IMO.
-Nests are bedded with straw, add some occasionally, change out if needed(broken egg).
There is no odor, unless a fresh cecal has been dropped and when I open the bucket to add more poop.
That's how I keep it 'clean', have not found any reason to clean 'deeper' in 5 years.

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I had not considered protecting the floor to preserve it for a different application. We have not needed floor protection. But having read this thread, sounds like a one time effort that is probably worth the effort.

 

[jrpierce72]

Thanks everyone for all the replies. I ended up just painting the floor and a bit up the walls of the coop with some super low VOC paint I found in our garage. I'm glad I did since I wonder if the blackjack 57 would have contributed to more heat in the coop? We hit 108 here on Saturday. The paint had very little odor and the ladies+2 boys have been sleeping in there for 4 weeks now.

 

[Cryss]

With about 6 inches of pine bedding on top of the blackjack 57 you can’t see the black so it doesn’t absorb sunshine or heat. The floor is dry, no worries about water soaking the boards. And with good ventilation under the eaves all heat rises and escapes.