Is painting inside the coop safe?

[Chick - n - Rachel]

Is it safe to paint the inside of my coop, I'll of course use unleaded. My girls are only two weeks old, and the hubby and I are still building their house. Do chickens peck at the wood in there coop and if so will the paint hurt them?
My girls will have access to the outdoors during the day and will be shut in at night so they shouldnt get bored in there. Any experience or sugestion welcome, thanks for your time.

 

[gritsar]

My coop walls are painted with a non-toxic latex paint. They haven't pecked at it yet. Now the pieces of insulation board they could see on the door they ate in one day.

 

[AHappychick]

after reading several posts I decided to paint the inside of my coop, or at least the roosts and such, I choose the "childrens" paint they sell at home depot it is a special brnd I think considered "green" it is latex but even safer than the rest and cleans off easier as well.

 

[Opa]

Painting is always a good idea since it makes cleaning alot easier. Once the paint is dry it is no longer toxic.

 

[patandchickens]

Please don't post the same thing in two different sections of BYC; you've got some good replies over on https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=158675

Summary: yes, totally safe once paint is dry and fumes gone.

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[Dawn419]

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