Linoleum on floor of coop

[Noellereagan]

I used a single sheet of heavy duty foam backed vinyl flooring, so it would bend without cracking, and just tacked it where it went up the wall.

Nice coop!

 

[Grits&Eggs]

Mine was at first just friction fitted worked good with pine shavings. My coop is only 4x8 and latter on I cut the linoleum into 2 pieces and placed a wire grid over it similart to the photo (the wire is 2" grid size of a pencil and can support me). It forms a drop pit held up by 4"x4" blocks in my case and the coop has no litter works "GREAT". Keeps chicken feet clean which intern keeps my nest boxes cleaner as well as the eggs.

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love this grid system, we use a rubber mat, easy to clean, but smaller holes and too much mat - will switch over to a grid and try it out - awesome!

 

[aart]

Mine was at first just friction fitted worked good with pine shavings. My coop is only 4x8 and latter on I cut the linoleum into 2 pieces and placed a wire grid over it similart to the photo (the wire is 2" grid size of a pencil and can support me). It forms a drop pit held up by 4"x4" blocks in my case and the coop has no litter works "GREAT". Keeps chicken feet clean which intern keeps my nest boxes cleaner as well as the eggs.

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How, and how often, do you clean under the grid?

 

[Birdsong 82]

I used a single sheet of heavy duty foam backed vinyl flooring, so it would bend without cracking, and just tacked it where it went up the wall.

I’ve never seen or heard of that. Is it costly and where did you find it? That looks like a great solution for what I want to put on the floor of the goats shelter we will be expanding soon. Regular Linoleum doesn’t work as well for them

 

[Birdsong 82]

Mine was at first just friction fitted worked good with pine shavings. My coop is only 4x8 and latter on I cut the linoleum into 2 pieces and placed a wire grid over it similart to the photo (the wire is 2" grid size of a pencil and can support me). It forms a drop pit held up by 4"x4" blocks in my case and the coop has no litter works "GREAT". Keeps chicken feet clean which intern keeps my nest boxes cleaner as well as the eggs.

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that seems pretty awesome. Some for the goats and some for the chicken coop. Have you had any problems with smaller checks getting there legs stuck? Well I guess you wouldn’t still be using it if you did. Sorry silly question

 

[Hokum Coco]

How, and how often, do you clean under the grid

I have 12 hens and only cleaned it once so far this year. Poop dries to a hard pellet almost.

 

[aart]

I’ve never seen or heard of that. Is it costly and where did you find it? That looks like a great solution for what I want to put on the floor of the goats shelter we will be expanding soon. Regular Linoleum doesn’t work as well for them

Most sheet flooring is vinyl, not linoleum.
Linoleum does not really bend and comes in tiles, don't think it's that common anymore.
I shopped at a local outlet and just started looking closely at and bending corners of sheets until I found one that didn't crack when bent but was flexible enough to bend.
Most sheets were backed with paper, much thinner, and cracked easily when bent, which might be fine for laying flat on a floor in a heated house.
It's about 3/32 total thickness.
Cost was about $65 for 2 pieces 6' x 17' and 3' x 7'.
Not sure if this stuff would hold up to goat traffic.

 

[Birdsong 82]

Most sheet flooring is vinyl, not linoleum.
Linoleum does not really bend and comes in tiles, don't think it's that common anymore.
I shopped at a local outlet and just started looking closely at and bending corners of sheets until I found one that didn't crack when bent but was flexible enough to bend.
Most sheets were backed with paper, much thinner, and cracked easily when bent, which might be fine for laying flat on a floor in a heated house.
It's about 3/32 total thickness.
Cost was about $65 for 2 pieces 6' x 17' and 3' x 7'.
Not sure if this stuff would hold up to goat traffic.
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Only have 4 and they have a plywood floor in the shelter this would just be protective. They are like the chickens. Aren’t really in there except sleep and rain. It looked thicker in the first pic. I’ve seen that at Lowe’s and such. That does look like good material. And I have to agree. Nice coop !

 

[Birdsong 82]

The fun with scrap vinyl other than cheap... you can find some cool looking stuff and have fun with it. Think the chickens enjoy that too
This was next too nothing but I think she likes. ( sorry under construction in the pic )

 

[Hokum Coco]

How, and how often, do you clean under the grid?

As I have stated before "I have 12 hens and only cleaned it once so far this year. Poop dries to a hard pellet almost." Where my run is extra large for 12 hens and they spend very little time in the coop now I will not clean it again until November before it starts to freeze here in Canada.