PrairieFairy
In the Brooder
I have a - "trying to make a decision / open to opinions" about Coop stuff.
The coop I purchased (as a temporary 1-2 year solution until the Mister builds my chicken palace) used OSB on the floor and nest boxes. Looking at pictures online of other coops that had similar - I decided to go ahead and put a thick coat of oil based high gloss enamel barn white on the entire interior so I could more easily clean it, to seal the OSB from moisture, and see if I get any pesky mites living amongst my peeps.
I checked it today as it finished curing last night - and it is rock solid enamel now.
Part of me wants to put a second coat on everything inside again for good measure. Part of me says - 2 coat everything EXCEPT the floor and just lay a vinyl remnant down over the enamel coat.
Anyone do one or other of these choices when you were at that point and with the wisdom of time living with that choice - want to weigh in? Also - I have three coated the nest boxes - would I want to do vinyl or leave as is? Pros/Cons?
Edited to add - yes - I primed everything with Zinsser's Oil Based Primer for additional water blocking...
The coop I purchased (as a temporary 1-2 year solution until the Mister builds my chicken palace) used OSB on the floor and nest boxes. Looking at pictures online of other coops that had similar - I decided to go ahead and put a thick coat of oil based high gloss enamel barn white on the entire interior so I could more easily clean it, to seal the OSB from moisture, and see if I get any pesky mites living amongst my peeps.
I checked it today as it finished curing last night - and it is rock solid enamel now.
Part of me wants to put a second coat on everything inside again for good measure. Part of me says - 2 coat everything EXCEPT the floor and just lay a vinyl remnant down over the enamel coat.
Anyone do one or other of these choices when you were at that point and with the wisdom of time living with that choice - want to weigh in? Also - I have three coated the nest boxes - would I want to do vinyl or leave as is? Pros/Cons?
Edited to add - yes - I primed everything with Zinsser's Oil Based Primer for additional water blocking...
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