Chickstarrs
Crowing
Hi. Just new to BYC. I live just outside a small town on Lake Huron in Ontario. Been lurking for a couple of months trying to get ideas for my coop. We had chickens several years ago but without a proper coop. This time I want to do it right. I have found so many great ideas here that I don't know which to choose.
My issue right now is deciding what to do about the floor of the coop. We are using an old garage that was a shelter for our highland cows several years ago. There was no floor. My husband has built a raised plywood floor, about 1ft off the ground. I see that many here have used Blackjack rubber coating and I would have gone that way but am not able to get it here in rural Ontario, Canada (especially during the pandemic lockdown). The similar choices that I can get are this one https://daichcoatings.com/shop/elastolock/ or this one https://www.homehardware.ca/en/16oz-black-liquid-rubber-coating/p/2035753. I have no idea if they are safe for chickens. Or should I just go with floor/porch paint? However, the porch paint won't really fill in the seams or cracks in the plywood.
I am looking forward to being part of the chicken community.
My issue right now is deciding what to do about the floor of the coop. We are using an old garage that was a shelter for our highland cows several years ago. There was no floor. My husband has built a raised plywood floor, about 1ft off the ground. I see that many here have used Blackjack rubber coating and I would have gone that way but am not able to get it here in rural Ontario, Canada (especially during the pandemic lockdown). The similar choices that I can get are this one https://daichcoatings.com/shop/elastolock/ or this one https://www.homehardware.ca/en/16oz-black-liquid-rubber-coating/p/2035753. I have no idea if they are safe for chickens. Or should I just go with floor/porch paint? However, the porch paint won't really fill in the seams or cracks in the plywood.
I am looking forward to being part of the chicken community.
Glad you joined.
