Painting coops

[3goodeggs]

I just did a search for 'paint and chickens' and got a lot of great information, but I am still in question about the floor.
We have pressure treated plywood. I was thinking about painting it with no-skid paint. If we get more biddies then maybe less splay leg, but maybe that wouldn't be a problem anyway. Also, I was thinking it might keep the ladies nails trimmed. Also I don't want to take a skid on the floor either. Bad idea? good idea? Anyone else ever do this? Would it just abrade their feet? I am just too new to know, and I don't want to harm them.
Thank you!

 

[LizzyJo]

Rather than painting the floor, I covered mine with vinyl. You can get scraps for free or remnants for cheap. Then cover the vinyl with 4 inches or so of wood chips. Clean it out and replace the chips every couple of months depending on how many chickens are using the coop. They don't slip, you don't slip, and when you clean down to the vinyl it can be washed and disinfected occasionally.

 

[CityChook]

I painted my treated plywood floor. I don't know if I'd recommend no skid, though. It would probably be really hard to clean.

If you paint, make sure to prime well first. I used exterior semi-gloss, and then covered it with pine shavings. Whatever poo made it to the floor (which wasn't much), I simply wiped clean with a wet washcloth when I cleaned out the coop in the Spring. Super easy.

Paint on a plain floor could be slick, I guess. It will be a bummer to keep clean as chickens poo *a lot*

 

[patandchickens]

But the floor will be covered by a buncha bedding, and that will *automatically* provide yer no-skid-ness.

Antiskid paint would be a mildly bad idea IMO (harder to clean, and you don't really want that sandpaper texture abrading chickens' feet anywhere litter gets scratched away - loose sand is a totally different matter) Certainly it would be a needless expense.

Personally I'd just prime the floor and then paint with several thin coats of exterior semigloss latex. Or you could do vinyl (which may require a slightly thicker layer of bedding over it to avoid slipperiness, depending on exactly what kind of vinyl you get)

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[3goodeggs]

Thank you all. This is why I like this site. I don't have to make mistakes to learn from them, and I can glean smart ideas from smart folks.