Painting Inside Coop Questions

[moniquem]

If I use epoxy paint do I have to worry about respiratory issues? How long did you aur out before placing chickens in there?

 

[Acre4Me]

I caulked all the cracks and used a apoxie paint. Best thing I ever did! I can wash the entire inside and the poop comes off very easily. I also painted the roosts and walls with it.

How old is your coop? How long since you caulked and epoxied? I’m curious because I’ve seen some posts indicating that the chickens will peck at and fairly quickly remove caulk and glue from things. Yours is probably covered by the paint and that may help.

Another question, if the epoxy paint peels, is it going to peel in bigger/longer pieces or more like regular paint?

Your coop looks really nice though and looks easy to clean!

 

[Ruralhideaway]

I have 2 useful tips.

1. Paint the walls light color, but anything they'll poop on a medium dark neutral. Cecal pop on my white things is gross looking immediately.

2. Harbor freight has an electric power painter for under $20 with joining their text/email list. Mine spits a bit but who cares when I did 2 coats in a 9x10 walk in coop in under an hour. Rollers and trays cost that much.

 

[The Phantom]

How old is your coop? How long since you caulked and epoxied? I’m curious because I’ve seen some posts indicating that the chickens will peck at and fairly quickly remove caulk and glue from things. Yours is probably covered by the paint and that may help.

Another question, if the epoxy paint peels, is it going to peel in bigger/longer pieces or more like regular paint?

Your coop looks really nice though and looks easy to clean!

Thankyou. I did the paint job in September. I have had the coop for 7 years but I got it from some one else who had chickens. So maybe 10.

 

[justincasei812]

I took all the left over paint I had at my house mixed it together and put it in a Wagner power sprayer and let it rip. The power sprayer was quick and put on a pretty thick coat of paint. I like that the paint seals the wood and have not had any chipping in two years. I do like the epoxy idea but the left over paint was well free sort of speak.

 

[Acre4Me]

I took all the left over paint I had at my house mixed it together and put it in a Wagner power sprayer and let it rip. The power sprayer was quick and put on a pretty thick coat of paint. I like that the paint seals the wood and have not had any chipping in two years. I do like the epoxy idea but the left over paint was well free sort of speak.

Sounds like a good idea too. We have been painting our house, so some neutrals... but we also have a tween girl, who picked tween colors in various shades of purple- LOL! We might leave those out of the mix. Of note to others, any place that sells paint often has rejected cans of paint- often the wrong color was mixed, so they sell these at a good discount.

 

[Dani & Mikey]

So really, any (kind of) paint is better than none at all? We do have a ton of leftovers from when we painted the house. I guess I’m just wondering if chicken poo is going to like radioactively eat through the paint if I don’t choose the right kind?

 

[Acre4Me]

So really, any (kind of) paint is better than none at all? We do have a ton of leftovers from when we painted the house. I guess I’m just wondering if chicken poo is going to like radioactively eat through the paint if I don’t choose the right kind?

if you are painting roost bars or nest boxes, and using latex house paint then you might want it to cure for a few days - if it is not flat (it always seems that the semi-gloss trim paint is slightly tacky for a few days). Also, house paint is often labelled "interior" and may or may not hold up as well as you think if you are somewhere with big temp fluctuations. But your area in VA generally doesn't go below freezing too often or for too long, does it? Humidity might be your biggest challenge.

 

[Dani & Mikey]

if you are painting roost bars or nest boxes, and using latex house paint then you might want it to cure for a few days - if it is not flat (it always seems that the semi-gloss trim paint is slightly tacky for a few days). Also, house paint is often labelled "interior" and may or may not hold up as well as you think if you are somewhere with big temp fluctuations. But your area in VA generally doesn't go below freezing too often or for too long, does it? Humidity might be your biggest challenge.

You are exactly correct about Virginia weather. It’s most definitely humid. We don’t usually hit below zero, and if we do not for long stretches. I have a few weeks before the chick will be moving in so there will be air out.

A friend was also telling me a cheap option was to go to Lowe’s and get Barn & Fence paint, I imagine that would be made to hold up well? And around livestock. Anyone have experience with that?

 

[jthornton]

Yea barn and fence paint is what I use.

JT