Painting inside henhouse

[DCarter]

We're just restoring our henhouse and I would like to paint the inside with a quality interior home paint on the walls. Our hens will not be allowed into the house for another week so it can air out. The house has two windows, an air vent in the roof and another closeable one on one wall. Is it okay to paint the inside?

 

[Kiki]

Sure it's ok to paint it.
You may want to paint it with an outdoor paint though. It will get dirty.

 

[Then I Will]

Yes. The interior or my coop is OSB, so I definitely wanted it protected as well as stylish. I primed with a cover all primer and then applied a Tiffany blue exterior paint. You can hardly tell we used OSB and it should hold up for a long time. If you used plywood, your painting job should be even easier.

You will be very happy with a painted coop interior. Some creative people use wallpaper as well, but that could peel with moisture and time. I've never tried that, but it seems fun!

I will be sharing photos of my completed coop in a thread on BYC here shortly if you would like a peek.
In a moment, I'm headed out to Lowes to buy some paint for a cabinet hutch I found Free on the side of the road. I intended to hang it on the wall in my dining room for shelving, but it wasn't working out, so it's headed to the coop as a nesting box apartment.

I think I would only worry about paint toxicity for my birds if it was flaking from the wall and they decided to eat the flakes.

 

[Folly's place]

You could use an exterior stain, or at least an exterior paint. It will get dirty, as Kiki mentions. It will end up being shades of gray with streaks of 'stuff' with chickens living in it! Mary

 

[aart]

We're just restoring our henhouse and I would like to paint the inside with a quality interior home paint on the walls. Our hens will not be allowed into the house for another week so it can air out. The house has two windows, an air vent in the roof and another closeable one on one wall. Is it okay to paint the inside?

Welcome to BYC @DCarter
Interior paint should be fine, especially if it's a glossy finish so would be easier to clean and less likely to 'grab' dust. A week should be fine (if not too humid) for it to completely dry/cure tho longer might be better. Keep windows and vents open, might even employ a fan to help with drying.