Painting the coop

[M Brennen]

I would think the paint can would tell you how long the paint will take to dry. My paint said 4 hours. I would say that after it is dry, it would be fine. As far as fumes while painting, I painted doors on my coop inside and out while chickens were around, and the chickens seemed fine.

 

[Vickischics]

I think all paint is lead free these days. What I actually want to know is what paints can let off fumes for a long period after the paint is dry but only the outside of the coop will be painted.

The paint used on the bottom of boats is Leaded. It helps keep the warm salt water from allowing barnacles to attach.
We had our boat painted every 2-3 years with Lead based paint.
The Bahamas uses a higher lead percentage on their boot bottoms.

 

[FranklinAdams]

Once it's fully cured it should no longer be gassing off...
....and if it's only on the outside of the coop I wouldn't worry about it.

Thanks...I think I'm convinced now. And yes ventilation in the coop is very important for other reasons.

 

[FranklinAdams]

I would think the paint can would tell you how long the paint will take to dry. My paint said 4 hours. I would say that after it is dry, it would be fine. As far as fumes while painting, I painted doors on my coop inside and out while chickens were around, and the chickens seemed fine.

I think it will be but that said, no house paint is really clean except old fashioned whiting which is usually only used in barns because it gives off if you try to clean it. I'm going to paint the inside of the coop with something similar called Klaxo (Netherlands if not elsewhere) which is specially for animal housing. White on the inside of a coop may keep the bird mite from hiding in the cracks because they don't like light and only come out at night to suck blood. We had a terrible infestation of the mite in this pretty little wooden coop with cracks all over the place. It's the reason we're painting the coop: after trying every known method to get rid of the mites without success, we took the coop apart and laid the parts in an improvised swimming pool for at least a month.

 

[FranklinAdams]

The paint used on the bottom of boats is Leaded. It helps keep the warm salt water from allowing barnacles to attach.
We had our boat painted every 2-3 years with Lead based paint.
The Bahamas uses a higher lead percentage on their boot bottoms.

Interesting but luckily we're off lead based paints in at least some parts of the world.

 

[donddon]

My husband would like to paint the outside of our chicken coop with "red-lead" paint which is often used on metal against rust but can be used for wood too. I'm not sure how long we need to wait before there are no poisonous fumes coming off the wood.

Oil or alkyd based paints take a long time to dry and cure, and they do give off harmful fumes. Latex or water based paints and stains dry more quickly and the coop can be used sooner. At any rate, consider temporary housing for a day or more till there are no paint odors.

 

[FranklinAdams]

Oil or alkyd based paints take a long time to dry and cure, and they do give off harmful fumes. Latex or water based paints and stains dry more quickly and the coop can be used sooner. At any rate, consider temporary housing for a day or more till there are no paint odors.

There have been no chickens in this coop since early June because of the bird mites. The sealing and painting has been done and is free of smell.

 

[Vickischics]

The paint used on the bottom of boats is Leaded. It helps keep the warm salt water from allowing barnacles to attach.
We had our boat painted every 2-3 years with Lead based paint.
The Bahamas uses a higher lead percentage on their boot bottoms.

Your correct. The paint is lead free.
It also deteriorates faster now too. But, its for the Best and better for the environment.