Should I paint the roost and ramp?

[Chocobo]

I want to be able clean the roost and the ramp easily but I'm afraid if I use the same gloss or semi gloss paint I'm planning for the inside walls then the chickens will slip and not get a good grip.
Any suggestions on the best way to handle this?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I don't paint them but I'm also not fastidious about perfect cleanliness either.

 

[zookeeper15133]

You could paint them, then while the paint is still sticky, sprinkle some sand on them. You have paint and the girls have traction.

 

[7L Farm]

I painted my ramp & have seen photo's of people who painted their roost.

 

[pawsplus]

I didn't get around to painting my most recent ramp and am sorry about that. It's rotting away! I'm about to make a new one and it WILL be painted. I put on 2 coats, then sprinkle sand on the second while it's still wet, for traction. Works great!

 

[Opa]

I've used ramp with cleats are added but found that dirt would accumulate in front of them. The last several coops I've built I staple a strip of welded wire to the ramp. It provides excellent traction with minimal dirt accumation.

 

[mulia24]

unfortunately, I don't have any roost

they simple sleep on a wood box..

but, I think it would be great if you paint them since that will make it last longer.

 

[Chocobo]

If I put sand on the paint would that make it harder to clean? I would think a scraper might catch on the sand grains and take paint off with it.

 

[m_shuman]

I painted mine with Duramax semi gloss exterior paint (the paint and primer all in one) they don't seem to have a problem sitting on the roosts or walking up the ramp. I would think that putting sand on it would make it harder to clean. I wipe mine down with a rag after squirting it with the hose about once a week to keep the white clean.

 

[pawsplus]

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I don't paint roosts. They don't usually poop on roosts anyway--they poop off the back of them.

And I don't find that my chix poop on the ramp--they are just using it to come and go so it seems to stay pretty clean. Hose it off a few times a year--that does it!