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superchemicalgirl said:
Anyone ever have a bloodhound? My godmother has puppies due next week and is pretty insistent that I get one.

Not a huge fan of dogs (had a bunch growing up that I loved, but long story, the past 20 or so years I've only been in contact with HellHounds that bite, growl and are scary, and so don't like dogs).
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:sick I hate dogs, just say no.

Wickedchicken6 said:
I have a question regarding paint and painting the inside of the new coops we purchased. (I hate painting by the way)

I bought non VOC, interior latex paint. Now I'm second guessing myself.

Should I have purchased the non VOC, exterior paint? I didn't buy it because it has mildewcide and I questioned having that for the chickens. However I don't believe the paint should be flaking since it's on fresh wood. Maybe mildewcide WOULD be a good thing?:barnie :he

I'm also questioning the interior paint standing up to the temperature changes. These building will have experience a considerable fluctuation in temps in their lifetimes. Maybe exterior paint is the better choice? :confused: :he

I was reading on how interior paint is made to be/dry harder and how exterior paint is made to dry softer...if you can call it that...so it can flex in extreme temps. I want the building painted BEFORE I put any chickens in there so cleanup is easier. I also want to seal up any little cracks where the wood meets. I want it brighter for the chickens and more visible to so I can detect pests. I can see myself pressure washing the inside if it's required. I have that black matting for the floor that I can pull out and wash independently. :th
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I have no idea what kind of paint or whitewash you should use..

I used leftover interior paint on the inside of my coop...I like it...it has lasted... :hu
 
ronott1 said:
I Know!
The things we do to keep our birds healthy....
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Yes! Sometimes I wonder what I'm doing all this extra work for. :th
And my initial want of 5 chickens didn't include the vision of checkin' chicken butts. Or any part of them for that matter. :th
 
Alaskan said:
nope, not at all. Still stuck on the walls.
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General consensus of most is that I'm making a mountain out of a mole hill. Perhaps I am.:confused: I always kill it first (whatever decision I'm making) and then proceed. :p

This is the most expensive interior paint...it was on sale and cheaper than what I was going to buy. Maybe I'm good then. :caf

You can just imagine how painful it is when we buy a vehicle. :lau
 
superchemicalgirl said:
Anyone ever have a bloodhound? My godmother has puppies due next week and is pretty insistent that I get one.

Not a huge fan of dogs (had a bunch growing up that I loved, but long story, the past 20 or so years I've only been in contact with HellHounds that bite, growl and are scary, and so don't like dogs).
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Bloodhounds are wonderful breed be ready for the bray I live their sounds get her as early as possible take her on a leash to the chickens as she tries to play they will train her

Wickedchicken6 said:
I have a question regarding paint and painting the inside of the new coops we purchased. (I hate painting by the way)

I bought non VOC, interior latex paint. Now I'm second guessing myself.

Should I have purchased the non VOC, exterior paint? I didn't buy it because it has mildewcide and I questioned having that for the chickens. However I don't believe the paint should be flaking since it's on fresh wood. Maybe mildewcide WOULD be a good thing?:barnie :he

I'm also questioning the interior paint standing up to the temperature changes. These building will have experience a considerable fluctuation in temps in their lifetimes. Maybe exterior paint is the better choice? :confused: :he

I was reading on how interior paint is made to be/dry harder and how exterior paint is made to dry softer...if you can call it that...so it can flex in extreme temps. I want the building painted BEFORE I put any chickens in there so cleanup is easier. I also want to seal up any little cracks where the wood meets. I want it brighter for the chickens and more visible to so I can detect pests. I can see myself pressure washing the inside if it's required. I have that black matting for the floor that I can pull out and wash independently. :th
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get a light bulb lots cheeper
 
My shed converion has a weird history. When we bought our farm we were told that close to were the shed is there was once upon a time a mobile home. When we looked in the shed, which wasn't in the greatest of shapes, we found that it had once had a toilet in it along with the shower. The shower was still there and we wanted to take out the crappy bathtub that was in the house and put the shower in it's place but we couldn't take the shower apart as it was caulked and we couldn't get it to fit through the door either. We wound up tearing out the north facing wall so we could get the shower stall out and cleaned. The shed's interior was once upon a time quite nice. Paneled on the bottom and painted on top half and ceiling with an enamel of some sorts. The 500 gallon diesel tank takes up more than half of the tank and the rest became our chicken coop. We built a wall, used corrugated metal sheeting on the walls and left the paint as is. God knows what kind it is. Hopefully not lead based but sooner or later I'm going to have to repaint the ceiling or scrub off all the fly .....crap.

So I'm following this with interest so when the time comes I can figure out what kind of paint to use.

I get a newsletter on line from a site that deals with back pain/arthritis pain/ and chronic pain. I got this post from them today and it's probably one of the best articles I've ever read about dealing with chronic pain from arthritis. The name of the article is:

Someone with Arthritis Wants You to Know

Here is the link: https://www.arthritis-health.com/blog/what-someone-arthritis-wants-you-know?source=enews
 

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