The Old Folks Home

[pennyJo1960]

@microchick thank you great article and true if I spend the day inert boy do I pay for it ...
I am much better to stay active do not give in do not give up

 

[chickadoodles]

One of my daughters asked me why I was molesting the chickens...View attachment 1158787

That is to funny!

 

[chickadoodles]

Micro thanks for sharing that link. I will read it.

 

[microchick]

No problem. I know how many of us golden oldies here on the old folks home are dealing with chronic pain.

I wish I had that article about 30 years ago when people used to look at me and say, 'why, you look healthy? Whatever could you have wrong with you?' They had no concept of what rheumatoid arthritis could do to a person and yet have them look completely normal.

Congratulations on the new birds, Penny. I counted mine recently. 21 standards and a whopping 39 bantams. At the beginning of spring I had a total of 30 birds.

Dang that chicken math and prolific bantams! DH thinks it's funny and wanted to know if I was going to try for 100.

 

[pennyJo1960]

these are good healthy birds she has always given those to me... she knows also I am not made of money and has always given me good prices that are fair I pay a bit more as I always have pullets never a cockerel..
I do understand I have a very dear cousin severely affected with RH I have plain old arthritis thank god it may hurt like hell but on the outside you do not see that....

 

[CapricornFarm]

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?

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?

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.

I have used interior paint inside chicken coops without problems but i never pressure washed it or anything. I generally buy semi gloss if possible.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I thought it would help me to keep a brighter/cleaner/healthier coop.
These are just little cute coops...but I plan on painting the inside of my current coop and the building we plan to move into. By painting and sealing the cracks...less place for mites I thought. I want it easy clean. This will be for breeding groups and for broody coops.

And I'd like to see if the bright white helps influence laying during the darker winter months.

Doesn't everyone paint the inside of their coops? I thought it was required, lol. I like yellow in mine.

 

[pennyJo1960]

nope never have

 

[CapricornFarm]

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



get a light bulb lots cheeper

I pay $9- $12 a gallon for paint.

 

[Latestarter]

I want the building painted BEFORE I put any chickens in there so cleanup is easier... I can see myself pressure washing the inside if it's required.

I suggest building in stainless steel. Weld all seams vice bolt or screw, hence no cracks for mites/bugs. No problems with critters eating through the wood to get in. No fear of mold/mildew, no painting required. Unbeatable life expectancy. Safe unbeatable protection from bears and other large predators. Will take pressure washing with no problem. Side benefits: In summer, you have a ready made solar oven and easy after cooking clean up with a little dish soap and the pressure washer