To paint or not to paint?

[patandchickens]

IMO it's best to paint the inside of the nestboxes too. Seals the wood and crevices better in case you ever have to battle mites. If you're worried about paint making it too bright in there, use dark paint

JMHO,

Pat

 

[Orchid]

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Those stick-on shower walls never stick. To anything. Take it from me, a plumbing saleswoman who does not ever recommend stick-on shower walls.

I'd screw 'em on!

In regards to painting, I just finished painting the interior of my little coop with exterior high gloss polyurethane. What a pain in the butt. I kept telling myself I'd be glad I did it in the long run, and I'm sure I will, but I sure wasn't glad while I was doing it!

Which, come to think of it, is probably why every other member of the house stayed well away from the garage while painting was in progress...

 

[flgardengirl]

If you go to walmart and look in the paint section on the shelves sometimes (very often) you will find paint that was mixed up and the customer changed thier minds. I found several very pretty colors of interior and exterior gallons of paint for between 3.00 and 7.00.

 

[jjhere]

Great idea. Thanks!

 

[rocketdoctor]

Great idea for getting bad paint batches. Will the chickens be ok if i put them in the coop shortly after its been painted?

 

[darkmatter]

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That was the recommendation in the literature when I built my Coop in B.C. (before computers). The roost was recommended due to having a rough enough surface for the chickens to perch on. If I remember right the nest boxes are suppose to be unpainted for the dark and for the wood to breathe and not sweat moisture. Anyway, that's the way my Coop has been for over 15 years.

 

[kla37]

We used deck stain on the inside surfaces of the coop. I found a couple suggestions for that before I found out everyone is painting them! I just wanted to help preserve the wood and make it somewhat waterproof. Worked on the deck so..... Hope I didn't just make my life more difficult.

 

[JanetSmithery]

If you're looking for cheap paint options, you might try a Habitat for Humanity ReStore if you've got one in your area. Mine stocks paint, and for $1-8 dollars depending on what they have to do for the tint, the local Benjamin Moore place in my town tints it. I just bought a gallon of excellent-quality porch paint and in the exact color I wanted for $13 dollars.

 

[frog522]

I wasn't planning to paint at first, but I'm convinced it will help with cleaning...and also easier to see when the coop needs cleaning. I'm on board with the painting. Coop construction still underway...

Seeing how my first time chickens haven't been outside yet, the thought of having to keep the coop and run clean (free of any sort of smell) gives me a big headache. I daydream about having some sort of chicken harness that carries a tiny bucket underneath them all the time... the folks on BYC are creative! Maybe we can come up with something?

 

[jjhere]

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LOL...I like the way you think! Our chicklets have been free-ranging in the yard while the coop is under construction. Must say, their droppings are nectar of the gods for the flies - we have way more than usual. They're also having a great time rolling around in my flower beds and eating my plants (not the weeds). C'est la vie.

Let me know when you have that bucket prototype ready - happy to test it for you!

Julie