Tractor Supply 18 chicken coop - how to seal the bare wood? Plus a few other ???

[KyCoop]

One thing about prefabs (i know , there is more than one) is how light and easily tossed or even shifted in high wind.
Do you have you setup strapped to the ground at all?

 

[The Yardbird Life]

One thing about prefabs (i know , there is more than one) is how light and easily tossed or even shifted in high wind.
Do you have you setup strapped to the ground at all?

Definitely a good idea!

I have a bit smaller prefab that I completely painted with a Zinser Exterior Anti Mold and Mildew paint while it was still in pieces and then built it. In an effort to reduce the potential of the entire coop being lifted, I bought fresh green pressure treated 4x4x8 lumber, lifted the coop one side at a time, and put the 4x4 lumber underneath each side, squared it up and secured the corner joints, then strapped the coop to the rectangular framework with steel 90* angle steel. Serves the purpose of getting the coop's less desirable woodwork out of the dirt as well as making it very, very heavy to lift. It also allows 4" of deep bedding on the coop floor that doesn't make heavy contact with the coop's marginal wood. A couple-a-few ground stakes around the circumference of the heavy frame to attach it all to the ground was just to finalize the anchorage.