treated vs untreated coop * pics pg 2

[cray4en]

would you let your chickens live in a treated wood coop. i bought the wood, power saw, power drill, power stapler.......... and made my own coop. when i told everyone that i made it out of treated wood, everyone had the same reaction. BAD!!! Should I burn it and start over or is it fine to use. please give opinions!

cray

 

[4-H chicken mom]

It's fine. They use different stuff these days to treat the wood. Beside, I have never had a chicken eat my barn.

 

[chookchick]

That's just fine! Paint the whole inside with a semi-gloss paint, let it dry thoroughly, and they will be fine. I just wouldn't let them roost on treated wood that is not painted.

 

[Jeff in Colorado]

If it is good enough to build decks and playgrounds with, it's good enough for chickens. I've yet to see a drooly chicken suck on a treated 2 x 6, unlike several todlers I know. If you are truly concerned about it, call the lumber yard and have them fax or email you the MSDS sheet on it and you can read the safety sheet yourself.

 

[Mahonri]

I seriously would not worry about it.

perhaps I'd paint the roosts and nest perches... that's all.

 

[cray4en]

thank you. i got enough wood for three small coops 2x2x4 trying to save money by building my own and cringed at the thought of having to scrap it all. i will get some paint today.

cray

 

[patandchickens]

Next time it'd be better to use untreated (not so much for the chickens, as for the environment around the plants that *make* treated wood)... but provided you seal it well with paint or whatever, I would not worry about it at ALL.

BTW probably you were just using a figure of speech, but, just watned to comment that one should NEVER BURN TREATED WOOD.

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[teach1rusl]

But for future building projects, you can save money by just using the treated stuff for parts exposed to the the ground and weather...

 

[FireTigeris]

unless you live in FL...

 

[willheveland]

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Yes, treated lumber is more expensive. I only use it for ground contact. Other than that I don't see any advantage of using it. If you try painting what you got you may have to wait a while. Paint doesn't stick too good to new treated lumber. Post some pics. Will