What did you use for your inside walls?

[sgtmom52]

We used 1/8" luan plywood over insulation then painted it with semigloss paint.

 

[dirtsaver]

I don't have pics of the inside of our coop but it's a rough mismash of whatever was laying around. The walls around the roosts are covered with an old tub/shower surround that was left over from a remodel project. It's hard plastic and "stuff" does not cling to it, it's easy to clean and helps keep the wind off the girls. The lower part of the rest of the walls have scraps of paneling and plywood(to about 24" high) and the upper part of the walls are not covered inside.

I figure the chickens don't care about pretty paint or paneling, just a comfortable place to stay!

 

[clairabean]

My coop is quite older. It has wooden planks on the walls. I have since painted them white.

 

[bobbieschicks]

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Ditto this. I used an oil-based, exterior semi-gloss on the inside (backside of T111). I actually painted the studs and wallboards during construction because I didn't want to be inside the coop painting it. It's very washable. I went with sky blue so the birds would feel like they were in the great outdoors

ETA: I found my paint on clearance sale but look for a table of mistints or head to the Habitat Restore for a gently used gallon of good paint, cheap.

My quail coop is constructed just like this, and I find that it is pretty hard to clean out because there are so many corners that they poop in. (On each side of the 2x4's at ground level.) The quail are much smaller though, so they can stand on the 2x4's. Do the chickens not poop in the corners? Painting the backside of the plywood and the framing would be much cheaper....

No they can't get on the horizontal areas to stand on them. You could paint the plywood and then hang it.
I use a mud scraper to scrape up poop and sandbox scoop to scoop it out of the manure box.

 

[ll]

plywood - primed with 1 coat of exterior trim primer and painted with exterior paint, 2 coats.

 

[Ole rooster]

Mines paint with two coats of primer and two coats of interior gloss white. But when a hen is on the roost on loose at the rear end, I don't care what color it is there's splatter.

 

[darkmatter]

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Inside walls? That's the other side of my plywood sheathing. I painted mine only to facilitate the light coming in the windows. See my BYC page for pics of my setup-----nothing fancy, just utilitarian.

 

[colonel sander]

7/16 osb at HD for 6 bucks a 4x8 sheet. I caulked all the corners and then gave it about 4 coats of a gloss exterior grade paint. It cleans up great.

 

[JackE]

No inside walls, Just white paint. IMO, inside walls just give bad things (Mice, bugs, mites) a nice secure out of sight place to live. By painting the inside white, it brightens up the coop by reflecting the sunlight throughout the coop. Also, it makes it much easier to see spiders or any other kind of insects that may be trying to set up house in the coop.
Jack

 

[MamaManda]

Thanks everyone for the information!! My husband is voting for painting the backside of the plywood siding and framing as many of you have done. I'm not sold yet, as I like the look of finished inside walls, and the price of existing framework walls.

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Good point JackE. Our coop is set between a small creek and our compost pile, both of which attract large mice. (Maybe they're rats, I don't know.) They moved into my compost bins quick. I've been having to waste a lot of energy keeping them out. I'd prefer to not give them accommodations in the coop as well.

@Ole Rooster - LOVE your beadboard! I tried to talk my husband into the idea, but he thinks it's unnecessary. Psh! I disagree. Visually pleasing features are essential in every part of life and chicken keeping.

Do you use sand throughout the entire coop or just under roosts? I was planning on using pine shavings, but I like the idea of sifting the poop out . How often do you have to change the sand? Where do you get your sand?