what to seal my coop with?

[kari_dawn]

it looks like the floor and roof are pressure treated plywood. Can I put those in contact with the ground? I don't really have anything I can use to put it on at the moment. (I have it sitting on concrete right now to seal and paint and stuff, but won't have a way to do that in my coop) Can I use a tarp

 

[BairleaFarm]

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i like the "G"s in the back ground better than your coop

 

[cravenchx]

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i like the "G"s in the back ground better than your coop

Those are 2 of 4!
I wondered how long it would take to get a comment about
the "G"'s!

 

[CheerioLounge]

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Try to get it off the ground as soon as possible. Maybe some cinder blocks or similar. Moisture can wick up into the wood very easily. Also, for the floor, I put a sheet of linoleum down. It makes clean up a breeze.

 

[cravenchx]

"Also, for the floor, I put a sheet of linoleum down. It makes clean up a breeze."

Much easier!

 

[CheerioLounge]

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Jinx!

 

[kari_dawn]

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Try to get it off the ground as soon as possible. Maybe some cinder blocks or similar. Moisture can wick up into the wood very easily. Also, for the floor, I put a sheet of linoleum down. It makes clean up a breeze.

Cinder blocks are too tall (and I don't have $$ for the little flat ones). I have a wired top on my run, and it is on there GOOD.

 

[cravenchx]

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Try to get it off the ground as soon as possible. Maybe some cinder blocks or similar. Moisture can wick up into the wood very easily. Also, for the floor, I put a sheet of linoleum down. It makes clean up a breeze.

Cinder blocks are too tall (and I don't have $$ for the little flat ones). I have a wired top on my run, and it is on there GOOD.

What about regular bricks?

 

[kari_dawn]

I could probably use that!...if I can find some! *sigh* I wish money wasn't an issue, then my chickens could live in the taj mahal!

 

[Carols Clucks]

Cinder blocks are too tall?

Chickens like the shade under their coop if it is raised, but if the blind lacks the support for the floor it would not be a good idea. BUT, I would use those cinder blocks to make a "foundation" for the edges of the walls to sit on, pound a few short sections of rebar in the voids to keep them from moving around too much and then fill the center with some gravel. That should give you a drier foundation that will prolong the life of the structure.