has anyone psinted there coop?

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i mean like those candy colours you see those silly expescive ones(no offence if you have one your very lucky i am poor)
is this a silly idea? have just got my coop its lovely but dd has expressed that she would like it painted (i quite like the idea to) is it maddness? what have you done with your coops?

ha ha ha have just read my title it looks like im asking if you have pissed in you coop sorry i meant painted

i did briefly consider painting mine cream or pale green and then i remembered brown stuff - mud, poo - and decided to stick to brown fence paint for mine

they were just the colours i was thinking about hmm maybe its clear preserver then
thanks

you'll be able to see the poo better on a painted coop, though - means it'll be easier to clean off!

seriously, though, you shouldn't get poo on the outside of the coop.
have a look on backyard chickens

tehre are hundreds of coops that have been painted in all sorts of ways - i like the ones that look like houses!

oh good beacause iv just finished putting on the second coat of a beautifull sage green and intend to paint cream stripes tomorrow and a heart on the door just couldnt help myself it looks so pretty

it sounds lovely. can i see a pic?

will post one when its finished and chucks are in, befor it becomes dirty though i have to say the paint is really good i think to be honest hot soapy water evry so often will bring it up a treat (i hope)

We are getting chickens and I've just assembled the coop. Do I need to use a special wood preservative to paint it or is something like Cuprinol ok? I'd just be painting the outside.

What kind of paint have you used?

Cuprinol garden shades. Found a website selling expensive chicken houses that said they would paint them any colour from this range. Figured it must be ok. It's water based preservative.

Sorry just realised that question was meant for the OP!

I don't mind who answers it! I used Ronseal Woodlands trust today, and added a little poster paint for colour. Not finished yet, but it's looking much better! Very pleased with my mother's day endeavours!

Ours is silver birch roof, lavender walls and sweet pea (pink) inside! The run matches (not the pink though as that would have been OTT)!

Sounds amazing! I wasn't going to do inside, but then... Hmmmmm, you've got me thinking now!

Mine is like a beach hut. Pale yellow with light blue roof and detail.

Yours sounds great. I thought painting the inside might make it easier to clean out especially if I want to hose it down periodically.

I have bought a vat load of Cuprinol garden shades in the Country Cream. We have a collection of different rabbit/guinea/chicken/quail homes and runs and hoping this will make them all 'match' iykwim?

Just finished quail and piggie, they look rather fetching against the green grass.