When painting a chicken coop one of the most important considerations is to ensure that the paint you are using is non toxic. Even if the chickens do not, or are unable to pick the paint off and ingest it, often times toxic paint will emit fumes when heated by the sun, or leech chemicals into the water or feed of the chickens. Whitewash, a mixture of lime and water, is a traditional painting application, and is beneficial as it is a natural disinfectant and parasite repellent, but while the whitewash is still wet the chickens must be kept away as it is highly caustic.
Whitewash is also very inexpensive to make, and the lime can often be bought at a feed store. Acrylic paint is also a favorite, as it is more inexpensive then other paints, comes in a variety of colors, and is readily available at all hardware stores. Mixing a bit of sand into the paint where the chickens will be walking increases their traction. One of the more interesting uses of paint I have seen in a coop was the application of a strip of chalk board paint on the side of the wall used to keep track of laying hens.
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