[mohs.ayaz]

Hello everyone once again. I'll be receiving my new coop tomorrow. Can i use ronseal fencs treatment on the coop or does it have to be something else.

[joyfull]

check to see if it is bat friendly - if it is safe for bats then yes it will be safe for your hens 

[mohs.ayaz]

Thanks joyfull i will check. Should it say on the bottle?

[joyfull]

if not email or ring the manufacturers 

[joyfull]

Cuprinol say their shades treatment is safe for chickens :-

http://www.cuprinol.co.uk/features/animals/chicken_house.jsp

[Willow_Warren]

I use cuprinol garden shades for almost everything!  I love the bright colours and it specifically says it's animal safe (with is good news for bunnies which are chewers - less applicable for chickens perhaps as I've not noticed them nibbling away at the wood of their coop  )

Hannah

[Sassy]

I think there is a warning about pets on the tin of Ronseal fence treatment. I always use Cuprinol.

[mohs.ayaz]

I will check tonite.. Thank u sassy

[pepsi100]

I have used both, on my run, coop, and even fences, BUT I didnt have any hens in there, I am waiting until they are old enough to go out, it should be well weathered by the time they go out there

[andy46]

I used ducksback from cuprinol its fantasic as it has wax in and keeps everything watertight and it comes in different colours too,

[pepsi100]

I tried ducks back, it wouldnt spray on, had to use a brush, made it hard work, needed 203 coats as well

[joyfull]

needed 203 coats as well

How many coats   

[pepsi100]

needed 2-3 coats as well

How many coats   

Ooops, sorry that should have read 2-3 coats, I ended up putting on 3 coats, as it was very patchy, I ended up using the Ronseal spray on for the rest of the coop, and then on the outside, faster quicker and didnt use as much, but still done the job

[splash101]

  Pepsi, maybe it felt like 203 coats, thats how it feels with my on going battle with garden fences

[pepsi100]

Pepsi, maybe it felt like 203 coats, thats how it feels with my on going battle with garden fences

You could be right there, I started at the top, it ran down, so painted over the runs, when it dried it was patchy as hell, so another coat, same thing, so it was a final 3rd coat, still looked patchy, so I used the spray, its done now, looks fine, but with all the coats, it will probably last forever now

But just remember to do both sides