There was some debate on whether to paint the floor of the coop or not. Painted floors are more water resistant and easier to clean. But because most people keep some kind of litter on the coop floor at all times to make the clean up of the droppings easier, bare floor does just fine as well. It came down to: if the floor was to be painted, it needed to be now or never. This week is forecast to be beautiful and a can of latex floor paint is $23. So my husband and I cleaned out the coop last weekend, and this week I painted the floor a nice brown. I like it better than gray for floors. And it didn’t cost any more than the gray, except for about 5 minutes to get it mixed (I went to the store early on a weekday). Totally worth it.

The paint needs 72 hours to fully cure, so I should be able to move things back in this weekend.