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Made in the UKPaint your chicken coop
From natural wood to bold and colourful statements, Protek Wood Stain and Protect and Royal Exterior are both hen-friendly wood stains.
We are a business of animal lovers and we have made it our business to develop wood stains and paints that are water based, low VOC, low odour and non toxic which makes them safe to house our feathered friends.
With over 100 colours to choose from you can turn a coop into a mini palace just perfect for laying an egg or two!
Here is a throwback to (and an all-time favourite) our 2012 Win with Wood Winner, Derek Saunders from Cambridge. Derek painted stripes on his own designed and beautifully built coop to re-home hens he was asked to take on.
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Here are some more of our favourite colours for chicken runs and coops, we like these as we find them calming colours, but chickens can be very responsive to colour so make sure you do a bit of research first to make sure your chickens are going to be happy! We love colour be we are not experts in chickens!
But we are experts on paint safety, VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds) are released into the air as the paint dries, some of these can be carcinogens and are a risk to health, especially in enclosed areas like animal housing When Protek started almost 40 years ago most people used lead based paints and creosote BUT we wanted to be different, so we worked on a formulation that was water based. Because all our products are water based, low odour,low VOC’s and non-toxic, they are totally safe to use around animals.
In addition, all our products are regularly tested and checked against European Safety rules. ALL of the stains and paints have passed EN71-3 which reports no traces of chemicals harmful to animals making them safe to use as well as being suitable for animal housing.
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Animal Hutches
You can keep your hutches the standard colour they come in, but upgrade the treatment and use weather-proof Timber Eco Shield for that more natural look. Or give them a designer home in greys and neutrals, like Thumper & Flower.
It is really important that rabbits, guinea pigs, general furry friends have space to hop, run, exercise and play. Whether your ‘accommodation’ is indoors or outdoors, we have plenty of rabbit friendly wood stains for you.
There are lots of choices to suit your taste and budget, so you could always really spoil them and give them a splash of Royal Exterior Wood Finish.
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Stables
Our Stable Coat is a brilliant waterproofing product that is used by professional yards. It’s great value and easy to use . You can spray it, which makes the job even faster. The horses can even go back in the same day.
Available in a range of traditional colours suitable for stables. Pale Green, is that just pressure treated timber look, perfect for keeping your stables looking fresh and new. Golden Brown is the colour we did to copy the old creosote look, and Black the ultimate style statement for a stable.
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Bird Boxes
If like us you enjoy seeing our feathered friends in your garden then you will be delighted to know that our range of wood stains are safe to use on bird boxes.
Working with the RSPB we have found that our water based Wood Stain & Protect range is safe for all types of animal housing including birds. Our EN71-3 reports no traces of chemicals harmful to animals and birds, including chicks. On the strength of this the RSPB are happy to use and endorse Wood Stain and Protect along with the National Trust who already have Wood Stain and Protect on their bird feeders and houses.
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