Help with wood/oil coating suggestions

[partndn]

I'm expanding my roost, and building new next boxes to better accommodate my 3 new pullets and a roo (woops).

I have plenty of 2x4 and 1x4 and plywood, plus a couple pallets if I need more.  

I want to work on this tomorrow as it's supposed to be one of the cooler days this week.  The new pullets are about ready to roost with everyone else, and should begin laying maybe August, give or take.

Is there a specific oil I could buy to paint onto my materials that will be good for aging, maybe deter bugs, and not harmful to the birds?

If you know of something, I'd appreciate input.

[Ozarks Tom]

I'd suggest Minwax Tung Oil or Watco Danish Oil. Either one is a penetrating oil that helps repel moisture. On horizontal surfaces you can just pour some on and wipe it in with a rag, on vertical surface apply with a brush and wipe it in with a rag. Oil finishes usually require 24-48 hours to cure with good ventilation.

Dispose of the oil soaked rags carefully, submerging them in water. Many a house has burned down due to spontaneous combustion of oily rags.

[partndn]

Thanks Tom, sounds good.  I'll check the hardware in the morning.  I can leave em outside to dry near the coop in my somewhat "holy" roofed garage.  There's enough covered area in there.

Good tip on the disposal!!  I will do that.

[partndn]

Well, I hit my local hardware and got the boiled linseed oil.
Any comments on that?

Tom recommended Minwax tung oil.  I googled and saw people who definitely preferred the Minwax over the Formby's tung oil.  Seemed to be quite a few opinions that the Formby's was not as good.
My hardware only had Formby's, so I went with the linseed.
They didn't have any danish oil so to speak.  I figured that was close to linseed?
I like supporting my downtown hardware as it's 120 years old, and still stands today almost exactly as it did when built. 

I haven't been able to try it as we're having rain and thunderstorms pop too often.
Even when it's not raining, it's been so humid here, I don't think a line of laundry could dry outside.

Supposed to be 100 coming soon.  ugh, not my kind of weather.

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I've used linseed oil on some antique wood chairs. No complaints.

[joebill]

If you are talking about inside woodwork, oil is pretty good, but it does tend to attract dust that likes to cling. Common to whitewash the inside of barns and stuff, mix of lime, water, maybe salt. Cheap as dirt....Joe