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I find that the more freedom they have, the farther they range. You should be fine to let them out for supervised range time if you do so towards the end of the day. They tend to stay close to the coop at that time. I've been giving my flock freedom almost all day long. At mid day, I have to...

The cold would be my greatest reason for never choosing to build a coop/run on a concrete base. Unless there was a very deep footing, the concrete wouldn't last more than 2 seasons. And, it would be a very cold base for the DL to rest on. For DL to work well, it needs to have contact with the...

If you have the concrete pad, and it makes sense to use it for your run, then do so. Rats can easily breach a 1" hole, so your run will not be rat or mouse free. As Howard states, building a deep composting litter on top of the concrete would be your best maintenance option: in terms of...