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Some people like sand others don't, a lot of that will depend on your climate and how well the area drains...

There was recently a thread about this, people seem to use the terms 'deep bedding' and 'deep litter' as well as other terms universally... There are two distinctly different practices... In one people use a deep layer lot of 'dry' matter that dries out the poop and mechanically breaks down...

I would not chance staples against a dog or other predator pulling the fence, wood expands and contracts and staples loosen in time much faster then screws... I have seen barbed fence staples back out after a few years, wouldn't take much to pull them out at that point...

I use deep litter in my coop, little to no maintenance once it's up and running, I don't have a 'run' my birds get to roam a pasture when they are out so I won't comment on run ground cover... No staples are not going to cut it, screws and fender washers, metal rails and screws, wood slats and...

Chicken wire is designed to keep chickens in, it's not designed to keep predators out, and it won't... A stray dog, bobcat, coyote, raccoon or other larger predator can shred chicken wire within minutes... You really need 1/2" or 1/4" hardware cloth if you want to offer some degree of predator...