Here are a few things I have wished I had on my past coop/run areas. Some I added myself or built into a coop later, some are just dreams. These may not apply to you, but I offer them as food for thought. In no particular order.
Rain gutters draining roof runoff to rain barrel
Poop board...
:lau Texas tree lizard. But since everything is bigger in Texas, they'd be dragons anywhere else.
Very nice! Keep up the good work. I'm probably only a little less anxious than you to see it finished.
Saw the chunks of Austin stone and had to scroll up to confirm my suspicions: yup, Central Texas. Well done! Glad you are fencing off that crawl space. Folks our age got no business getting up under there. :old
Can't wait to see the finished product. Just be sure you have a way to get your...