The shed is here.... OMG NOW WHAT! - Page 7

You could always give them a box full of fine dirt and DE for a dustbath so they leave the floor alone.

You'll find things will be a LOT roomier when your run is done, my 17 chicks are 14 weeks and are only in my 8X8 coop when they sleep so don't worry about it being too small.  I could probably keep 100 of them in there right now, they all roost in the same 3' section of roost space lol.  Makes my job scooping the poop board easier though!  It'll open up once everything is done and off the floor.

I have a gravity 5 gal waterer and I hate it!  I can never get it open by myself, the first time DH opened it for me  but the next time he wasn't home so my 14 year old daughter and I both had an end and were twisting and turning (while the chichens stared at us lol) for 5 minutes before it budged.  I'm getting 5 gal buckets with nipples as soon as I can afford it.

Feeders, I feed fermented feed which cuts way down on chicken smell so I use glass bread pans right now and plan on switching to a pvc trough as soon as money permits.

We have a 5 gallon bucket with nipples for the waterer.  It's great for keeping the water clean.  We love it.  Our feeder is unique.  It feeds from the outside of the coop through a wide elbow type pipe. ( I need to get a picture) It falls into a round bowl type area that was constructed just small enough that they have a hard time scratching it out all over the place.  Works great for us.

 You asked about what goes on top of the crush/run, in our stable we have the crush stone and then they put a mesh barrier then rubber mats. The mesh barrier looks like the kind of mesh used for grass reseeding. Any liquids seep into the crushed stone, and the pine shavings stay in place and dry quickly. I use sweet PDZ horse stall freshener sprinkled through out for smells, and we have a 3 inch deep poop deck filled with sweet PDZ that I scoop daily--No chicken smell--the ammonia gas is broken down instantly and you can use it in your cats litter box, under for clumping litter, on top for non-clumping.

 It may be a little late but I'd watch the tops of the block and the bottom of the shed walls for rot, usually you would put a moisture barrier along the tops where it's in contact with the walls.

 I think you got a marvelous coop, your girls should settle in better when they leave the "teenage" months.

Just found this thread and read the whole thing. You should post pics of the finished product!

I am in the process of building one and am about 3/4 the way done and so ar i am at $15.00 spent.

I think I will start a thread as well cause I have a few questions. Looks like you got alot of good input here.