Totally understand that you want to help. High Street Coop is a newbie and only joined 8/14. Oh wait, so did you. We all want the best for our babies. Maybe it's more space, maybe it's a special kind of food or extra treats. I prefer making the extra effort of making fermented feed. They love it and I don't mind the extra time. Does it make them happier having it than regular feed? Maybe. I'd like to think so. The idea of a grand coop, and special do-dads to entertain is part of wanting out chickens to be happy. Feed them, give them plenty of fresh water, a little attention and as much space as you can spare and they will be happy forever. Chicken keeping is not hard.. It's easy and fun. And if you have a problem, there are a LOT of folks on here who will be happy to help. Good luck to you both.If they do not know any better, perhaps. It is not fair to compare to factory farms. They deserve to be happy, not to deal with it because someone else has it worse. I have gotten chickens from people who follow the ten square feet rule, and their chickens were definitely excited to be out, and waited at the door more anxiously to be let out than the chickens I have always let range. Once they get a taste of freedom they typically are not happy to be in. If it is literally all you have I guess it will work, but mayhaps you do not really need a bit of your yard and could give it to the chickens? Or let them range as often as possible. I just wanted to give advice in case it was not realized, that they prefer more. Just trying to help.