We finally got finished with the girls house....I think...I may add a swing. They've got a sand bath, several branches to roost on, indoor outdoor water, hay to scratch in. I love my 13 girls and can't wait for eggs!
No Free Feather we don't free range, we lost an entire flock to predators last year. We let them out sometimes when we are sitting there with them, my husband with a shotgun for hawks, but otherwise we try to keep them happy in the run and coop.
don't your birds sit on the branch roost and poop into the water? Mine did and since it's a smaller coop, I had to find a plastic lid a bit larger than the waterer, cut a slot in the center and put it over the handle to protect the water.