thanks folks - I have a lot to learn about all this, so...thanks for going slow.
I think my wife wants to make a coop - but depending on whatever other 10000 things we'll need to do at the "new" house, might go ahead and buy/modify.
New guy checking in. Moving to Armada at the end of the month; Chickens are a must have for the land we're getting! Going to browse around and check out sources/prices, etc.