Thanks everyone for your input. The information on how the shavings are detrimental was particularly helpful in trying to make this decision. Assuming the coop isn't a complete flop I'll try to put up the details once it's done.
We are preparing for our first chicks (six or so Brahmas) and I've been tasked with building the coop for them. After doing some research, I think we're going to start with an Ark. Specifically, I am planning on building something along the lines of the Boughton 903 just a bit bigger. (We...