I agree. We put in a mini orchard already on a bit of the land that won't be affected by building- fruit trees (apples, plums, apricots, figs, pawpaws and persimmons), berry bushes (blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, and boysenberries), and vines (grape and maypops). I wanted to given...
That’s great. We bought some rural land last year and plan to build in a year and put chickens in then. In the meantime I am doing what you seem to be doing - thinking through various coop/run options.