I think the conversation is leading to a fairly obvious question-
How many people are you feeding?
A couple has very different needs than a family w grandparents/ additional adults, and/ or a handful (or more) of kiddos/ teenagers -
I’m in the PNW so feel the mud and muck part of this, but am sure our challenges are not quite the same :/ .
I can say that, if you plan to keep at this long term, I do personally recommend constructing an insulated coop w a maintainable floor-
I have some floors that are wood (like, 2x12...