Good luck on your chicken keeping journey!
I was up to near 100 at one point. Around 20 at present. Considering one last incubation before packing it up for the year.
I'm with @azygous on this, and I free range my birds - they have acres.
Keeping food in the coop attracts vermin, not good. Simply scattering food attracts all sorts of things, again, not good. Throw them some scratch, if you must, for entertainment and to encourage them to scratch/forage in...