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It looks like you are looking at the natural way, you might want to look up the benefits of adding DE to the food as well, I don't know much about how they add it, but I have come across many threads where people swear by it for the health benefits. Something to think about.

No, that poster is going the natural way. It is a personal choice and I hope they can provide advice on anything else you can use natural. I personally have sand for them to bathe in and I use poultry dust on my birds to prevent lice and mites.

No, they hide in the wood itself and come out at night. I have used paint but not stain so I will let someone else answer that one. Burn some wood for the ash. Peat and DE are usually found at farm supply stores and feed stores.

Why would you want plastic to cover the walls? You should seal the wood to help prevent mites hiding in it, so I don't understand the need for plastic. The tarp over part of the run is a good idea, not only does it protect them from the rain, but it also provides shade. Most of us put windows...

Let it sit in the sun and dry out completely before painting. I live in Louisiana and it seems that when you want to build something it just has to rain. This happened to my coop during build as well. I have had the random scrap of osb sitting in the yard for long times and is holds together...