I hear ya on the rocks. I have a decent stash close to the coop but the rest I'll have to load from the pile into my trailer and haul to the coop then bench press and arrange. Not looking forward to that either.
lol on the beagle. We have the brooder set up in a spare bedroom so we can have...
Dude! That looks great!!! I think the rocks are a great idea. I have a pretty extensive pile of sand stone here. I plan to do the same thing inside and out. We already have a ridiculous amount of rock gardens on the property so the coop and run should fit right in.
I use a ton of pocket screws but I didn't even realize that there were stainless ones until now. I see what you mean by "bite the bullet". Them babies are expensive for 2 1/2!!
Love the run! It's looking great. I'm following closely. The area for our run slopes away from the coop so I'm going to have to compensate for that. Still not exactly sure how the best way will be for us.