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Since the sand is in the coop and will stay dry, it can be used as bedding without a problem. Sand works the best when scooped off regularly though. It would only take a few moments to scoop the poop off the top of the sand with a cat litter scoop each morning. You'll have to collect eggs...

I completely understand this, but don't think that just because they don't perch there there wont be poop all over the coop. Theres going to be poop their anyway, but probably more if there roosting their. That is something that is very common and problematic with prefabs. It is very rare to...

This is actually a great idea. I have a very similar setup in my bantam run. Mine is a handmade perch very similar to this...

This idea could work actually, though you would have to put in a bit extra time. You could use the sandbox method for poop catchment. Nail some boards together in the proper dimensions to sit under the roost bar that would be placed just above the nest boxes. Maybe about 2ft wide, and as long as...

I can see that being a concern. Is there a way to better space the bars? Possibly move the lower bar to the other side of the 2x4 it is against? I'd also encourage you to try and add more roost space. One bar has about 5.5 ft of space. I re did my math, and both bars together would only have 11...

That coop is approximately 34 sq ft, so considering minimum space requirements of 2sq ft. per bird, should be large enough for 15 hens. About 10 ft of bar space, so a bit tight for 15 birds. If you are planning on getting more chickens in the future, than you will need a larger coop. For your...

What the the dimensions of the coop? How many long are the roosting bars?