thanks. didn't think about lighting...
and the run does have wire floor. I gave them some leaf mulch from the yard and some grass has grown in, so you can't see the wire.
i have 6 hens and a roo (mixed golden and brown). they all hatched out the week before christmas, and have been laying reliably since right at 6 weeks old. but because of weather issues, i didn't get their outside run done until about a month ago. meanwhile they were laying like champs in their...