I like the bar across the bottom to keep bedding in idea. I will be adding that on. I haven't finished the roosting bars yet so i might make that change as well. My closet rods are a little more than an inch thick and solid wood. My chicks right now are babies and three are still in eggs. In the end I will have: 2 easter eggers, 1 lavender orpington, 1 golden buff, 1 black australop, and 1 welsummer. They seem to average around 5-6lbs a hen. I am still designing the run as just a 16x8 enclosure which i can walk into without ducking my head. Any other words of wisdom are appreciated. This is my first chicken experiment. Being a newbie I am bound to make mistakes.