Over the years I've streamlined the chicken based chores to a bare 2 -5 min. each day, if that. Twice a year, I scoop the DL out and onto the garden and this only takes slightly longer than it used to take to rake out droppings every other day.
I have my feed can right next to my feeder inside the coop. My feeder is the trough style and placed up on blocks. It is wrapped in wire fencing so birds can't flick or shovel feed. I feed once per day about 4-5 scoops. My feed can is a 50 gal. metal trash can.
Waterer is also in the coop and consists of a black, rubber feed pan....easy to toss the water out the door of the coop and refill in seconds. I keep a jug of vinegar right inside the coop door and add it to the water every other time.
Chicken nestboxes are the old galvanized set with the attached roosting bars. I use hay for nesting which I turn if soiled, turn again if soiled, and finally just toss on the floor and grab some more hay out of the shed next door and replace. This only has to be done rarely....my birds don't sleep/poop in the nestboxes.
My roosts are round, thick tree branches that do not allow for poop buildup on the roosts. They are multileveled and tiered.
My pop door stays open all year, 24/7 and I don't have a run...I free range all the time along with my LGDs.
Every year I remove the frames out of my windows, these frames consist of wood framing over windows covered with hardware wire/chicken wire netting. The frames are covered with heavy gauge plastic and, when not in use, are stored up near the ceiling of the coop by simple bent nails.
I have my feed can right next to my feeder inside the coop. My feeder is the trough style and placed up on blocks. It is wrapped in wire fencing so birds can't flick or shovel feed. I feed once per day about 4-5 scoops. My feed can is a 50 gal. metal trash can.
Waterer is also in the coop and consists of a black, rubber feed pan....easy to toss the water out the door of the coop and refill in seconds. I keep a jug of vinegar right inside the coop door and add it to the water every other time.
Chicken nestboxes are the old galvanized set with the attached roosting bars. I use hay for nesting which I turn if soiled, turn again if soiled, and finally just toss on the floor and grab some more hay out of the shed next door and replace. This only has to be done rarely....my birds don't sleep/poop in the nestboxes.
My roosts are round, thick tree branches that do not allow for poop buildup on the roosts. They are multileveled and tiered.
My pop door stays open all year, 24/7 and I don't have a run...I free range all the time along with my LGDs.
Every year I remove the frames out of my windows, these frames consist of wood framing over windows covered with hardware wire/chicken wire netting. The frames are covered with heavy gauge plastic and, when not in use, are stored up near the ceiling of the coop by simple bent nails.
ey already have snap hooks on each end - and attach to eye hooks on the ceiling beams - easy! Outside, we have another hanging waterer in the open barn. Flimsy disposable plastic plates from Dollar General (4/$1) made tops for the feeders that kept the young chickens from jumping on/pooping in them - measure the width of the handle base, poke holes then cut a slit between them. Multiple feeders/waterers plus plenty of outdoor time really cuts down on refills, plus all the grazing they do must be good for them as they look & act healthy, have never laid a thin shelled egg, and we get 6-7 eggs a day from 7 hens. We keep their extra feed in a step-to-open garbage can in the coop - it has a rounded lid, so they can't sit on it and get it dirty. We do dlm, no poop boards, have 1 2x6 roost, some smaller roosts, and some old secured ladders for roosting/playing. Occasionly, I take a hand-held hoe and scrape these off into a bucket, then toss into the compost, but I could just let them fall to the litter. We also have 6 wood nest boxes inside and 4 outside that are so big that 4 young chickens can sleep comfortably in them - thank goodness they got out of that habit! We use finer pine shavings in them, fluffing occasionaly, and so far - after about 3 mos. laying - I haven't seen any poop in them at all. We built the inside nest boxes with a storage area on top that has a slanted door. It really comes in handy to have a place to stash scissors (open feed bags, clip wings), gloves (disposable for poo, regular for raking), face masks (breathing the poo dust is bad - wear when raking/scraping), eye protection (chickens like shiny - wear when handling, also good when stirring up dust), scrub brushes, alcohol swabs, hand sanitizer, paper towels, wet wipes, olive oil (for their legs and combs), etc. 
