Fantastic information! That kind of insight is much appreciated.
That is a good point about drainage. I won't have much of an idea until I move it and get to watch for a bit. It seemed rather dry but I won't know for sure until we get a rainy spring.
The appeal of the dirt floor, and deep bedding/litter is the compost for my garden. I want to create my homestead to work synergistically and efficiently. The compost happening in the coop so I can remove and apply quicker to the garden, was what I was hoping for.
Maybe it was just the 6x10 wood style, but I was unable to have more than 4 inches or so of bedding without issues with the human door. It was already tiny and I would hit my head, but bedding kept causing issues with opening it up. My bedding always stayed too dry to break down as well. Which was thankful over the alternative I suppose.
I know compost needs mass to occur and the dirt floor access would hopefully assist with microbe access. I'll do some more research in existing threads on the Deep Beddings effect on the wood structure over time.
The elevated coop also just was obnoxious when retrieving birds when I had poor planning and needed to grab some for butchering extra roos or gifting birds. So if I could get a benefit and remove an annoyance, it seems great.
