not using any special flooring /bedding in coop/run...should I?

[0die]

My coop is just sitting on the ground....the run portion is sitting on mostly bare ground/dirt and the house part is just bare wood floor with a removable poop board & roosts...

But I left them free range the yard most days so they are out running in the grass all day long...

if they lived their whole time confined I figured that would be different.

I'm not sure how putting wood chips, shavings, sand, gravel, peat moss, etc would be much different than regular dirt.

 

[Bryant Redhawk]

There is nothing wrong with your set up. The main reason for having something else is usually for ease of cleaning or keeping the run from becoming a muddy mess. If neither of these is an issue, why change just to change?

 

[DianaMallory]

But if you find that your floor is becoming mucky, pine shavings or even cheaper pine needle mulch from under a pine tree will help soak up the muck and make it a little cleaner for your hens.

 

[0die]

south texas is usually pretty dry...only gets damp/muddy occasionally and dries quick...

plus they got a separate pan of sand for dust baths and they are making dirt pits in a couple spots in the yard anyway...