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I have read that, too. That said, experience has taught me that what you "read" about can be very different from what you actually "see" or experience. People can describe things, and then when you actually see the set-up it is a lot different from what you imagined it would be. I'd be cautious about trying that unless I actually witnessed a set-up where it really worked.
Microbes help break down compost, but that doesn't mean I'd want my animals walking, living in, sleeping near said compost. Not to mention, compost is a huge attraction for rats. They like to dig into the warmth of it.
Common sense needs to come into play into animal husbandry, as well.
As for your question - I have a dirt floor in my run. I scoop it. It is a small run so I scoop it daily. Those with larger runs wouldn't need to do that, but I need to so my girls always have a clean place to walk around on. They poop a lot. It doesn't take long before my girls won't have clean places to walk if I don't scoop. But it also only takes about 5 minutes of my time to completely scoop the entire coop and run each day. I also keep a sprinkling of oyster shell and cherry grit over the top of the dirt floor.
This kind of reinforces how someone may read about something that may not translate into what everyone should do. If I had just told you that I scoop daily, and you have a huge run, you might imagine someone scooping a huge run on a daily basis. I've seen large runs that I wouldn't scoop daily - no way! But, mine is small, so I have to if I want my tiny flock to stay healthy.
I can't hand feed a baby bird.
