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Maybe you could put down a scrap of carpet, or some kind of mat, that they cannot kick out?

I agree with letting them get used to it before putting chickens in. If you are moving it into the run, you might want the chickens shut in their coop while you actually do the moving. No matter whether they are scared or curious, being in the coop will keep them safe and out from underfoot.

@Aunt Angus responded sooner than I did, and posted a picture of what I meant. It's like a combo of a covered run and a run-in shed, shrunk to chicken size. (Hers has a rabbit in it.)

YES! That is almost exactly what I was trying to describe!

I would suggest it be a rectangle shape, longer than it is wide. Put solid walls on one end, and part of the sides at that end. Put hardware cloth on the rest of each long side, and the other short end. Roof the whole thing, and put bedding everywhere inside it. That way she can get in and out...