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This one? It's a Little Tikes sandbox, I sometimes see them left on the curb for "Free" once someone's toddler outgrows it (which is how I got mine). I use peat moss as the material but if the birds have loose dirt in the yard that they like, you could just dig some up and use that instead.

The joy of internet/forum communication is sometimes what we write gets interpreted differently by the reader. ;)

Chickens don't really poop on most of the clutter, even if they do, I just knock it onto the ground. I mean, you're going to have to clean, no matter what form of litter/poop control you use. Not sure why you're implying that deep litter + cleaning a coop once a year is somehow more work than...

You can try it, but a lot of birds get nervous about using anything that sways/doesn't feel solid, like a swing.

Huh I never posted my clutter either, I just made comments haha. I don't have great photos of it though. This is my run layout. I move stuff around every once in a while (so right now the brooder and dust bath are swapped). All obstacles against a wall have extra openings cut out to give...

I think that's a perfectly fine solution if you're working with a little less space than you'd like. Even moving stuff around the run seems to be novel to chickens and gets them exploring around it again.

Just to note, you don't need as much stuff as shown in the photos. The birds still need open space to move about. In a smaller set up smaller obstacles are fine too - some overturned plant pots, wood ladders, unused patio furniture... the idea is to give birds a way to break line of sight if...