This.
We're all different in our preferences and management styles. Fortunately, chickens are tough, adaptable animals who are capable of thriving in a wide array of setups assuming that their basic needs of food, weather-protection, and elbow room are met. :)
I don't worry about cleaning poop off the run furniture. My run has no cover so the rain cleans it.
I don't have many flat surfaces inside the coop itself.
I thought I'd put the photos of my previous run here for long-term reference. When we finished the new coop and consolidated the flock, there was nowhere I could see the entire run at once and from chicken height it was even more well-provided with sight-blocks and shelter:
Previously to...