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One observation for you Adam, you mention being out of the US, after tony gave advice.  But try to follow up on his build, I believe he is Ireland based and ordered plans and doors from the folks at Firespeaking.  You can do this.  

The OP  had my mind in gear, moving towards an answer in tune with Nature.   Human Nature, as experienced by my friend and companion Leo Tolstoy.
He can help with this complex  life balance.  
After reading all his work, I remain awed by the man and his life.  Especially his lesser known short stories.  Born wealthy while serfs were often starving, he changed his life focus, to humble work on poor farms and giving away almost every ruble he possessed.  One short is indelibly seared into my soul, please take a minute to see why I was deeply moved....

"How Much Land Does a Man Need?"
(1886):
A famous parable about the balanc of life

Jay has the crucial suggestion, I think. Certain rotating can change the dynamics.  To promote fertilization or otherwise.   friend John Warren , a mighty captain/ mate /crewman on circumnavigating  sailboats,  swore  that rotation can change internal egg activity. He was sailing around the globe, so healthy protein was  quite important for food supply.

Please correct me. There are tales of  room temperature eggs  lasting  for months in off grid situations. Rotation was also part of that regiment , but I wasn't observing. Are there any pirates here for corroboration?  I am curious

Off grid folks might benefit from these  ideas

Thank you William, this is an edifying piece of the solar puzzle.  Like many a brilliant visionary, this man was disregarded by the mantra " but we have always done it THIS way".
No good deed goes unpunished.

A very kind offer, sir.  If only your travels could include the sweltering Georgia piedmont......

Agreement among us all that certain situations require housing of  some sort.
Predation is my primary concern as John most emphatically says.  Losing a chicken or two is part of the game, yes.  But I must draw a line in the sand..... I have experienced wholesale chook massacres, only from skunks or raccoons.  Another critter notorious for that bloodlust is the weasel.  A fortified coop is essential when these marauders are on the prowl.  

If you can make them both bottom watering systems, not from the top, a solution can be reached

Sorry, let me try again
It can grow 12 " per day, takes over forests up to 35 meters tall, but has pretty innocent flowers.  Beware.....

I stand corrected,  kudzu came over in 19th century.  Early days , this is one of my first baskets from '89

Much obliged, I think using flowers in the kitchen could work out, I my do wild blackberries and rhubarb to be complementary flavors.  
A friendly hillbilly neighbor once told me about eating kudzu new growth in salads.......  horrors, what I fancied the taste?
If memory serves, his description was "tolerable"
Never tried it, being Southern born and bred I somehow recoiled from that idea.   Stubborn ideas about "vanquish the enemy without mercy" , after years of cutting, chopping, and cursing the inexorable vines that can pull down large trees.