Oh, another bonus of the enclosed run, is I no longer have the awful job of needing to clip a wing to keep them from flying away. They know where home and safety are!
My hens used to free range in our large backyard which is fenced. After neighborhood cat attacks plus hunting grounds for raccoons, we decided to build a large enclosed run with two smaller coops, one at each end. One is their bedroom with space for all, the other is a smaller coop which works...