Thanks for the input! They would only be in their coop at night and will have access to a spacious yard during the day. And to answer an earlier question that I missed, I will only have these three chickens, no further additions.
The run is 4'x4'. The loft/nesting area is 2'x4', but I was going to ask about extending that to also be 4'x4'.
This is them in a 4'x4' exercise pen (for size reference) that I had them in yesterday while I was at work.
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