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Well, yes, but not really. In cold climates with snow, the chickens prefer not to go out. When you suffer your first predator attack, you need to be able to confine the chickens into a safe predator-proof run. A predator-proof run can be pretty pricey as well as a decent-sized well-constructed coop.

I posted that to give you an idea of what you could do with a small shed. Just scale everything down to meet your needs.

The building is 8x16 but the coop portion is 8x12. Their run is 28x12 with a 4x8 jog in the back for the dust bathing area. They have year round access to a 1/3 acre pen that is enclosed with poultry netting powered with a 10,000 volt charger as I have roving dogs, black bears, fisher cats...