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Yes, this would be a great size for your 7 chickens. Should be able to fit up to 10. If you can, it's always good to go bigger than your current flock, because, as you've seen, chicken math strikes and you may end up with extras :D

That would be perfect if you can afford it! Roomy and beautiful. I don't see any vents, but you can cut some out if necessary.

How are your carpentry skills? It can be a lot cheaper to build something than to buy new, especially if you can find free or repurpose some of the materials. You can learn a lot of basic building skills on Youtube. You can use your existing small coop as a starting point... knock down one of...

Do you have their dimensions? It's hard to tell from the picture. My guess just from looking at them is that the small and medium are both too small, and the large may or may not be okay depending on the actual size, but my guess is that that might be too small for 7 as well.

Training them to go in with treats can still be done though. Put the treats in from whatever human access door the coop does have, and call from there.

Didn't see that... Oops. Maybe that's why they don't want to go in, if it's too crowded?

:lol: You could try training them to go in. Sometime before it gets dark, go inside the coop, call them in and give them some kind of favorite treat of theirs. While they're eating, close them in. Since it's not dark yet, they'll be able to see and position themselves for sleep (they may...

It's not fair to wild animals to wag free food in front of them, and then complain and kill them when they try to eat it (re: "just kill it" type of comments). Remember, we are on their land, not the other way around. Making your coop and run predator-proof is the best way. If the run can't be...