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Main gist is you want to try and aim any solid wall(s) towards predominant wind direction(s) - the idea is having the walls blunt the winds. Even in my shed-coop I kept this in mind, as I have 5 windows on 3 sides of the coop without a big roof overhang or awnings and in 99% of weather...

If you're considering 2 runs keep in mind that width matters, so if at all possible I'd rather have 1 smaller one (in sq footage) than a longer but very narrow one with a little more sq footage. A couple good open air coop ideas I've seen on here...

This coop design isn't bad, the main changes I'd make is 1) axe the clean out tray in favor of a fixed floor - they simply don't work the way people think they will (here they're often referred to as poop squeegees) as they're heavier and more unwieldy than people realize and 2) I'd open up a...

Might want to think bigger - not just for the chickens, but also for you as the caretaker. Maybe you don't have back issues, but I sure do. A chicken run that isn't tall enough to stand upright in makes for difficult maintenance, and almost impossible chicken catching. Assuming you don't...

If you MUST buy that coop I'd strongly suggest modifying it to give you more space and suit your climate - turn it from tiny coop & run to a bigger coop (you will need to add a proper run regardless). Otherwise it's basically a chicken oven. So to turn it from 2 small "boxes" (tiny coop above...