I'm hoping this is directed toward me.
in researching all the coop designs, I do believe the 3 sided one fits our weather the best and will head that direction when we start to build. We have an exaisiting metal frame carport that I'm hoping to turn into a chicken mansion... The issue I'm running into now though is that it's set in concrete and the side that I'd like to do the run on is the north side, so I can't leave that side open. Would it be pointless to have a 3 sided coop with a run to the north? I was looking at leaving the east or south side open. Granted it would be framed out and have hardware cloth on that side, the west side is closest to the house, so I'd put the nesting boxes on that end and the person door on the east or south end.
This made much more since in my head