Am I insane for thinking a coop isn't necessary in my situation?

[Phililorp]

My wife and I are totally new to chickens. We have a straight run of 12 australorp chicks and hope to end up with 5-7 hens. While they're in the brooder, we have been building a run for them outside. We live in the Philippines, so the coldest night of the year is around 65 degrees. The run we are building for them is 96 square feet and has hardware cloth on the entire bottom which we covered with dirt and we will add rice hull bedding on top. All of the walls also have hardware cloth. The predators here are monitor lizards, rats, and snakes. The run also has a roof and I plan to cover the back wall (where their roosting perch will be) and half of the side wall during the rainy season so angled rain won't get to the chickens. Also, the run is right against our house so they will be shielded from any typhoon winds we get (though if it's a really bad typhoon we may just bring them inside the house). My plan is to just build them a roosting perch with 2x2s elevated off the ground and to put in a couple of nesting boxes. Do you guys think that's enough or do I really need a coop? I'm thinking my run will protect them from the elements and predators and there is no cold weather to contend with, so it doesn't seem necessary.

 

[Punkybrewster]

Sounds like a great setup to me.
Although they loke dark areas to lay eggs in. Maybe a couple wood boxes for nesting.

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

Sounds like a good plan to me.

 

[Phililorp]

Sounds like a great setup to me.
Although they loke dark areas to lay eggs in. Maybe a couple wood boxes for nesting.

Nice that should be doable for sure. I'll make sure the boxes are nice, dark, and private for them

 

[CHICKEN_L0VER2020]

If the run is strong enough it will protect them

 

[Gallinarium]

65 degrees is nothing. I get -20 in the winter. As long as the run is secure, protected from the worst of the elements, is big enough, and has the necessities, (Feeder, waterer, roost, nesting boxes,) it's completely fine to not have a coop.

 

[David61]

Here in the subtropical U.S. we use an open roost box run as well. Although most are screened in hardware cloth armor for protection from coons and foxes it is not a closed coop but a wall for a wind block with roosting bars facing the run.

 

[Phililorp]

Here in the subtropical U.S. we use an open roost box run as well. Although most are screened in hardware cloth armor for protection from coons and foxes it is not a closed coop but a wall for a wind block with roosting bars facing the run.

Wow that's nice! I like how it adds some more square footage.

 

[David61]

Here us the build. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/10x6-roofed-with-a-8x20-run.1325133/#post-21614569