Coop Run Coverage Questions

I can get a photo this weekend after I clear the area, but essentially it will be "cut" into the woods from the edge of my cleared property. The area will get decent sun throughout the day (albeit my property is covered by 100' pine trees all over). But if sides are all that are needed for sun, then I would just roof the entire thing for rain protection.

As for the size, I was just basing it off the 8-10sq a chicken recommendation, with this coop being at the 10 mark. I can definitely bump it out a little, but that throws everything else off for expanding the roof how I'd like it. That said I could also go 6' x 16' and have the coops roof "salt box" style off the side of the coop.

Not being from the nor`east I had to google saltbox style roof. Like others have said, make sure you can fit in the run. I'd think three times before building a raised floor coop, think about you crawling inside to clean, think about you crawling under to clean, think about you crawling around in there. So it sounds like your thinking of building a L shaped coop and run, it would be much easier to build a straight coop and run as one building with the coop part at one end.

If I had the experience I now have my run would just extend out more and have the coop as part of the run. Here you can see my raised floor coop at the end of the run and while it is cute and looks like all the photos you see on the internet it's a terrible idea.

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Here you can see I learned more and added a large overhang to the run to keep the rain off my nest box which I learned must be lower than the roost.

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What I would do if i did it over I would make large overhangs including the front and back and have a walk in coop.

Here is a WIP photo of my new coop, I'm converting a 12' x 16' shed into a coop. I've got the roost and poop board done, just need to finish up the walls and install my auto door then then then...

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JT
 

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