Expand run or get another coop?

[more_old_dogs]

Just to preface this I’m in an area that has to shelter in place so please suggest mail order options. We have a coop with an 8x4 ft run and ordered 6 chicks. Is this coop big enough? They could free range and we could enclose the area you see below with a fence but they’d probably be exposed from the top (no roof). If we need another coop what can we order in the mail? Please post links. Thanks!

 

[Folly's place]

Your coop and run will be tight for six standard sized birds, but it would work as a start for the babies. There are likely no prebuilt coops worth buying, but a garden shed could be delivered from a big box store, and then adding more ventilation wouldn't be that difficult.
If you make your run area predator proof, you can then have it opened to that tiny coop all the time, and that will help too.
Mary

 

[more_old_dogs]

I guess I’m also concerned that my nesting box has no easy access. Hmmm.

 

[Folly's place]

It's a typically poorly designed, and too small, prebuilt coop. How tall is it? It looks like you can't walk into it, another not so good thing.
Mary

 

[more_old_dogs]

It's a typically poorly designed, and too small, prebuilt coop. How tall is it? It looks like you can't walk into it, another not so good thing.
Mary

Too bad. I can walk in at 5’8” but my husband is too big.

 

[rosemarythyme]

The run is big enough for about 3 adults, so at the very minimum you'll want to double that. At a glance there's a decent clearing in front of the coop, so you might want to consider fencing that area off and using that as additional run space. For protection from aerial predators you could use netting and elevate it to make it walk in height with taller posts in middle, or cross beams.

Can you get measurements on the actual coop portion, not including the nest box? Guessing it's maybe 4x4 but not sure. That'll be tight for 6.

Nest box access is an easier fix, add a beam a few inches out that spans across the front of the nest boxes, and the birds can fly up and climb in to lay.