Hello again!

[sourland]

A very belated welcome and 'welcome back' to BYC.

 

[BuckAlorp]

Welcome back to BYC.
My personal opinion: I would make a smaller, but more secure run. A walkin run, with a solid roof, and 1/2" hardware cloth on all sides would be more comfortable for you, and much more secure for your birds. With 12 birds, you should be good with an 8 x 20 run or a 10 x 16. A covered run will not only protect them from flying and climbing predators, it will allow you to keep food and water in the run, and to leave the chicken door to the run open 24/7. It will allow your birds to be out in any weather.
And it will be easier to maintain.

Yes, I have rethought my coop and run plans, thanks for your thoughts. This past weekend my boys came over and we spent two hours moving the 8x8 shed deeper down the backyard away from the house. The size of my run has been reduced considerably as well. It is now going to be 12 x 20. The remaining coop build has been put on hold for awhile, because wife and I decided we need to paint the house first, so Yeah! When i get back to it I will send some pics of my progress.