Coop envy about describes it, looking at the great setups here. The amazing thing about chickens is not only the chickens but also that every single coop is unique and varied. They're like snowflakes!
Okay, my husband built a nice and very predator proof Ft. Knox 4 x 8 coop for our 6 guineas at the time. The guineas didn't last long (neighbor hated them) so we restarted with 4 sweet hens. Now I have 5 hens, and 2 more adolescent hens and 4 adolescent roosters. (The roosters are going to be thinned out soon, I might keep 2 because of the different breeds.)
ANYWAY - long story short, that nice coop he spent so much time and $$ on making it perfect is TOO SMALL. I don't want just four hens anymore. I want a self-perpetuating flock. But he won't hear about another coop, because he doesn't really have the time or inclination, but also because he knows that any coop is going to be too small after it gets stuffed with more chicken pets.
SO. I may have to take it upon myself to draw up some plans and build my perfect coop. It would be big, open, shed-like with an interior room for storage of feed, etc. It will have ladder roosts and a few nesting boxes. I don't currently have an outdoor run because they are free rangers, but in the winter or in rainstorms it would be really helpful if they had a covered place to huddle, so I'd like to have some type of an outdoor run with a roof.
I've always thought that one of those Home Depot-type sheds, maybe 10 x 12, (12 x 16?) would be very adequate, just make a few modifications for more windows and roofline ventilation.
Come to think of it, I think the big box stores might be having sales on sheds now to clear out their inventory for the winter.
:getting the shakes:
A new, bigger, more adequate coop would really, really enhance the quality of my life and make me a happier person. Really.