New chickens on the way. How about this coop/run?

[arpolis]

Hello all!

It has been a long time since I posted last but the wife finally told me to get some chickens. I have 4 female chicks on order from my pet chicken dot com on the way which should deliver the week of April 7th. I have two of their Easter egger breeds and two from their "random rare breed" so I will have some fun surprises hopefully. These are the normal sizes and not bantam.

My wife saw this coop/run combo at SAMs club and wants it bad. Do you think it is good for our soon to be flock once I have raised them up 4-5 weeks after getting them.

Natura Chicken Coop with a View

Dimensions: (inches): 69 L x 31 W x 42 H; mesh door 12 x 22; wood door 12 x 12.

Natura Outdoor Chicken Run with Mesh Cover

Dimensions (inches) 45 x 26 x 28; mesh door 17 x 22.

Any thoughts or criticism is welcomed.

 

[JaceAgain]

It seems super tiny. The actual coop is what, 31x31x31? Thats about enough for 2 chicks.

 

[arpolis]

In ground cover it comes to about 45 square feet which gives me a little over 10 ft per chicken. I am not sure what the dimensions of the actual coop is on the second level.

It would be easy for me to extend the run with scrap wood I have and buying a little extra screen mesh. So if the run space is a concern I can easily take care of that. But the coop would be harder to modify.

Anyone using this model out there? If so what do you think?

 

[arpolis]

Any other opinions? What if I closed in the section directly beneath the coop and added a door to match the top with matching exterior nesting box. Would that be ok? If I did that does the run need to be extended further?