I have the same situation. Yes you might get a few but eventually I've found that you will thin them out quite a bit. I've had feral cats,racoons,opposums even had otters take ducks on the water. The only predator that I've not been able to deal with is horned owls.
Scratch! Just went went with 8×12. 8 ft high. 6.2 doors,tired of scratching my head. 6 extended nesting boxes,maximizing interior room. 3 6ft perches,2×4 and must have poop boxes under.
Be there 1st nite in. Hope they like it. Still have to remove old coop and cover remaining top.
Started this project about 8 days ago.
Had to! Chicken math and my wife.
She,we bought 11 hens 1 rooster last March. Ok quick build was a 8×8 Hoop coop with a 15×15 run. Worked pretty good,for little while. Sister in law gave her another hen. Ok. Then another rooster. Then local feed store had...