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A few bantams could be quite happy in there. It's easy to hang corn cobs and other vege + seed delights on chain to keep them busy. A good pile of lawn clippings to sift through and rumage for insects in every so often seems to make most chooks pretty happy. You could always extend the run over...

Thanks for the correction :) I agree; a solid shed is a better deal, especially given the local predator list.

from my own recent chicken-keeping experience, the smaller the coop the harder the work. Prefab coops are either too small for permament housing or too heavy for regular moving (to fresh grass). We don't have bears, but I doubt that coop could survive a bear should the bear be intent on chicken...

From my recent experience The OP says: However, it's a lot bigger than you think. The run is roughly 36 sqft, and the hen house is 20 sqft. I've seen one in person, it seemed fairly durable, with perhaps some slight modification for predator-proofing.