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I never noticed it before. You might consider an 8 x 8 instead of an 8 x 7. Most construction materials come in 4' or 8' lengths as standard. This probably would cost very little additional money and may reduce your cutting the material and wastage. Make sure the 8' dimension is the outside...

4 nesting boxes would be 16 hens. (4 hens per box x 4 boxes = 16 hens) An 8 x 7 coop gives you 56 square feet. At the rule of thumb of 4 square feet in the coop per hen, this also gives you 16 hens. This assumes you have a run outside that they normally have access to that is at least 10...

The rule of thumb is 1 individual nesting box for 4 hens, so you would only need 2. For full-sized (as opposed to bantams) a 12" x 12" is supposed to be big enough. I personally made mine 16" x 16" as chickens often like to lay on top of each other and with a 16", I feel they have room to get...