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So true.

Letting them under the coop is great for summer when that's usually the coolest place.

Lots of good advice so far. I wanted to add that most people are afraid their chickens will be cold in winter and don't add enough ventilation. The result is a closed up building with bad air and excess humidity. The result of that is respiratory problems and frostbite. Ventilate, ventilate...

I like them elevated slightly so after you add a lot of bedding to the coop they will still be higher. 6 inches is probably high enough. If elevated they like a perch in front of the opening so they can inspect the box before jumping in.

I'd lower the nest boxes a little. If they're too close to the same height as the roost the chickens will be tempted to sleep in them causing soiled eggs. Another thing you might want to do is rearrange where the nests, roost and pop door are in relation to one another. Most of the manure will...