@yellowchicks, Yup, that would work, too.
Personally I like a bit smaller egg doors than what you have, trying to compromise between keeping the rain and other weather out (to keep the coop dry) and getting a hand full of eggs out. ;)
Having the ramp with the angle built in is good, but I...
It's here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/reversible-roll-out-sliding-nest-box-with-room-for-trap-later-prototype-only
I will hopefully be building the actual working models this winter.
As far as the pivot piece, where I'm using a rod of some sort, if you didn't want to drill holes in the...
I made a little modification on my ramp support so I could remove the ramp altogether for broodies. Maybe you could modify yours by substituting a small wedge shaped ramp support across the middle, then drill small holes in the side walls at the ends of the ramps to pin them up/down securely. I...