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Nests 3' off the ground are fine as long as you have room for roosts and such above as long as you don't have Silkies since Silkies can't fly. The hens should not have any problems jumping/flying up to them.

In the summer you want plenty of ventilation. Breezes blowing on them is a good thing, not a problem. In winter you do not want direct breezes blowing on them. This gets a little more tricky. If you have nothing but plenty of vents over their heads when they are on the roost, any breezes...

Warm air rises, as long as you have cool air to push it up. Cool air is heavier than warm air and gravity provides the force to move warm air up. If the air in your coop is warmer than air outside, that cooler outside air can come in, ands you have vents up high for the warm air to exit from...