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I would think so....even my huge Dark Brahma rooster could fit thru the 10" nest holes.

Plywood front would be harder to make and install than just stapling up some fabric....but easier in the long run. Watch for loose/unraveling threads on fabric, they may try to eat them or get tangled up in them,....and staples coming loose.

It's not about 'privacy'...that's a human concept...it's about safety, they want to lay their eggs in a place 'safe' from predators. A curtain or smaller entrance to nest can provide that illusion...little do they know that we will depredate their eggs for ourselves :D <evilcackle> hahaha

Changes can take time to be accepted by chickens. Liked the old metal round hole nests, but way too big and expensive for my coop, so I emulated them in wood. I have back access to gather eggs tho, might be harder in your situation..... ......just putting a 4-6" board across the bottom front...

I think the problem might be that the nests look no different than the floor of the coop. I'd put a front on the nest bank with a couple or three 10" diameter holes (you could probably make 3 nests out of that length). Or at least put a piece of wood along the bottom about 4-6" high. Might try...