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You may want to look through a few of the articles over at the Learning Center. https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center

The general rule of thumb is 10 hens to 1 rooster. Some boys like more, some boys only need a few. Roosters are not gentle while mating. They bite the hens on the neck and dig in their spurs to hold on. If you don't have enough hens for your rooster, or he has one or two hens that he likes...

I think you would be fine with two 6 foot long roosts. Make one about 3 to 4 feet high, and the other about 2 to 3 feet high. Space them about 6 inches to a foot apart. Chickens of similar rank like to sleep together. You want enough room for them to spread out on really warm nights. They will...

Nest boxes are for laying eggs in, not sleeping in. Roosts are where they will sleep when they get a bit older. They are basically a way to mimic a chickens natural instinct to sleep up in a tree. Chickens prefer flat roosts to rounded. They need to be about 2 to 4 feet off the ground and the...

Do you have any roosts in there? It looks like the 'house' part is taken up entirely by the nest boxes. Raccoons can reach right through your fencing choice, and can shred that chicken wire you used.