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If it's too stuffy, too dark, too hot, they will not want to use the coop. Have you taken an actual temperature measurement inside the coop vs outside? Can they clearly see inside the coop at dusk when light is low?

You could use more ventilation for sure. Some possible options: - openings with louvered covers (like you'd see in the gable vent of a house) - removing part/all of a wall and replacing it with wire, if there's sufficient roof coverage over that wall to ward off the weather. Hard to tell in...

Photos of your set up would help with assessing. As a general rule you want 1 sq ft of ventilation per standard hen. In a hot climate such as yours, adding even more would be ideal.