Almost finished my first coop, but kinda stuck! Need ideas [With Pictures]

[junebuggena]

Yes, its actually inside our workshop/Woodshed.
Yes,im think im going for three nest boxes which are 40cm wide each. I was originally planning to go with 4 boxes 30cm wide, but im afraid it might be too small? What do you think?

Ahh ofc, i see alot of people have a board across infrot, will do that. Yeah its pretty thin, cant relly screw in to that cut part.. Think some L-Brackets would be a good idea.
Here is the idea. There is a whole OSB-Board covering the "closed part" which i can open so it gives me acess to both floors for easy cleaning. Also going to make a door in the chicken wires.

Im considering this after talking to you. Make the secound floor sleeping area and bottom floor feeding and nesting area?

A few issues with what you are trying to with two levels that I can see. First, is that chickens naturally want to roost as high up as they can possibly get. With the first plan, they are going to ignore that lower portion and sleep in the nest boxes. Chickens poo a lot while they sleep, so that means the eggs are going to be laid in that poo. REALLY GROSS. The second plan is a bit better, but doesn't allow for ventilation. The roosts would be better positioned where you have the second level floor, allowing for good airflow through the entire coop. Don't really understand your reason for that small wire area. It's just eating up sq footage, since it's too small to be a serviceable run.
Look through the Coops section to get some ideas. There is a lot of good info to be found when it comes to what worked out well, and what made certain designs absolute failures.

 

[Sjedda]

A few issues with what you are trying to with two levels that I can see. First, is that chickens naturally want to roost as high up as they can possibly get. With the first plan, they are going to ignore that lower portion and sleep in the nest boxes. Chickens poo a lot while they sleep, so that means the eggs are going to be laid in that poo. REALLY GROSS. The second plan is a bit better, but doesn't allow for ventilation. The roosts would be better positioned where you have the second level floor, allowing for good airflow through the entire coop. Don't really understand your reason for that small wire area. It's just eating up sq footage, since it's too small to be a serviceable run.
Look through the Coops section to get some ideas. There is a lot of good info to be found when it comes to what worked out well, and what made certain designs absolute failures.

Did some more drawing. Dont you think this would work?

The reason im having that small wire area is just so that all the draft from the outside wont go directly into the coop.. I thought it was a good idea

What if i make the roof of the closed area from chicken wire? I just worry they will freeze alot. Im from Norway and it can get pretty cold..

In the new drawings i drew the feeding and watering system and added the roof and hatch for the nesting boxes.

 

[junebuggena]

The wire will not stop a draft or offer any protection from wind. Since you are in a northern climate, what you do need is a coop with 4 solid walls and ample ventilation well above roosting level. You are over thinking and making things far more difficult than it needs to be. And OSB is not going to hold up to your climate, especially if it's just sitting on the ground. That stuff sucks up moisture like a sponge and starts to disintegrate. Cold is not a problem for chickens, as long as the coop is dry and well ventilated.
These coops are all examples of small coops that have well thought out plans, and are very well ventilated.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/montana-egg-cabin
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/littlefeats-the-feather-factory-chicken-coop
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/aberdeen-nc-elementary-hoop-coop
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-missouri-mansion

 

[Sjedda]

The wire will not stop a draft or offer any protection from wind. Since you are in a northern climate, what you do need is a coop with 4 solid walls and ample ventilation well above roosting level. You are over thinking and making things far more difficult than it needs to be. And OSB is not going to hold up to your climate, especially if it's just sitting on the ground. That stuff sucks up moisture like a sponge and starts to disintegrate. Cold is not a problem for chickens, as long as the coop is dry and well ventilated.
These coops are all examples of small coops that have well thought out plans, and are very well ventilated.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/montana-egg-cabin
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/littlefeats-the-feather-factory-chicken-coop
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/aberdeen-nc-elementary-hoop-coop
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-missouri-mansion

The whole coop is inside a insulated building. The coop is lifted from the concrete floor and insulated with styrofoam+a moisture barrier below everything.