Building an external laying box?

[IdyllwildAcres]

I would start over, maybe make the "coop" into the nest box? It is way too small for anything else imo

 

[3KillerBs]

She seems very sweet. I have a 4-month-old light brahma named Queenie, who (although she is second to bottom in the pecking order) seems to think she rules the place. Yesterday she thought it would be a good idea to jump on top of a bush, and she sat there for a few minutes, very impressed with herself, before sinking through the bush back down to the ground.

Dumpling has been known to fly a full 18" clear of the ground when powerfully motivated by the thought that someone else is getting a treat without her.