I like the coop! Good job. Can you remove one of the 13 foot walls, build out wider, then reattach the 13 foot wall? That would help your space issue.
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The Original Poster (OP) started this thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/am-i-on-track.1281799/ which lead to realizing they may need to make "adjustments" ... good on them for asking questions, and seeking advise/help!
And by the way @Buckeye2002 ... WELCOME to BYC!
Another suggestion ... put a gate/door on the bottom run, under the big one on the end, and put your feeder & waterer's under there ...
In the other thread you mentioned about cleaning with a presure washer ... I'd not do that on a weekly basis, maybe once a year, gonna be messy, and very wet inside, and your coop will probably rot, or at the least get mildew/mold ...
If you made all your roosts the same height, and had a door on the back down in that area ... it will make cleaning that area MUCH easier ... chickens poop ALOT at night when they are roosting, so there will be alot of poop right there ... also much easier to "catch" a chicken off the roost at night for an "inspection" or to administer treatment ...
Here are a few helpful, informative threads on chickens basic needs ...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ventilated-but-free-of-drafts.1048597/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/how-much-room-do-chickens-need.66180/
Don't worry about the cold weather for the hens. They won't spend much time in the nest boxes, just enough time to lay an egg. They should NOT be sealed up tight either. They need ventilation like the rest of the coop, in winter to remove the hot humid breath, and especially in summer when it can get like an oven in a hest with a 100° hen in it. Make sure to put down plenty of hay/straw in the nest boxes.I want to see if I understand...I think I do on one point. I should take the nesting boxes out of the coop and basically attach them to the exterior of the back wall and put a hinge door on the back for access to the eggs? What about cold weather? Will they get too cold if they are in the boxes?
Thanks
Good idea with the trap door.Ok, if I put my nesting boxes on the exterior of my coop, get rid of my lower run (since I am going to free range them nearly all the time) and use the the floor "door" as my clean out hole (with my wagon under to catch the straw for my composting), how am I looking at that point?