What would you change/add?

[Feathered_Texans]

Here is a better photo of the roost, it was kind of hidden in the other photos.

 

[ValerieJ]

Cool roost!

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Cool roost!

I like the roost. I used branches to make mine. I think they could be higher.

 

[aart]

I’d lower the nest boxes... just attach them to the lower board, instead of the middle board.

Ditto Dat^^^

I would reinforce that chicken wire with welded wire.

Ditto Dat^^^ Big Time!

Also, think about....anti-dig apron installation.
If rodents are prolific, burying the apron ~12" would be good.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wire-around-coop.1110498/#post-17093528
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/new-coop-project.1169916/page-2#post-18481208

View attachment 1992092 Here is a better photo of the roost, it was kind of hidden in the other photos.

Bigger diameter branches would be better, attached to braces parallel to the back wall (12" away from wall) would be more efficient. Corner roosts reduce area of usable roost.

Nice space!

 

[Cryss]

You have an hour and a half of daylight by 8am??? The sun is barely coming up by then here.

About 6:30am dawn is just breaking and I head out to the coop with their feeders. I hang 2 feeders in the run, hang another in the rooster bachelor pad, then open the pop door. Then I leave the run and go into the coop. There I scoop poop as Matilda comes back in to say good morning and let me know she will be giving me an egg very soon. By the time I head back to the house it is fully daylight.

 

[Cryss]

I LOVE your coop! And I agree that the roost situation needs to change, the poop boards looks like a great idea. Thank you!

Thank you! I designed ( read that “demanded things be done the way I wanted”) and supervised the building of the coop. Blueprints were in my head and interpreted by my son in law as he built it. It took 8 months because his back is in such bad shape.
Btw, I really can’t take total credit especially for the poop boards. I had lots of advice offered by many on here. My biggest mentor, and the one I modeled my poop boards after, is @aart. So let me give you a bit of my own advice. If @aart says you need to do something then just do it. There’s a good one just a comment or two above this one. @aart won’t steer you wrong.

 

[aart]

If @aart says you need to do something then just do it.

Well, not necessarily....my way isn't the only way that works.
I can only suggest what I've found to work well for me.

 

[ValerieJ]

About 6:30am dawn is just breaking and I head out to the coop with their feeders. I hang 2 feeders in the run, hang another in the rooster bachelor pad, then open the pop door. Then I leave the run and go into the coop. There I scoop poop as Matilda comes back in to say good morning and let me know she will be giving me an egg very soon. By the time I head back to the house it is fully daylight.

Apologies to OP for getting off the rails here...

I don't know what I was thinking. The latitude and where we are on the time zone effects it, not just time of year. So when does your sun set?

 

[Cryss]

Apologies to OP for getting off the rails here...

I don't know what I was thinking. The latitude and where we are on the time zone effects it, not just time of year. So when does your sun set?

According to my weather site sunrise is currently 7:14 and sunset 4:16. I guess I’m going by dawn not by sunrise. I figure if they have enough light to see they should be up.

 

[aart]

Apologies to OP for getting off the rails here...