How secluded/private does the nesting box need to be?

[whitenack]

Designing a new chicken coop. Trying to be efficient with the layout as well as convenient for people to maintain the coop/flock from outside the coop. My rough draft has the roosts on one wall of the coop and a screen door (for people access) and nesting boxes on the other wall. And on the side wall just next to the nesting boxes, I would have the chicken door out to the run. This would mean the nesting boxes would be between an screen door and the chicken door. Would this be too busy of an area for them?

 

[azygous]

You can install nest boxes anywhere you wish. All you need to do to make them secluded and private for your hens is to tack a curtain up over the opening, but be sure it's still easy for the hen to access to box.

 

[whitenack]

You can install nest boxes anywhere you wish. All you need to do to make them secluded and private for your hens is to tack a curtain up over the opening, but be sure it's still easy for the hen to access to box.

Great. Thanks.

 

[aart]

They don't need seclusion and privacy, they just need to feel 'safe'.
These round openings help with containing bedding and offer some 'coziness'.