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Thank you for the updated pics! I have a 4x8 "nursery" coop, but yours surely does look bigger than mine. LOL probably because yours is clean and mine isn't! Maybe mine isn't as big as I thought? Very possible. I *assumed* the floor was made of a single sheet of 4x8 plywood, but I didn't build...

Sounds like a good plan! @rosemarythyme is right, what was I thinking? Yes, it's 15" between roosts, not 12". I think one 8' bar and one 4' crossbar would be plenty for 10 chickens - they do need only 1-ft roosting space per bird. Keep in mind their landing space and the size of your birds...

Yes, I think they'll be FINE with covers over the bottom half of those windows in winter. I didn't realize you were in Georgia. I wrote from my perspective of winter temps that frequently dip below 0-deg-F. But I'd still lower the bars. See below. It occurs to me that since your coop is only 8'...

Oh, and if you do stair-step the roosting bars, then be sure they are about 15-inches apart horizontally, else the ones on the top bar will poop on those below them!

Welcome to BYC, @Miriahbrown! Thank you for joining us! My thoughts on your roosting bars: The 11" space between is fine. I'm not sure if the recommendation is for 12" space between bars, or just 12" center-to-center, but you're close enough. I would lower them, though. I think they're too close...