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Your coop is plenty big enough. Enjoy your flock!

TXMama: I'd leave the bantams out of the mix. Also not get any birds with a "top hat". If your coop has plenty of room, you should be ok with the rest. The biggest mistake new chicken owners make is buying the cute little coop that the manufacturer says "will comfortably hold 6 - 8...

While 5 gal buckets sounds like a nice easy clean option for nest boxes, my girls wouldn't step foot in a bucket. (I tried!) I recommend that you go with a standard nest box. You might want to check the threads in the "coop and run design" section. Check out Henderson's chicken breeds chart...