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So that’s about 36 square feet. Honestly a good rule of thumb is at LEAST 6-8 square feet per bird, but of course the more space the better. You mentioned that you have a silkie, so assuming that all of them are of that small breed you could likely get away with a couple more chickens in there...

I think it’s best for every rooster to have atleast 4 hens. He will be breeding… CONSTANTLY… and you don’t want him to have only two girls to go back and forth with. He might overbreed them. What are the measurements of your coop?