This is my first year getting chickens and we built our coop but now I am wondering how many chickens will fit. I have heard so many standards on how many square feet in coop and in the run per chicken but I of course i had to add a twist to it. I am wanting to get 2 Easter Eggers (standard) and I would like to have 2-3 Bantam Silkies. I know both do well with being in a run (from what I have read) and don't require a lot of space but I also don't want them to feel "cooped up". I will let them out daily in the yard and garden when I am home from work but otherwise they will be in there run for the first part of the day. My chicken coop is 4'x4'x 4 1/2' (tall) and the run is 8'x4' and 41/2' tall. Please help me out the chickens I want come in to the feed and supply store on the 27th. thank you
