Hello, fellow chicken enthusiasts! 😊

[strawbeebawk]

You have enough room for 3 chickens.
You need 3.5-4 sq ft, 1 linear foot of roost and as close to 1 sq ft of permanently open ventilation per bird in the coop for good health and hygiene.
The run needs to provide an additional 15 sq ft per bird with lots of things to do in the run.
Without proper space and enrichment the birds will quickly become stressed and start very bad behaviors.
Not to mention it's going to be much more difficult for you to keep their environment clean and healthy when they are overpopulating the amount of space. I strongly recommend you start work immediately on building a new coop or modifying a shed into a coop and greatly expanding their run. Good luck!

I know. That's why I'm currently expanding before the rest of my chicks go outside So far no behavioral issues with the first 5. Right now they mostly run around as a group and all cuddle together at night when they go up. They're all pretty attached to each other. I live on half an acre, so I have plenty of room to keep building spaces for them to run when I'm not home.

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

I'm glad you're getting a few more silkies. We're enablers here for chicken math, but seriously, most of us know that one silkie will not fair well in a flock of larger chickens. They'll stick together and be much better off! Great you're already building a larger coop!

We're glad you're here!

 

[Bsmac]

Hello! Welcome to BYC! I liked your intro! Handsome rooster! Good luck with your flock!

 

[N F C]

Hi, it's nice to meet you, thanks for joining!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! It's nice to meet you!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

So glad you decided to de-lurk!

Thanks for joining our community!