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[carenb]

Hello all,

 

now I know I will probably get laughed out of the forum, but.. I have been told that there are breeds of cockerel that are louder than others.. the louder one being the bantams. I just wondered if anyone could shed any light on this for me ?

 

Been keeping chickens (4 of) for 3 weeks now - and the bug really has bitten. Looking into hatching our own eggs - have a large garden etc etc.

 

My 4 girls are really quiet - most of the time, until I wander around the garden, and they chase me hoping for some corn or sultanas ! I currently have a bluebelle, light sussex, ranger, leghorn. all just started laying.

 

Oh, and any other suppliers near me - I live near Buxton. my current birds have come from moorlands - which I am happy with, but wondered about other breeds - specifically wynadotte ?

 

Thanks for your advice in advance everyone.... lovin the company on here !

 

Thanks.

Caren.

[Egluntyne]

Not sure you are going to find a "quiet" cockerel Caren.

 

And don't forget.....they don't just greet the dawn....they cockadoodledoo all day long.

[Gallina]

Most local authorities will not allow people to keep cockerels in their gardens. Or do you live in the country with a field?

 

All cockerels are noisy: it's what they do (male show-offs)

[Cinnamon]

Not sure you are going to find a "quiet" cockerel Caren.

 

And don't forget.....they don't just greet the dawn....they cockadoodledoo all day long.

 

Yes,they most certainly do

[Janty]

When we found out that our two lovely brahmas were males, we considered keeping them as we had read in a few books that brahma cockerels were fairly quiet. We went along to a breeders and found that this was most certainly NOT the case. I was distraught at having to part with my two 'girls' but it had to be done otherwise it would have put the future of the others at risk when the boys started crowing and the neighbours started complaining.

[SAB]

Our mini-Silkie (Gloria) has just recently revealed to the world that "she" is a He!!! There is cockadoodalooing throughout the day but it is not really very loud - the local wood pigeons are louder, as is the sound of the chooks laying. Silkie's are notoriously hard to sex and so folk often find that they have a boy and are looking to rehome. We are lucky that we have neighbours only on one side and the chickens are on other side of house, with only a field beside them, so not a problem. We have been at home a lot over the past week and have not found Gloria to be particularly loud - so perhaps a mini silkie is for you? Besides, they are really pretty! (I would guess a full size silkie may be louder).

[carenb]

Thank you all for your replies. I will look into the local authority issue and also the mini silkie..... just quickly though.. is mini silkie a breed? or are they just known as silkie's ??

 

Thanks again all,

 

Caren.

[superjules]

There are standard silkies and bantams too.

 

Whilst it's true that smaller breeds have less bass than the bigger boys, bear in mind that cockerels start crowing as soon as they detect any light - which in midsummer will be 4am.

[Lewis]

You said you might be hatching some eggs, could you buy in some silkie hatching eggs and then keep a cockeral?

That way he could be a bit more used to human contact and not be as aggressive as he might be.

Just a thought

[Lesley]

Our mini-Silkie (Gloria) has just recently revealed to the world that "she" is a He!!!

 

This made me giggle! - he/she must have been watching too much "It ain't alf ' hot Mum"!! - I hope you are still going to keep the name Gloria?!

 

All our cockerels are noisy so I hope you manage to find a quieter one. I have noticed it being discussed over on the Practical Poultry forum a while ago so it's not a silly question at all.