4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[brown.l26]

what is the quietest and most friendly chickens (in general) for a domestic garden. We don't want to upset the neighbours with too much noise! Any advice would be great, cheers

[Sandychick]

Hello, welcome to the forum

 

I don't have any experience of other breeds, but I have a Omlet Pepperpot and Gingernut and also an Amber Star. They are all absolutely lovely. Very friendly and surprisingly quiet! I think it depends on the individual chicken as well though.

[Egluntyne]

Welcome to the forum.

 

It does depend on the individual chicken.

 

My only noisy hen is a Miss Pepperpot, and she only makes a fuss when she has laid an egg.

[tiggerlady]

Hello and welcome! We have an amber star and a bluebelle.They are both nowhere near as noisy as we thought they might be!! Both are quite tame now and come hurtling across the garden for treats..its hilarious

[AJuff]

Although a lot does depend on the individual hen, I have found some breeds less friendly than others. Our columbines/skylines are stroppy, unfriendly and don't like being handled despite the fact we've handled then from being young. Our new girls are the total opposite, they want to be very near us when we're in the garden. Friendly and calm - so i would say get an Amber star/Link or a Sussex Star.

[Chickvic]

Hello and welcome to the forum. I have the Omlet hens, Pearl is a pepperpot and Opal and Ruby are gingernuts. My gingernuts are more friendlier than the pepperpot, but I think that is just Pearl Lots of people have friendly pepperpots.

[brown.l26]

what is the quietest and most friendly chickens (in general) for a domestic garden. We don't want to upset the neighbours with too much noise! Any advice would be great, cheers

 

thanks for all your comments and advice. I have ordered my eglu so i need to sort out chickens now

[Janty]

Don't get cochins.

 

They are lovely and friendly but they do shout when they have laid an egg.

[Troy]

My noisiest girl is our most smallest. Little tinker she is.

Shes a perfectly round lavender Pekin that lays 5-6 days a week. But Lord help us if one of the other girls is nesting in 'her spot'. She stands in the cube and yells at the top of her voice until they either lay or leave!!

We have 4 large girls with her that bow to her every whim. Even THEY cant stand the racket.

Troy

[Egg Lou]

Mine are all fairly quiet .. although my Suffolk Blacktail ( also known as columbian?) can have her moments... she does a long wail whenever she sees us near a window and also has a grumble first thing in the morning..

 

My Bluebelle is really quiet unless a cat or similar appears then she can shout for england..

 

The Amber Star, Freckles doesn't bok or cluck but honks like a trumpet but not loud at all.. just very funny!

 

Actually the chicks are the noisest as they cheep all day long!

[cluckbok]

I don't recommend the Speckledys, ours can be quite vocal. She announces the fact sometimes that the others have laid an egg. She's not laying at the moment, and we don't want her to now!! cause we bet she'll be noisy!! She's friendly but you've got no chance if you want to stroke her, she runs off and goes nuts!!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Welcome to the forum . It's hard to advise what breed to get, as others have said it's often down to the individual bird.

 

Mine aren't particularly noisy but we do get an egg announcement some mornings! Doesn't last more than a few minutes though.