cooperbro Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 We currently have 8 bantams and 3 full size chickens all of which are laying, we have just had a complaint from our neighbour about the clucking noise in the mornings. Is there any way we can keep there noise level down ? if not then well be having a lot of chicken dinners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Oh dear! We have had lots of questions like this before. The best trick is to make their run/house as dark as possible, so people have thrown extra blankets or similar over them in an effort to delay dawn. Obviously as the days draw out, it can become problematic. Strange how some people love the clucking noise that chickens make, whilst others find it annoying. The only other thing I can suggest is an olive branch to your neighbours on a regular basis of eggs, so they get to have some of the benefits of your pets too! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Perhaps a distraction in the run, such as some greens to peck at or dry corn to rootle about for might occupy them for a while and keep them quiet. Bribery with eggs is a good idea. Once they have tasted those they should be won over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Hi and welcome to the forum. What does you neighbour object to? General "egg announcements" which stop after a while or "clucking and minding their own business" sort of regular noises or do they make a racket to be let out to free range? And what time do you mean by mornings? Crack of dawn, breakfast time, or mid-morning? If your lot are egg announcing then there's not much you can do. If it's really early morning noise, can you keep them shut in their housing until a reasonable time so the housing dulls the noise? My lot are shut in their eglu until 7.30am every day then let out into the run. Maybe darken the run/housing. As you have 11 in total, are there enough nestboxes to go round? I only say that as I had a noise problem last summer when they all decided to lay at lunchtime and one chook bok bokked really loudly for 20 mins whilst she was waiting for it to be vacated. I ended up putting a temporary 2nd nestox in for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 brother? is that you? hello *waves* cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillicat Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Sorry to cut across a family reunion We have a noise problem..........with flippin' birds cheeping and twittering away at 5am has anyone else noticed this? Reminds me of that bird film...... Anyway, interesting post about the possibility of not having enough room when laying........I wondered why we sometimes have a musical (more like a murder ) carrying on! Looks like you're gonna have to get up earlier, unless you have a large dark blanket Hope you find a solution that works for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Sorry to cut across a family reunion no problem sorry, cant help on the noise thing, cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperbro Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Excellent advice, thankyou to everyone!! I covered up any areas where light may get in and didn't let them out until 9.00am. I called on the neighbours later on and asked them if it had worked. They answered 'yes it had'. I also took them some eggs, which they were really chuffed with, so all is ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENthusiastic Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 How about geting a large blanket to throw over your neighbour! Or you could also get them a nice cheap pair of ear plugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
