Lynn Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Hi everyone, We are experiencing very noisey chickens at the moment and I wondered if Bantams are quieter, or are there any quieter breed of chicken? Many thanks for your help - as usual!!! Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Hi Lynn! Hmm most of my chooks are generally quiet although occasionally a couple of them can be noisy. This is usually when someone else is in the nest and they want to go in. I think each chicken is just very much like a human with their own characteristics and personalities. I'm not aware of such a thing as a "quiet" breed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 My 2 Bantams are noisier than my 5 big hens put together, but it is a different sort of noise - less peircing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Pekin bantams are definitely noisier than hybrids - but they compensate for it as they are gorgeous. The only breed I know that are known to be really quiet and placid are the Orpintons - bantams or the big breed. If you look in the chicken breeds section on this website and trawl throught it there are bound to be some on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlass Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 I always thought that it was just the Cockerels that made the most noise...obviously I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Ruby a Rhode Island Red and Bubbles a Plymouth Rock are both quiet Pepsi a Pekin screeches like a Banshee for 2 hours before she lays and half an hour afterwards, also frequently in between times. Luckily she goes broody at a drop of a hat so we get 3 to 4 weeks of silence except when I boot her off the nestbox Buttercup a Wyandotte honks like a Goose, but it not noisy just amusing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowcloud Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 We had problems with noisy chickens too, I think it was because we had spoilt them. . They got used to us going to them each time they called, and of course, they learnt to call as soon as they woke, to get us to go and feed them and give them some treats. My bad . In the summer, they were waking very early and being very loud - so we learnt that they need to know who is boss; otherwise they will assume that they own that role. It's long road back from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah 2 Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Toffee was very loud this morning I thought she was getting attacked my a cat. It soon became clear she was trying to get Daisy out of the nest so she could lay. Poor Toffee. I think my neighbours now know we have chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 I'm enjoying reading your blog Sarah - and the recipes are similar to those I use too. Lucky you with sandy soil for carrots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowcloud Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Thanks Dilly! We are moving soon and so set up the Blog to try and keep track of how we get on with our new 1 acre plot! Watch this (or more like, that) space for lots of photos and details - we can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 You lucky thing - how very exciting - you bet your sweet biffy I will be watching and impatiently waiting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Ruby a Rhode Island Red and Bubbles a Plymouth Rock are both quiet Pepsi a Pekin screeches like a Banshee for 2 hours before she lays and half an hour afterwards, also frequently in between times. Luckily she goes broody at a drop of a hat so we get 3 to 4 weeks of silence except when I boot her off the nestbox Buttercup a Wyandotte honks like a Goose, but it not noisy just amusing My RIR is the loudest hen on earth WAARKK WAARKK WARRKK my Welsummer yaps like a small dog, or goes WAAAA boc boc boc....for ages. The hybrids have been relatively quiet. Abbie was noisy in the box when we bought her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Mine were relatively quite until recently. Now all 4 "bawk" loudly if a cat comes in the garden and don't stop until I go out and investigate. We keep our eglu door open at night with the run closed and found this worked well for us. But once a week for the last 3 weeks running, we had 4am instances of the girls bawking loudly (loud enough to wake me up) at cats and at a bird in the garden. Hubbie thought the neighbours would start complaining so I have now reverted to shutting their eglu door at night and opening again in the morning. It's a real pain but I can't let them get into the habit of this night time racket as a pattern seemed to be developing. I will need to monitor this one. So far, no noise at night when they are shut inside the eglu...fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
