When we lived in town we had some golden comets that seemed very well suited for that life style. Quiet, didn't mind being confined most of the time, and only made a fuss when we came home from work in the evening, or they needed something. Had a barred rock and a black sex link in with them, and all six of those birds never made themselves known to the neighbors really. In the summer, they would rush to the end of the run to meet us when we got home from work because they knew the rutine...I would gather eggs then, get the water filled and check feed, and my wife would almost always find them a treat. On very nice days, I would let them out to run the yard till dark.
Now we live in the county with a couple different flocks...our Rocks (barred and penciled), the boys do the crowin', but the girls are quiet as can be. The Buff Brahmas (bantams) are pretty quiet all around...the roo crows a few times in the AM, but that's it. The only "noisy" hens I've ever had realy have been polish...and one of my daughters Serama hens...loved her, but she squawked constantly! Serama's a a quiet breed...but she must have not been told that. Anyway...that's my experience.
Now we live in the county with a couple different flocks...our Rocks (barred and penciled), the boys do the crowin', but the girls are quiet as can be. The Buff Brahmas (bantams) are pretty quiet all around...the roo crows a few times in the AM, but that's it. The only "noisy" hens I've ever had realy have been polish...and one of my daughters Serama hens...loved her, but she squawked constantly! Serama's a a quiet breed...but she must have not been told that. Anyway...that's my experience.