Thanks for the input! I do put her in the coop every night and she isn't a big fan of it. She's actually the smallest chicken and the one that gets picked on the most. Also the friendliest to our family. I wonder if they have selected her low hen on the totem pole and gave her the watchdog job?
Our chicken (Snuggles) thinks it's much better to sleep on top of the coop at night instead of in it. The others put themselves to bed, but she gets on top. I have put chicken wire up there to discourage her, mostly because we had a cat visitor the other day. I think Snuggles pecked the cat...
Well that's my problem too...neighbors bedroom window is right next to my chicken "yard". They say they don't hear them but... Gosh I hope they quiet down, I think my blood pressure goes way up when they are so noisy! It's always in the morning, too and I have done EXACTLY what you have done...
I have 4 hens that are around 6 months old. They are SOOOO noisy in the mornings! They just started laying about a week ago and I do hear the egg laying "song" before and after one lays and egg but also just a lot of other loud noises. Will they quiet down after a while?