Thanks for the comment!
I agree these birds are wonderful. I don't have a comcomparison as far as their noise levels. I do find that they are a little louder in the mornings or when they are confined to their coop do to the high fall winds we have here in Northern Germany.
I spend anywhere from...
You said they have no sticks to roost on. I would start there. Birds want to roost off the ground. Try giving them a perch that is long enough they can all sleep on it. Then keep them locked up in the coop for a few days so they recognize that the coop is home. After that you shouldn't have any...