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Thanks Yorklady!

Hi All, I just wanted to update anyone who was following this thread. It is now 4 months since I re-homed my noisy girls, who by the way are very loved in their new home and I get updates frequently! :) The three buff orpingtons that I added to the flock have integrated nicely and everyone is...

Thanks all for the responses! I appreciate all the input! @ Fred's Hens I really liked your response that some hens are just louder than others and you can try to replace the noisier ones with quieter ones to try for a quieter flock, but it may or may not work. That makes total sense. Yes...

I see your point and it makes good sense, but I am getting my chickens from someone who has a lot of chickens. Wondering if he pays attention to who is making what noise, especially if he has a lot of roosters too.. I am going to look today. I will ask him, maybe he does know who is making...

Thanks Danielle. I do have bushes around the coop and no one has complained. I guess it's my own worries about not wanting to bother anyone, or actually my fear of being turned in and losing the chickens I love. I made a decision to re-home the two noisiest ones (I found a great home!) and...

I guess I am not being understood. I said in my original post that I don't expect my chickens to be quiet all the time or silent for that matter. I was just wondering, since only a few of them are noisy a lot of the time, if there was a breed more suitable for suburban living. Since Fred's...

Yes, but can't we weed out the neurotic ones?

Hi All, I thought I had the answer to my problem and then started going through the threads here, now I;m more confused. Here is the situation. I am new to chickens, had mine for 6 months now. I have 3 Americana's, 2 Plymouth Barred Rocks and 1 Buff Orpington. The barred rocks are noisy...