2 Very noisy Chicks

[Ldeal]

We have 2 very noisy little girls. They are almost a week old and they are being so loud I had to move them to a new room. They are warm and have food and water.... why else would they be so noisy? Any Ideas? It seems the noisy one is the Delaware not the Rhode Island Red. Any ideas on how to keep them occupied so they dont just sit and scream lol.

 

[Nsampsel]

Is she just doing this at night or is that just when it bothers you the most?

I made a suggestion a while ago on another post, but it might work for this as well.

Try sprinkling a small amount of feed &/or grit over your brooder floor into your wood chips (or whatever bedding you are using) and let them dig & scratch to get it. Remove the regular feeder for a couple hours when you do this. Should keep them busy & much quieter if they have to work a bit to get what they want. I usually do this at least once a day in my brooder & the chicks turn the chips for me this way so the poop gets turned under which reduces the smell & the chips stay fresher longer, thus lowering my workload & expense with not having to change bedding so often. Plus, I have much quieter chicks. Mostly what I hear now is little beaks tapping the bottom of the brooder, but it's much quieter than all that peeping.

I usually do it an hour or so before bedtime since their brooder is in my bedroom & this tends to wear them out so they are ready to go to sleep when I am. It also continues to occupy them when they wake back up in the morning until I put the regular feeder back in with them.

 

[dollychick]

Me too, before I even got them home.
When I got to the house and could see which one, It was the Buff Orpington.
I now have 2 of them and 2 others. A RIR and an Americana.
They are better now, had them for almost a week now.
For the past 2 days they have been eating out of my hand.
My Americana (Cookie) has been jumping up in my hand and eating.
I think she is going to be boss..

 

[Ldeal]

Yea we have done chicks before but this little Delaware is the loudest one we have ever had. Its like when a dog just sits and barks. Thats what she does just stands there and peeps while RIR just sleeps or is eating or what ever she does.

 

[Aeropennchick]

Hm I think the obvious solution is to get more chicks! Two just isn't enough - if something happens to one of them, you will have a very lonely girl on your hands that will NEVER shut up.

 

[Aschenfire]

I found my Buff Orpingtons were really really loud and annoying as babies, too. Even now, one of them still sits and peeps in the outdoor pen loud enough that I can hear her inside. I think the breed is just more vocal than others. Hoping mine outgrows it LOL!

 

[Ldeal]

I would totally get more chicks we just dont have enough room for more. We have 3 grown hens already

 

[Ldeal]

any other ideas?

 

[Aeropennchick]

Have you tried playing some music?

 

[Ldeal]

hmm thats a great idea