Best breed?

[Chickedychick98]

I am going to be incubating some eggs soon so I can add a few new chooks to my flock. I have neighbours in VERY close proximity and need breeds that tend to have a quieter nature! I have narrowed down to BARRED ROCKS, BUFF ORPINGTON and BLACK AUSTRALORP. Any experience with these breeds? Are they as quiet as they are supposed to be?

 

[gtaus]

I have narrowed down to BARRED ROCKS, BUFF ORPINGTON and BLACK AUSTRALORP. Any experience with these breeds? Are they as quiet as they are supposed to be?

I have a Buff Orpington and a Black Australorp and they both are very quiet birds as you would expect from those breeds. Very nice hens. I don't have any roosters.

 

[Chickedychick98]

I have a Buff Orpington and a Black Australorp and they both are very quiet birds as you would expect from those breeds. Very nice hens. I don't have any roosters.

Thank you gtaus for your response. I have heard buffs can have a very loud egg song? I know it all tends to come down to the chickens you have rather than the breed at times but have you found this at all? I’m having to rehome my cream legbar as she has an egg song that goes on for about 3 hours and you can hear her miles away ! The neighbours aren’t best pleased...

 

[Erin80]

My BA is very quiet. My barred rock is not overly quiet. She talks a lot and can be quite demanding, lol.

 

[Chickedychick98]

Interesting, thank you Erin80. Demanding Beautiful chooks though!

 

[gtaus]

I have heard buffs can have a very loud egg song?

None of my girls have a very loud egg song, but, to be fair, they lay their eggs in the coop and by the time they come back out to the run they are done singing. So I would not normally hear much, if any, of their egg song.

 

[ChickForLife]

I am going to be incubating some eggs soon so I can add a few new chooks to my flock. I have neighbours in VERY close proximity and need breeds that tend to have a quieter nature! I have narrowed down to BARRED ROCKS, BUFF ORPINGTON and BLACK AUSTRALORP. Any experience with these breeds? Are they as quiet as they are supposed to be?

Black Australorp is very quiet!

 

[Islandchickenmom]

I'm not to sure if my chick is a BA, looks similar to the ones I've looked up... however tends to be very quite and super sweet.

 

[ChickForLife]

I'm not to sure if my chick is a BA, looks similar to the ones I've looked up... however tends to be very quite and super sweet.

Yes, BA's are very nice and gentle!

 

[CrazyChicken Lady]

Thank you gtaus for your response. I have heard buffs can have a very loud egg song? I know it all tends to come down to the chickens you have rather than the breed at times but have you found this at all? I’m having to rehome my cream legbar as she has an egg song that goes on for about 3 hours and you can hear her miles away ! The neighbours aren’t best pleased...

Yes I have all of those, my Astrplorp is very sweet and quiet, though my Buffs egg song is Soo loud! I can hear her squawking from the house!