Best Quiet Egglayers for Texas Heat???

[Robeenop]

My red stars are definitely egg machines, so are my cinnamon queens(sex links too) my astrolorps and barred rocks also lay well. My americaunas are my most quiet, but my others are almost as loud as my ducks!

 

[austrolover1]

Black Autrolorps are awesome!!!!!!!! The only problems with mine I that my roosters are VERY aggressive. But my hens were quiet, sweet, and gentle; everything you could want in a hen.

 

[Cel45]

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I started my adventure in the world of backyard chickens late this summer with four, one-year old Buff Orpingtons.  After spending their first four months in a chicken tractor, I have finally finished a 10X10 kennel coop for them ~ absolutely palatial!  Although very sweet and such fun to watch, the BO's have been quite disappointing in the laying department ~ I'm averaging one egg per day from FOUR GIRLS!  So... I've spent the last few weeks researching breeds and stalking around BYC...

I live in a deed restricted neighborhood (read: no chickens allowed!) in hot/humid Texas so I am looking for not only good layers, but also quiet, calm birds.  So far, I have narrowed my list to the following:
     *Black Austrolorp
     *Red Sex Link
     *Gold Sex Link
     *Naked Neck Turken
     *Rhode Island Red
     *Delaware

Can any of you who live in a similar climate off any advice or suggestions, please?  Thanks so much for your help!  : )

Hi? I am in a suburb of Houston and live in an upity gated neighborhood. I love my Production Reds. They are very quiet and very productive. My SLW and Black Australop are too young to lay yat so we will see about them later.

 

[reindeermama]

I have Barred Rock, Black Sex Links, Cream Leg Bars, Sussex, and Wyndottes. My Barred Rocks, Black Sex Links, and Cream Leg Bars all lay really well. I have 10 chickens in all now. I keep raising them, but end up sharing with my family when they decide they want chickens too. Lol. They did well in last summer's heat and none of them except a Sultan bantam which we ended up with are noisy. I usually end up with seven to eight eggs per day consistently. I live near Corpus Christi, Tx which I think is probably really close to Houston's climate. Someone I know loves Rhode Island Reds. I am going to get a few.

 

[Aunt Fish]

Texas is a BIG state so it depends on what part of the state you're asking about! West Texas is very dry, but South and East Texas are very humid. All of Texas is HOT in the summer with temperatures often over 100 degrees. Fortunately this also means our winters are relatively mild. I hope this helps.

 

[stogsdill]

I have a black austrolope and she is not quiet at all. She yells at me when she is bored (Christmas she lost her friends . She had me and our dog for company till spring.)

and hollers after she lays her egg. Oh and if I haven't brought out her treat of watermelon rind out to her she tells me about it till I produce some results of her "nagging".

 

[Weehopper]

Chickens are not quiet. As much fun as owning chickens is, when you choose to break the rules, you are leaving yourself open to heartbreak.

 

[Robeenop]

I have 33 chickens here in central Arkansas. 16 different breeds. From Astrolorps to Americaunas. I actually think the most quiet are my Americaunas. My newest are Amberlinks. Started laying at 20 weeks spot on. And every day dark brown eggs. My Amberlinks are quiet too. I think ALL my Heritage breeds are loud. Especially my Speckled Sussex, Wyandottes and Barred Rocks! Come to think of it, my Brahmas are too! But NOTHING is louder than my ducks! No corn for the hot weather, only oats and barley. Have not lost a bird this year to heat. Last year I did. Hope this helps.

 

[ADVaughn]

This was very helpful! I'm in a small town in northeast Texas which is considering whether to allow chickens. My hope is they will. I was thinking easter Eggers, austrolorps and buff orpingtons...in that order.

 

[gator75]

If it's just about brown egg production, the best answer is a sex link. Not really debateable.