How do you sound proof a coop?

[StarrWulf]

I would think if you are redirecting instead of dampening air flow is not an issue. a wire mesh in the floor and one in the ceiling would be plenty. the ground will dampen some and if you box it on 3 sides to redirect you would be covered on all points.. even if you have to block a channel under the coop to an outside opening where it could be redirected up you would more then enough reduce the sound.

 

[MaggieR]

You could look into sound proofing the way recording studio's do. According to my sound engineer son, it really is all about breaking up the direction of sound waves. I'm going to have him help me figure it out and hope for the best. I'll try to post any helpful idea's here.

 

[andreacroyle]

When building the coop, use the idea used by airports. You will not be able to completely eliminate sound, so the idea is to reduce it by channeling it into a different direction. Use the ideas given to block the sound on the sides given above, but also use methods *like a chimney* to ventilate upwards so whatever sound escapes goes up instead of the sides *double glass windows to reduce sound*. I have seen places on airports use angled walls so sound is channeled up skyward. In the 1800s the more well to do city houses would fill their walls with rocks to minimize the noise from the road *I suspect this is one of the reasons brick and stone houses were preferred over wooden walls*. Just remember if you add rocks to the walls, you also add alot of weight, too.

This is really cool! I didnt know this .

Sound proofing is very complex, sound frequencies need different materiel densities to adsorb them, you can't just add materiel and assume it will absorb the sound range of a peacock. Sound redirection helps, but it depends on the frequency on how many times the sound needs to bounce before depleting and how much gets though absorption materials before depleting. Then you have things like open vents and glass, which are difficult to dampen sound. You could spend thousands sound proofing a coop with a noticeable sound reduction. May be cheaper to have their voice boxes removed.

With a brief search a peacock is at 120 decibels, which is also the threshold of pain for human hearing. Here are some sound examples; http://trace.wisc.edu/docs/2004-About-dB/

isnt it more dangerous though?

you will need more ventilation than a few holes drilled around the top. You still have to provide good air flow to them. Peafowl deffiently arent for everyone. They run wild here and some dont mind them while others complain.

i didnt know they ran wild in florida.

WOW.. i knew they were loud...

when i lived in kansas i could hear the neighbors and he was a mile away... as for sound redirection, I was not wanting to be sound proof, but just redirect it up and away I am building another coop to do just that. The coop I have now I have old carpet over top and on 3 sides to dampen the noise in every direction I do not want it to go.

As it is, just using the carpet dampens the sound to a level you would have to strain to hear it inside. Outside, it sounds like it comes from down the road a bit (which keeps me in the clear). definately ALOT quieter than the dogs my neighbors have.

I will still use old carpet on the outside to dampen what sound escapes. I am considering using the concrete siding boards to help redirect..

I am in an area where I am not supposed to have poultry and the lawn mowers, yard tools, exotic bird breeder, kids playing dogs barking are all noisier than my birds

You could look into sound proofing the way recording studio's do. According to my sound engineer son, it really is all about breaking up the direction of sound waves. I'm going to have him help me figure it out and hope for the best. I'll try to post any helpful idea's here.

what did you come up with?

 

[Stoneschillin]

You could look into sound proofing the way recording studio's do. According to my sound engineer son, it really is all about breaking up the direction of sound waves. I'm going to have him help me figure it out and hope for the best. I'll try to post any helpful idea's here.

Curious if you’re still around and what your engineer son recommended