I need the truth about chicken noise - ASAP

[StaatsFarms]

mine are not very loud... I let all of my neighbors around me know I was getting them about a month before they arrived...I only had one that was "concerned" and that happened to be the one right next door... so I spent $4,000.00 putting up a privacy fence... now, believe it or not, she comes over into my yard for a couple hours a day to relax and watch the chickens!!! I do of course give her 6-8 eggs a week that I get from another buddy of mine (mine are not laying yet)... she keeps bugging me about when mine are gonna start laying cause she wants some of them!!! she cant believe a chicken can lay a green or blue egg!!!so far everything has worked out for me and I hope all does for you... and remember... It's YOUR yard

 

[19hhbelgian]

I've gotta say, I read this and had to take a break before typing... I get so

when I read things like this. You aren't wanting to do anything wrong, it's your property, and you pay for it just like she pays for hers. Get your chickens and let her try to make you get rid of them! If your legal, that's that, and ain't nothin she can do 'bout it! My girls can get loud, but most of the time they are pretty quiet. If you're only going to have 3, I wouldn't worry too much about the noise

Please let us know when you get your girls!!

 

[Rocky Top Chick]

Go ahead and get your girls. At least when they sing it is for a reason unlike a dog who just can't shut up. In my honest opinion I love the sound of birds much more than barking dogs or loud children. I suppose she would like to get rid of all the wild birds also..........

 

[msjones]

You are all very encouraging.

My biggest worry is that she'll just nag and nag and nag after we get the chickens, spend all the money on the coop, and then I'll regret it.

She's the kind of gal who tells us what trees she thinks we should cut down, when she thinks our house needs painting, and how the siding on our house looks from her kitchen.

Our house and yard look great, and we are friendly, happy people. She has a fancy yard, a yappy dog, and not enough to do. We joke that she ought to live in a gated community with a million rules. That would give her something to do. Although, I guess the gated community people would make her get rid of that DOG.

I do have some sympathy for her, in that her dog is like a child to her. I am NOT a dog person, so I don't understand that. But, she's all alone, and that dog is a big deal to her.

 

[StaatsFarms]

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this sounds like a retired lady with nothing better to do than NAG NAG NAG... am I correct??? who know maybe after you get your chickens and she realizes they aren't what she expected she might become more friendly... I HOPE!!!

ETA: you'll never regret it!!!

 

[Casey3043]

Now if you'd just get rid of those junk cars rusting in your front yard, and the old washer on the porch........and that clothesline with the flapping long johns...........LOL!

PLEASE don't give in to her. People like this think they run the world and have the right to tell everyone how it should be. She obviously needs more to do than look out the kitchen window and critique the condition of your siding!

STAND FIRM. Do what you planned to do. I think she will find that the hens are no problem, and if her dog barks more, suggest that she keep him in the house more. I live out in the country, but my dogs are ALWAYS in the house at night, and during the day when I'm not at home. And for the record, they seldom bark without a reason.

CASEY

 

[briana1975]

This lady sounds like she just need to talk and her way is by letting you know everything she thinks or sees. I would just listen and nod and smile. If you are legal to have a couple chickens, get them. Do it the right way and they won't stink or even get very loud. We have a older aunt that likes to complain about everything. I let it go in one ear and out the other. I really thinks she just likes to have someone to gripe to. It will all work out I am sure.

 

[Mrs.ChickChick]

Get your 3 chickens if you want them.

Hens don't make much noise, especially compared to barking dogs. You're within the law, it's your property, its YOUR decision.

Please don't let her dictate what you will do, that is only enabling her behavior. You don't need to be harsh or mean, of course, but she needs some boundaries nicely but firmly drawn (for her own good, as well as yours!) Could it be she is all alone in life because people can't stand her behavior? So the loving thing to do (yes, loving) is to put a stop to her manipulating what you do. Maybe if someone cared enough about her before now to call her out on it, she would have changed, and there would be more meaningful relationships in her life. Perhaps others have called this to her attention, and she refused to change, so people avoid her. (I have a relative like this).

She might get angry, she might act hurt, or she might be just fine. That is her problem, not yours. But she WILL know that you are going to do what YOU decide to do. I'll bet those other comments about house siding, painting, and other "helpful suggestions" will fade away if you stand up to her.

Even if she doesn't change, it is not your problem any longer, it is her problem.

 

[barred-rocks-rock]

Our neighbors have the loudest dogs to . Two black labs and a Jack Russel (

) . Their Dogs havent even noticed my 6 hens or 15+ pullets ever. As long as you are legal, it doesnt matter what she thinks. I bet if you just got the hens, she wouldnt notice. Hens will not make any noise, except when they are around eighteen weeks, when they are about to lay their first egg.

 

[suburbanminifarm]

The truth is, is depends on the BREED of chicken you choose. I sympathize, because I have close neighbors too (but mine are nice and like my chickens.) Here is a chart that even lists how quiet different breeds are and how many eggs they lay! Good luck,
http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html