Is it normal for chicks to be super loud during the night?

[NHchicks]

I remember reading in a post somewhere that someone had put a substitute mommy in the cage - like a stuffed animal that had room for the chicks to get underneath. Wonder if that would work.

That said, we got chicks last year and yes, they definitely disturbed my sleep! I threw a blanket over the cage at night, but still, they were loud, and they stunk.

This year I had a broody hen raise my chicks for me. She hatched 8 chicks and at night they sleep in a dog crate I made comfy for them outside (away from the others in the coop). Now when I close them up at night and they're peeping, I think, ah, let mommy hen put up with that this year! I don't have to. And in the morning when I open the crate up, the hen is the grumpy one, and not me. I highly recommend letting a hen do the hard work for you.

 

[Gardenpig]

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hahah that sounds so fantastic!!! i think i shall do that!

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

Hey, Gardenpig, how did you make out, last night?
I thought about you until about 4am!

 

[Gardenpig]

haha thank you!! my chicks actually quieted down and then seemed to stay quiet through the rest of the night! we even woke up before them hehe!

im bracing for the future when they get louder.