Moved two groups of chicks outside and have been chirping loudly. Please help?

[dkam]

I have moved my 5 RIR 6 week old hens and 6 Black Austrolorp and Buff Orpington 4 week old hens outside. They are outside in an enclosed dog pen during the day and at night I put them into their brooder box in the coop which is almost finished. They two groups which have been introduced a week ago in the enclosed daytime pen, have been keeping pretty separate from each other. They have slightly pecked at eachother in the beginning but I haven't seen much fighting except that they are very separate. It's been pretty hot lately in the 90's and 100's during the day. They have been chirping quite loudly and I don't know what is wrong. One even pecked at me when I went to pick it up to put it in the coop at night. I have neighbors REALLY close to where the coop and enclosed pen are and I can't have them be too loud. It is worrying me that they are chirping loudly. It may be because of the heat? But water and feed is there all the time. Any help is appreciated.

 

[OurLittlebitRanch]

If they have plenty of food and water, they are probably just happy!! My dad finished building the outdoor part of my "chickie nursery" today and my 80, 2 week old pullets got to go outside for the first time. They loved it!! Happy chicks make lots of noise and to the best of my knowledge there isn't any way to keep them quiet. Ill try to record them in the next day or so and see if I can post it on here for you!!

 

[dkam]

Oh thats a relief. It just seems like whining or urgent chirping. That would be great, thank you!

 

[gardendufus]

My birds weren't ever very chirpy, so I can't help there.

I will say not to worry about the fact that they are in their own little 'cliques'. Chickens are just naturally that way. I have 3 different age groups. When I got my last group in April, I then had 5 week olds, 2 week olds and day olds. They are now 16, 13 & 11 weeks. The 16's don't hang out much with the 11's (there is a definite pecking order there) and the 13's seem to float freely between both groups. This is probably because from the first I raised the middle group right in with the older ones. When I got the younger ones, I had to keep them separated from the older guys. I kept the middle ones with the older ones during the day, but made them go in the brooder with the younger ones at night which gave them kind of a bond with both groups.

I will add that it's obvious that (at least in my group) each breed is kinda cliquey (?) with itself also.

Edited cuz it didn't read well........it still doesn't, but hope it makes a little sense.

 

[OurLittlebitRanch]

Here is a link to a short clip that I promised. The littlest ones that are inside are making the most noise right now! Usually early in the morning when I let the older ones outside they make a TON of noise. The turkeys are so funny because they make noise and run back and forth flapping their little wings!
It is so hot out today that they are all kinda laid back, not spending too much time outside and much quieter than usual.
Hope this helps some


Oh, mine are probably noisier than yours because I have almost 200 chicks, don't know how many you have but I am guessing not that many!!!

 

[dkam]

Thanks so much! Mine sound very similar even though I only have 11. I feel a lot better now. I'll keep doing everything I can so that they are happy and healthy. Thanks again!