my hens are making alot of noise when i go near them... why??

[Nonny]

When mine do that it's because they want:

a) treats

or

b) to be let out to range in the yard.

If I have no treats and it's not a convenient time to let them out, then I go in there, check for eggs, top up their feed, give them a quick hello and leave again. It usually settles them down.

 

[Ole rooster]

I think they're just making conversation. They see you as the alfa chicken. You feed um, keep the water clean, let um out, put um up at night, clean the coop clean the run and protect um. You are the boss and they know it. So they just come to ya and talk to. Then if you have a treat for the group all the better. Now what you gotta do is learn that chicken talk and squawk back at the feathery things and you got a buddy there.