Nice, quiet chickens

[pecksandkisses]

Quiet is always good when you have close neighbors. You really don't want to rock the boat unnecessarily, even if chickens are permitted, quiet is better

I know in my town the ordinance does not prohibit roosters, but it does specifically mention excessive noise and nuisance animals, so if I had a loud rooster and someone complained, I could be made to get rid of it.

Good luck with the new chickens. It should be fun. I have never had australorps but they have been on my wish list, they just were not available at the right time. They are popular for a reason and seems like they generally make good pets.

I think one of their neighbors has chickens, and has had them for several years. Whenever I’m over I can hear them but it’s not annoying at all. Just content clucks and the occasional squawk

 

[pecksandkisses]

Why all the secrecy?

They know some of their neighbors have chickens, but weren’t sure on the exact laws about it.

 

[Ribh]

My black Australorps have lovely temperaments but I wouldn't say they are exactly quiet...especially having laid!

 

[pecksandkisses]

My black Australorps have lovely temperaments but I wouldn't say they are exactly quiet...especially having laid!

Interesting. I guess it varies depending on the individual chicken.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Quiet is often a factor of flock dynamics.
When I had only hens I had one who was louder than the rest, just complained all day and sang a loud egg song.
When I got more hens they changed who was the loud one. I now had two moderately loud hens instead of one very loud hen.
When I got a rooster the hens fell all but silent but the rooster crows.
It's almost like they have a noisiness quota they seek to fill during the day and it can be met in different ways.

Having said that my Australorps were relatively quiet and sexlinks aren't too bad either, but once anyone lays an egg it's all over. You could consider noise-canceling insulation built into the nest boxes on the coop though.

 

[pecksandkisses]

Quiet is often a factor of flock dynamics.
When I had only hens I had one who was louder than the rest, just complained all day and sang a loud egg song.
When I got more hens they changed who was the loud one. I now had two moderately loud hens instead of one very loud hen.
When I got a rooster the hens fell all but silent but the rooster crows.
It's almost like they have a noisiness quota they seek to fill during the day and it can be met in different ways.

Having said that my Australorps were relatively quiet and sexlinks aren't too bad either, but once anyone lays an egg it's all over. You could consider noise-canceling insulation built into the nest boxes on the coop though.

The noise canceling insulation is a very smart idea!

 

[Ra_]