- Feb 17, 2012
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Hi All,
My four hens just started laying last month, and I was a little caught off guard by how loud they can be in the egg laying process. Even though I am legal to have them within my city, I just received a noise complaint last week. Quick question... I have one nest box for my four.. and I noticed yesterday that one was squawking longer than usual, because the box was 'occupied' and she did not want to go in with the other. It made me wonder if this is a common occurrence. I have read on the forum that they all end up using the same box, so I only built one box in with my coop... would adding another help alleviate some of the noise??
My four hens just started laying last month, and I was a little caught off guard by how loud they can be in the egg laying process. Even though I am legal to have them within my city, I just received a noise complaint last week. Quick question... I have one nest box for my four.. and I noticed yesterday that one was squawking longer than usual, because the box was 'occupied' and she did not want to go in with the other. It made me wonder if this is a common occurrence. I have read on the forum that they all end up using the same box, so I only built one box in with my coop... would adding another help alleviate some of the noise??