Noisy hen making neighbors crazy

[Dutch bantam 1]

Will a no crow collar work on a noisy hen? If so maybe she should try that

No, it just muffles the vibrations of a crow.

 

[Thunderduck9]

Well I would by the neighbors ear muffs and a dozen eggs and call it good.If you live in the country like us what do people expect that’s why we live away from towns so we can enjoy nature and our animals.I do feel for you my Rooster is a BIG MOUTH but it’s only because he is happy or he misses the ducks when they are in the creek.I don’t have neighbors so we are lucky.

 

[cate1124]

So happy to hear that you rescued the hens!
Are you allowed to keep chickens where you live? If yes, then you have nothing to worry about. You are within your rights. If they work during the week then the weekends are when they will notice the noise. If you are able to you could put up a privacy fence and/or some large shrubs to try to dampen the noise of the clucking. My pullets and hens can get noisy after laying, but it doesn’t last more than 3 minutes. I do have 1 hen who will literally yell if she wants to be let out to forage or if another bird is in the nest boxes when she wants to lay.
I assume if you had a dog that was barking a lot they wouldn’t be so bothered.

I'm happy about the rescue, too, but the right to keep chickens does not mean that any noise they make is likewise legal. My community permits chickens; it even permits roosters. But they are subject to the noise ordinance, just like a barking dog. No one is within their rights to keep an animal whose noise is loud, frequent or both. Whether a neighbor tolerates it or complains depends on the neighbor, just as with a barking dog. Once a complaint is made, code enforcement will get involved.