Really LOUD chickens in the morning?

[BeardedLadyFarm]

I had a similar problem with my girls. I think with no rooster, one or two felt the need to be louder than the others. I ended up finding new homes for my black sex link, and my australorp because they just wouldn't shut up. The egg song is one thing... it has gotten quieter over the last 6 weeks, but these were just chatty ladies. Since they've been gone, things are much better. There's only a bit of chatter that isn't egg related, but it's less audible than before.

My lights come on at 7am, and then off at 9pm. That way I get to see the birds in the evening as well, and they start getting noisy when the city wakes up too. The construction site across the street helps quite a bit to mask the noise.

I will say in the evening, after dusk but before their lights go out, I don't hear anything. They just eat and preen and wind down for the day.

good luck!

 

[Mrs.Puff]

Most of the experts on here suggest you DO put the light on in the morning, not the evening. If you turn it on in the evening, and it does not have a dimmer timer, then they will be suddenly in the pitch dark and not able to see to get up on the roost.

 

[mdbokc]

I have two timers in the coop...one with a night light...a second to the regular lighting. The night light goes off 30M after the regular lights at night and comes on 30M before the regular lights in the AM. Put both timers on one power strip. Works well.

 

[dwegg]

Yes when starting my new flock everyone on here suggests that you have a light for the morning and not the evening...but i would rather it go the other way, that way i would get to spend some time with them before they go to bed. The light is working perfectly and I have three now laying. BUT this morning there wasn't a sound from them..maybe because it was really cold this morning? and also my EE laid her first egg this morning too but no 'egg-song'

Just when we think we are getting a handle on things the girls go and change things up!!! Chicken form of 'Chinese water torture' just when you get used to it or work it out they change it....lol

I woke up at a respectible 6am...and no calling? So now I stand at the window watching to see if everything is ok BECAUSE there was no sound...chicken mind games! They're onto me!