Sound proof, hen house. Any recommendations? My hens are a beautiful but my Easter Egger can be loud sometimes

[Ela Q]

Sound proof, hen house. Any recommendations? My hens are a beautiful and mellow, but my Easter Egger can be loud sometimes. I need a sound proof hen house.

 

[Logar]

It isn’t possible. You need 1 sq foot of ventilation per bird and that isn’t possible if it is sound proofed

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

I'm assuming your EE is a rooster? You may just need to rehome the bird if it's a problem, unfortunately. If it's a rooster, there is anti-crow collars, but I don't know much about them and don't recommend them.

 

[Squawkers]

If it is a rooster and you have the time/patience you could put him in a crate by himself with a heavy blanket over it. That’s what I did with my rooster. Every night I put him in the cage, and every morning I let him out to roams with the hens. My first intention was to block out all light to keep him from crowing, but he crowed anyway. So then I just did it to block the sound. It worked wonders! Logar brought up a good point about ventilation though. Something to keep in mind if he is completely covered on all sides by blankets. I didn’t worry about it with mine. But it was also the middle of winter, I probably wouldn’t have felt as comfortable with it had it been hot.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

A noisy bird (either hen or rooster) can be put in the garage at night. What you typically want to avoid is the early morning noises which disrupt neighbor's sleep.

I have very successfully used a crow collar on a number of roosters. When placed correctly, and checked regularly, they do a good job of dampening the sound. I recommend the No Crow Collar from My Pet Chicken as the quality is excellent and the collar soft and sturdy. It works by not allowing the rooster to inflate the pouch of skin he has at the base of his neck. It won't completely eliminate the sound (only death does that), but it will considerably dampen the sound. You have to fidget with them for several days to get them set right, and you must check frequently to make sure the bird is clearing the crop well. Used correctly, they can save the life of an otherwise unwanted rooster.

LofMc