West Jordan, UT 84081 please comfort me!!

[kd2man]

We live in a small corner lot approximately 8,000 square footage. The nearest neighbor are the one behind us slightly to the right side. Their second floor children's room is about roughly 35 foot away and the neighbor across the street are about roughly 125 feet away. How about sound proofing insulations?

 

[enola]

If the houses are fairly new, i doubt that your hens will disturb anyone. Average street noise is far noisier than 5 little hens. Insulating the chicken house will also help, but you have to cover insulation to keep hens from eating the insulation.

 

[kd2man]

Yeah I was thinking about adding 1" of insulation material in hoping to cut down on the noise. Should I leave a slight gap on the bottom and maybe a rectangular window about hmmm say 2"x10" for ventilation and also a double panes window just for the sun light?

 

[enola]

You need to read some of the many threads on this site about ventilation. Most people have ventilation at the very top of the walls, under the eaves. The moist air MUST rise away from the chickens and out of the coop to get rid of any extra moisture in the winter and extra heat in the summer.

Are you building your coop that will be predator proof? Even if you live in suburbia you will still have foxes, racoons, possums, skunks, feral cats, neighbor dogs, snakes etc. Maybe even human thieves to contend with.

 

[tarahharlin]

Thanks TarahHalin. I'm feeling a lot better about the lot size, yes I will definitely give the neighbors some eggs just for being a good sport. Like I told NorthFLChick I'm more concern about the noises than anything else. I will always keep the coop clean, at least once a week. Ok back to the noise, do they make much noise at all during the night?

They don't make any noise during the night. I guess the only time they would make noise during the night, is if a predator got into their coop. Like I mentioned before, ours will "bawk" at times after laying an egg, or sometimes when they see a cat lurking on the other side of the fence. That's really it. Other than that, it's just a lot of content cooing, as they busily scratch around, which we can only hear if we are by them. Good luck with the coop and everything else!

 

[kd2man]

I'm not sure if it is a predators proof coop. It will be a 4'x12' run enclosed with chicken wire and a 4'x4'x5' coop inside the run, it's one piece. I will take a look on the ventilation thread later, I'm sure two 2"x10" ventilation windows on the top will be efficient for five hens.

 

[kd2man]

They don't make any noise during the night. I guess the only time they would make noise during the night, is if a predator got into their coop. Like I mentioned before, ours will "bawk" at times after laying an egg, or sometimes when they see a cat lurking on the other side of the fence. That's really it. Other than that, it's just a lot of content cooing, as they busily scratch around, which we can only hear if we are by them. Good luck with the coop and everything else!

Yay Tarah!!! I'm so happy to hear that!!I don't know why I'm such a considerate person, always worrying about bothering or disturbing other people lol

 

[enola]

Chicken wire is definitely not going to make the run predator proof. A dog or coyote can rip chicken wire up in short order to get to your hens.

If you find hard ware cloth costs prohibitive, consider your losses if an animal kills all of your hens in one attack......

I don't mean to be harsh, but I remember how I felt when it happened to me. In my case, it was not the cost of the chickens that got killed, but the horror they felt in the last minute of their lives.

If I can make a suggestion? Build a run for them (with hardware cloth) that you can afford, then add to the size of the run as you can afford to.

( As you can see, I am making assumptions about your finances that I should not be making,)

 

[kd2man]

Chicken wire is definitely not going to make the run predator proof. A dog or coyote can rip chicken wire up in short order to get to your hens.

If you find hard ware cloth costs prohibitive, consider your losses if an animal kills all of your hens in one attack......

I don't mean to be harsh, but I remember how I felt when it happened to me. In my case, it was not the cost of the chickens that got killed, but the horror they felt in the last minute of their lives.

If I can make a suggestion? Build a run for them (with hardware cloth) that you can afford, then add to the size of the run as you can afford to.

( As you can see, I am making assumptions about your finances that I should not be making,)

Wow I really don't know much about chickens and coop!!! I always thought the word "wire" are stronger than "cloth"...where can I buy the hardware cloth, would the place where I got the chicks has them?

 

[tarahharlin]

Yay Tarah!!! I'm so happy to hear that!!I don't know why I'm such a considerate person, always worrying about bothering or disturbing other people lol

It's because you are a good neighbor. That's a good thing! It's much easier to live in a neighborhood where everyone gets along.