will chicks in a brooder keep everyone awake at night?

[Johnn]

im really wanting to get a incy but one thing holding me back is, will the chicks keep everyone awake at night? or will they sleep??

 

[chickenlover89]

how many do you want? where are you keeping them? the answer to that is probably no, but if you are keeping them in your room (you shouldnt do that) then they will keep you up, but they are usually pretty quiet and will sleep on and off. dont quote me on this, this is just my experience.

 

[angel8035]

I was awakened several times during the night when my chicks were in the house...and they were in a room down the hall with the door closed.

 

[BuffOrpington88]

They probably won't. They don't peep as much at night.

 

[chickenlover89]

I was awakened several times during the night when my chicks were in the house...and they were in a room down the hall with the door closed.

I had them in my garage...

 

[Eggcessive]

Baby chicks are awake around the clock and sleep when they feel like it. They eat, drink, poop, sleep, peck, and explore their world. They make a bit of noise which increases as they get older. I kept my brooder in the house the first time because it was cold outside in the coop, but it is way too dirty with all of the dust and dander they produce. Since it is summer still I would raise them in an outdoor coop or garage, or wait until next summer. Of course they need heat lamps even in warm weather when they are first hatched. I would suggest reading everything you can on here for a few months to learn how to take care of them before you get chickens. It is much easier to buy some day old chicks than to incubate them when you are new at it.

 

[Nicole01]

I keep mine in the basement. I can hear them real well, but I sleep through their chatter as long as they are happy. I sleep half the night in the living room, I have a couple herniated discs in my neck that keep me up most the night.:/

If they are cold, hungry, stressed or lonely they will wake you up. I make sure I have no stuffed animals in there. I keep the roosts out until the very last one can fly up there. I always make sure they have plenty of food and fresh water.

I keep mine in the house until they are mostly feathered(usually 4 weeks) unless it's really cold in the coop, then I'll wait until 8 weeks old before I start integrating them in the coop. The sooner I put them in the coop, the faster they integrate with each other. I'm on my 4th integration in a year and will be doing this again soon with eggs in the bator.

 

[Johnn]

Ok thanks everyone. Im debating in doing it my self or just leaving it to broodys... i would probablies keep them in the shower room because i probablies wouldnt be able to hear them from there, but not sure if i want to do it anymore...

 

[Fred's Hens]

With nice, warm, spring-summer-fall weather, why not brood outdoors and avoid all the dust, smells and so forth? In a garage or barn, it is pretty easy to brood in any month, except Dec-Feb.

 

[Eggcessive]

I didn't notice all the posts before, so I guess you know chickens pretty well. I found it fun to go watch the chicks for a few minutes around the clock. That way I noticed any unforeseen problems, such as turning over water containers, someone getting stuck or picked on, and whatever else they get into. I live in an old 2 story house so they never woke me up, and I keep them inside for 5 weeks. I tried incubating last spring, and while it was fun, it is so much easier with broodies.