Will vacuum noise harm 4 week old chicks?

[sophiehatter1057]

My chicks are in a brooder in my house (building the coop as fast as I can!) The dust is horrendous, even with a strong air filter running. Can I vacuum the area around them or will the loud noise harm them (are there neurological effects from such loud noise for them)?

 

[DobieLover]

They won't care and it wont' hurt them.

 

[TwoCrows]

X2, vacuum away, it won't bother them or effect their development!

 

[Gazergirlstar]

x3 we keep our brooder in the house too and the more you expose them too the better and calmer they will be in the long run

 

[DonyaQuick]

It won’t permanently affect them but it may scare them due to being a big loud thing moving around. Panicked birds can potentially hurt themselves whether chicks or adults if the environment permits. Make sure there is nothing they can slam into and try to force through in a panic where they might hurt themselves or get stuck, like trying to shove between HWC or welded wire strands. If the brooder has solid sides then it’s a non issue. If you’re using HWC or more like dog kennel type wire on the sides, draping something over it temporarily is another way to avoid the panic-slam-stuck issue.

 

[sophiehatter1057]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Raubkatze]

I was scared about making any little noise around my chicks at first, but I also realized I couldn't just not vacuum my house for 8 weeks. The first few times they ran under their brooder as their safe space and then they ignored it. I vacuumed up to to the edges of the brooder to deal with the dust and they were fine.

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

We vacuum daily since hatch. Also have dogs barking, kids running around. They scatter and hide under brooder plate, but we make all kinds of noise and haven't had any issues yet.

Even mowing outside doesn't seem to effect the adult girls, the newest ones scatter but the big girls don't care ((they are in an enclosed run not just running around while we mow))

 

[5Australorpasaures]

X2, vacuum away, it won't bother them or effect their development!

x3 The more they're exposed to the more adjusted to situations around them, ours now hear chain saw, dirt bikes, and gun fire, not even a squawk or flinch. All kinds of chatter with a raptor silhouette in the sky though. Instinct ingrained.

 

[Ridgerunner]

When I first ran the lawn mower near the coop/run they panicked and ran into the coop. But they soon realized that when I was mowing little bits of fresh grass were in the run. After that, when they heard the lawn mower they came running to the run fence to get their treats.

They will probably panic the first time or two but will soon adapt. They will not suffer any long term emotional or psychological issues.