[zoggett]

Hi there,
Me and other half just sat discussing the girls and wondering if they are asleep and hubby asked me if  a) they sleep and
b) they snore

what does anyone else think?

Debs

[joyfull]

yes if you go to their coop when they are asleep and you can listen to them - some snore (not very loudly) but others make little whistling type of noises 

[8doubles]

I have a camera with sound in the coop , i do hear some funny noises if they are having chickeny dreams but no snoring,

so far!

[Springlands]

When mine are on their perches at night and I go out to lock them in they sound as if they are muttering under their breath - wonder what they are saying 

[hillfooter]

Personally I avoid sleeping with mine so I wouldn't know, but I expect Joy's right!
HF

[Pol]

Not has loud has my husband or is that because they are at the bottom off the garden:D

[joyfull]

I must admit my Neapolitan mastiff snores louder than my Newfoundland, husband and all the chickens put together 

[Debsie]

my cat snores very loudly, can hear her from another room, she is a bit of an old lady though, so we let her off!!

[min200]

Well the biggest snorer in our house is...

(Looks around to make sure the room is clear before typing)

My mrs

Wifey snores like a trooper but is adament(sp)  that its only me that does and im confusing my own noise with her.  Well at 1.30am this morning as I lay awake listening to her dolcite tones I am pretty sure it wasnt me! 

[joyfull]

record her snoring - we did this my OH to prove how loud he was 

[min200]

record her snoring - we did this my OH to prove how loud he was 

  and maybe post it on youtube/facebook

I could get myself into alot of trouble here

[Lindeggs]

My mother used to snore horribly!  I don't know where people get the idea that it's just men who snore - I can vouch for the fact women do too!  Fortunately it doesn't seem to be hereditary...

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I have been seriously considering getting a baby monitor for my new chickens!  I will be getting 6-week-olds in a couple of weeks and of course suddenly there's a strange cat hanging around.  We've never seen this cat before... I wonder if it can read our minds and knows some vulnerable wee chicks will be living here soon?

The coop is way down the far end of the garden and I would never hear anything if a cat got in the coop one night and terrorised the poor babies.  So the obvious answer is a wireless baby monitor! 

But now with all this talk of snoring and talking in their sleep, I'm scared I'll end up like one of those sleep-deprived, over-anxious new parents! 

[joyfull]

you most certainly will  .
If the coop is locked up at night then the cat can't get in so don't worry and when your hens get bigger they will soon show the cat where to go  .
What sort of chicks are you getting?

[Springlands]

What abut a webcam - then you could watch them 

[hillfooter]

It's just occured to me we could get GrannieAnnie to ask her other half Brian if they snore as I note she said in a recent post that "With Brian, I've been keeping chooks for 15 years now".    see

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=70188.msg803784#msg803784

HF