Noise and Neighbours

Hello everyone,

I'm new here and have been thinking about getting a couple of chickens for our back garden.  We live on a housing estate but the garden is fairly large, giving them plenty of space and I will be able to secure it, but I'm concerned about noise from chickens.  One set of neighbours in particular we do not get on with and I try not to draw attention to myself which as a private music teacher with students pulling up ever 30 minutes in the evening is not easy.

I need to check out the regs on my allotment as I'm not sure if I'm allowed chickens on there but it is in a more isolated area with easier access for foxes etc.

So can anyone tell me if the noise of the chickens is particularly loud, or if it carries and most importantly if they are quiet at night?

Thank you any advise is appreciated.

Oh and welcome

And a few delicious free eggs to the neighbours works wonders  

If they get nasty say ok we will get half a dozen dogs then, nice noisy ones!!  I know which noise I would prefer and its not barking :evil:[/quote]

   :l  What a great suggestion slowef, made me laugh...could even suggest you're getting peacocks...!

Go for it, hens make lovely noises but agree no cockerel...well maybe... if the neighbours are really horrid... !!!!

Judi

I live on a housing estate and have two chickens.  Most of the time they are quiet and your neighbours wont even know you have them but occasionally mine do tend to shout a little.  Usually, as the others have said, when an egg has been laid.  
However, I would say they are certainly not in the same league as a dog out in the back garden barking and it only lasts a few minutes.  You'll probably find you notice it far more than anyone else because you are worried about it.  Night times are not a problem at all, as soon as it gets dark they will go to sleep and a few spare eggs given to the right people always makes things good!
Just go for it

Digby Hi and welcome.

Firstky check your house deeds and see what they say about poultry/livestock, providing there are no restrictions on them then go for it, you will love it, as for noise as others have said only a little when they have laid the eggs   .

I have a relatively close neighbour who has dogs that literally bark for 20hrs a day  :evil:  and she then has the nerve to complain about my cockerel, she was then sent in the right direction of go forth and multiply by my wife   , needless to say she hasn't spoken to us since     but she has shut her dogs up somewhat