Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: freshers on July 01, 2008, 15:18
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my coop is nearing completion (4ft rabbit hutch with seperate 2ftsq attached area and roosting poles). anyone got any suggestions for quiet breeds, as i dont want to annoy the neighbours. wife wants ex-bats will these be quiet?
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It's not that large...perhaps a couple of bantams?
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Try some Bantams. They also don't appear to be as destructive on your garden if you let them free range at all than full sized breeds. Having ex-batts as your first chickens is not usually a good move so i've read, but is definately a nice move. They need a little more TLC and need longer to get settled than POL pullets.
You can get all types of breeds in bantam form, are you planning to get a cockerel?
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Tescos do some extremely quiet ones. :D
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Tescos do some extremely quiet ones. :D
Typical answer as usual Bodger :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Hi Freshers, hens don't usually make too much noise, they may let you know when they have laid an egg as they are so pleased with themselves :D or when you let them out in the morning. If you have a cockerel then thats a different matter :shock:
I would agree with Aggie that your run sounds ok for a couple of banties, are you planning on letting them free range :?:
Welcome to the forum & when you get them don't forget to post some piccies :wink:
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My Wyandotte banties are quiet, well quiet is realtive, in my house :shock: :lol: :lol:
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hiya, ive got ex batts, a bantam and some hybrids of some kind. they are all about the same noise wise. if i was going for cute id go for bantams, but for me nothing beats rescuing ex batts, ours settled in really quick and weve never had any problems.
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the size i gave doesnt include a 5mx3m run. was only going to have 2 chooks initially and have plans to extend the housing if reqd for maybe another 1 or 2 chooks