Noisy Hen Help Needed

I have four bantam hens and the oldest one (pekin)is making an awful racket, every morning.  She is let out of her coop at 6.00 am and into a run.  At 6.30 she starts to make this noise (sounds like a seagull).  She keeps doing this till one us takes out some food or lets her free range.  She also does it in the day as sooon as she spots one of us.  Neighbours are now starting to complain as i live in residential area.   I have tried putting food in run the night before when door shuts but this only keeps her quiet for a few minutes.  She still lays so not acting like a cockerel. Don't want to get rid of her but don't know what to do.

yes she is top hen.  I am gonna try keeping her in longer tommorow to see if that makes a difference.  I know she will be noisey in the house but will be quieter than in the garden.  She just gets louder and louder when she sees us.  If I go to let her free range for the few minutes it takes to get to the run, the noise is terrible.  Neighbours very unhappy and am worried they will complain to council.

Keep all the hens in their house until a civilized hour (by your neighbours habits).  I'm in a residential area so I don't let mine out until 8 a.m. all year round.  

Make sure their house is dark !  Cover any windows or ventilation grills with thick material to keep the light out.  

I don't think anyone can complain if hens make a noise during the day time, vehicles children and dogs do so why not hens ?

And just like children you will have to retrain her by ignoring her noise and showing her it gets her nothing.  If that doesn't work shut her back in her dark hen house for a while when she shouts.  She WILL get the message  

I cover mine over with a big tarpaulin. It keeps it dark and muffles the noise in and out.  

You have my sympathy, one of my Black Rocks is noisy too. They are let out of their house at 6.ooam and free ranging by 6.30 but some mornings my partner leaves at 4.30am to get the train and she starts up then.  My neighbours complain all the time about her (although they accept her eggs without charge!).  As soon as they free range she calms down until she sees or hears me then she starts, so I creep out to hang out the washing in case she sees me.  Generally she wants attention from me, so I try and spend some time with them morning and afternoon which helps. The other 2 are perfect its just the smallest one (and she is not top of pecking order).  I ignore her and eventually she gives up so stick with it!!!

Start letting them out earlier each mornign until you find their breaking point  

R