Advice needed, noisy hen but to be fair I only got her today

well i can help a little bit but who ever you bought your chicken from should have told you that they need to come in pairs but better if a trio in case one is sick or dies they don't thrive well on their own  and can go down hill rather quickly, as far as other breeds that don't fly so well you could try a sablepoot or a heavy breed. Hens to be fair all make a noise out of fright,fight,laying,or going to lay or i just laid or i found good food over here.

I have six pullets, all of which are generally as quiet as mice.  But I have noticed that if one is concentrating on digging up a big worm and the others move out of sight, she will suddenly look up and notice she is on her own.  Then what a racket!  She will shout as if her life depends on it and go running to find her sisters.  Once she can see them again she settles down.

I do think that your little silkie is probably stressed and lonely, and will settle when she has been there a while and has some friends.

Try reassuring her by spending some time with her and chatting quietly.  I find mine respond well to this, as long as I don't try to get too close or touch them - in which case the noise begins again!

Firstly i wasn't ever expecting a silent hen lol!! I do know that they make a noise Im really not that stupid! I researched and found that silkies are the quietest not silent obviously but quieter than other breeds.

Well I felt so sorry for her yesterday that we drove for 3 hours to get her a friend, popped her in the hut last night while it was dark and then when let out this morning there was a bit of pecking by the first one and thats been on and off today but doesn't seem to be too bad. She is much much quieter today, the only real noise being when she is chasing the other little one around and pecking her 

I did also know that they are very hard to sex and have really tried to get slightly older ones but neither of them laid an egg today so I guess i still have to keep my fingers crossed and hope! lol No crowing is a good sign, Id just like a couple of eggs and then Ill relax 

Thanks for all the advice, the 3 hour drive was more than worth it although I think these two may have me wrapped around their feathers already 

They are lovely, seeing some is what made us want them too 
Just got to find some tips for taming them now, Im sure they think Im going to kill them as they either run or squawk when I come close to the run.
I gave them some yoghurt and one just walked up to it and kicked it straight over and walked off - charming lol 

Our favourite game at the moment is turning over old bricks to see what's underneath.  And the answer is... crickets! My littlest girl, Minnie-Rose, was proving to be the most cautious and would stand well back from me, but now we've started the brick game she's always the closest to me and gets rewarded by the pick of the crickets.

I now have to shoo her off the brick because whenever I put my hand on one, she jumps on the same one.  Then I have to be careful when I put it down that I don't squash someone's toes. 

Playing games and making friends with them is a lovely pass-time.  Just remember not to spend all day doing it.   

manicmum I will go and find that thread now  Also thanks for the advice and to you too Lindeggs I have a feeling its going to be lots of fun finding out which treats each of them like the most, and ill TRY not to spend all day with them Lindeggs but please remember i did say try so if i do you can't tell me off! Lol 

I did a lot of research on silkies so yep I do know that they can go very broody, Ive not got them for hatching eggs nor have i got them for lots of eggs. I have got them for a few eggs and because I like them