How do I stop hens squawking so early in the morning

Posted by Kate on March 30, 2010 at 10:43pm
Hi, my young girls have just starting laying. The first ones were laying about 10am and then making noises about it. Now one more has started laying but at 5am and making a racket, and the rest have all decided to get in on the early morning laying and subsequent noise making. I am worried my neighbours will complain to the council. How do I get them to lay later or at least be quiet about it!! It sounds impossible I think!!

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  • Kate April 11, 2010 at 12:56pm
    Well I passed some eggs over the fence, and apologised for the early morning noise, and guess what, the hens heard me, and stopped making their early morning fuss! Go figure!!!
  • Sealander April 1, 2010 at 11:08pm
    I find most of the squawking (apart from the "Hey everybody, I just laid an egg!!!" bit) seems to be because they all want to use a particular nestbox, no matter how many you supply. Mind you, my lot stopped laying a month ago because they're all moulting and they've gotten very quiet now ;)
  • thegardener007 March 31, 2010 at 3:03am
    Do you think Your neighbours would complain about the chickens if you invited them for eggs on toast once a week.
  • David March 30, 2010 at 10:58pm
    Hi there. Have you tried locking them in their pen in the dark until, say 7am?
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