White Leghorns Laying their First Few Eggs

[JustLook]

Please, tell me they get quieter after they have laid their first half dozen eggs? I have nine hens 21.5 weeks old. White Leghorns. The first egg came with a lot of noise about two weeks ago. The daily quantity slowly increased with the noise. Yesterday I had seven eggs. And the racket has become incredible. It seems right after the accomplishment they scream it out to the world over and over. The classic Buck Buck Bugaw! in ear piercing fashion. But I think the first one to lay an egg is now the quietest. My hope is that this is a temporary thing, if so, perfectly understandable. Please tell me this is true? Or I am gonna have to add sound proofing. It's making the neighbors' dog bark and it's just a matter of time before I get a complaint.

 

[neo71665]

They will never stop the egg cry. All breeds do it

 

[JustLook]

Gotcha but are leghorns louder than other breeds? Did I blow it the first time out with this breed? And it stays this loud? O.O

 

[neo71665]

I've never noticed one breed being any louder than any other. Just like people some birds are louder than others but I wouldn't say its really noticeable.

 

[Sally PB]

Hmmmm. My girls don't say a thing. I have never heard the egg song.

There's an article by Shadrach,
The Egg song, it’s not about the egg; it’s an escort call.
Since I have a cockerel in close proximity, I wonder if that's why. Or maybe my girls are just quiet? The don't make much sound at all.

 

[rebeccaH86]

Unfortunately no they don't get quiter but hey you know when you've got eggs lol I have a Austra white and black australorp that just started laying and these lazy girls don't say anything I just have to check every few hours .

 

[aart]

My hope is that this is a temporary thing, if so, perfectly understandable. Please tell me this is true?

They may quiet down after awhile......or they may not.
Doesn't go by breed.
I had a group of pullets one year that were so loud I had to close my house windows to work over the phone....they settled after a few weeks.

 

[Eva2020]

I have 4 pullets (all different breeds) and my leghorn is the loudest! Also only a matter of time before I get a complaintthere isn't anything you can really do!

 

[KarynVA]

I have 3 golden comets and so far only one is laying but she is completely quiet the entire time. When she's done, she quietly joins the others in the run. I wonder if the other two will also be quiet. We have no rooster.

 

[JustLook]

They may quiet down after awhile......or they may not.

Thank you. Today was SOOO much better.