i live in a built up area ... my ko shamo stags are pretty quiet , ive kept OEG bantys in the past but found them a bit noisey ! I have 1 large fowl stag whos also fairly quiet . The problem i have now is the kids pekin cockerals , although ther small there crow is high pitched, piercingand they crow there heads off most of the day on and off , im gona try and insulate a 6x4 shed with kingspan to dull it down at bit . atb phil