What is the quietest kind of poultry-type bird?

I have kept ducks, chickens, turkeys, pigeons, and my neighbors had geese. My sister and I got the ducks from a friend and they were very sweet. But, they also made a bigger mess then I ever saw from my chickens. As for the noise level they were just as noisy as the chickens. Ducks love water so if you don’t live next to a water source that your ducks can swim in or don’t feel like putting one up please don’t get ducks. Some breeds of ducks lay just as well as chickens but duck eggs do have a different taste. Our ducks were nice but never as friendly as our chickens. A few years ago my dad brought home baby turkeys. They were very sweet but were more difficult to raise then the chickens and ducks. None of our turkeys made it. My neighbor though did have four turkeys. I don’t know about turkey breeds but his white hen was a monster. His other three which were some brown breed were very sweet. Tom which he called the gobbler would follow you around and even chase after the care when ...  more