Can Animals be scared through walls?

[TamTroll]

I've got a chicken pen connected right to my house, there's only one block between them and my bed.

I've noticed it takes them a long time to hatch new eggs, eggs that should only take a few days to hatch take months.

Is just being in my house scaring my chickens off their eggs? i was hoping they wouldn't be able to see / sense me through the wall.

[Streetwind]

It's purely distance-based I'm afraid.

Chicken coops should always be a decent distance away from where you spend your time.

[StCatharines]

Yes, unfortunately you can startle the chickens right through a wall.

Unless I'm using a mod like ChickenSit, my general rule of thumb is that if I can hear the animals, they're too close to my main base.

[TamTroll]

Dang, guess I'll start moving to the WIP house before it's fully finished then. thanks!