EcoHomesteaders
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Hello. I am new to this forum. My family has been slowly becoming more involved in homesteading over the last few years. We have self sufficiency as a goal. We have gardened organically for years, and kept chickens for a while but are new to goats. We picked up our mini alpine does, sisters (two) this week. They are lovely. We spend a lot of time with them in their stable which I built new last month. I have done tons of reading and research so that I would be able to take good car of these girls. The problem we have is that we are zoned rural, and are allowed to have animals on our property. We have three acres. I obtained this property from my family who has owned it for 40 years. However, our property is borderd by a subdivision. There are six homes that border our property line. All these homes have been built in the last 30 years. A majority of the homeowners are not friendly to our homesteading ways. We have been careful to not cause any problems with neighbors, such as not keeping a rooster for the noise issue. New problem I did not expect is how when we leave our goats after hanging out with them, they call for us. And they are already pretty noisy. How do we correct this? Will they "grow up" or mature out of this? They quiet down as soon as we go back to them. They even bang themselves against the walls in protest. When they finally calm down, they seem perfectly happy. They have a very luxurious stable, even heated. I am afraid that the neighbors will complain to our township.
I hate being suburban homesteaders, but we are kinda stuck here. I want to play by the rules, but I also do not want to have to follow the rest of the "sheep" that do not want to live sustainably and grow their own food. Any ideas on keeping these gals quiet? Thanks!
I hate being suburban homesteaders, but we are kinda stuck here. I want to play by the rules, but I also do not want to have to follow the rest of the "sheep" that do not want to live sustainably and grow their own food. Any ideas on keeping these gals quiet? Thanks!