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AIBU?

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Neighbour and goat AIBU?

203 replies

Reggit99 · 31/01/2021 08:56

Help please! AIBU?????

We have neighbours who are perfectly fine normally. They moved here before covid so early 2020 I met them a few times then, all seemed fine. They were nice to my husband, they incited us for coffee but we Haven’t been because of covid.

About six months ago, they appeared to purchase a goat. At least we assume they did as it suddenly appeared in their garden. After a shot while, they obviously got another as there were two. They seem to be kept in the back garden, no pen or anything, they just roam the garden.

This hasn’t been a big problem until now. We are being woken up often before 7am by the noose these animals make, additionally the neighbours garden is becoming a mess. We are potentially thinking about the possibility of moving and we do not want there to be any issues, I think this would put off perspective buyers.

We haven’t approached the neighbours yet, because we haven’t seen them for a while and they refused to join the street whatsapp. I want them to get rid of these goats but I’m really not sure what to do!

OP posts:
Franklyfrost · 31/01/2021 13:02

Goats! That’s great. Go starch your doilies and mind your own business if the animals seem happy.

Oneearringlost · 31/01/2021 13:10

The Good Life is on Brit Box

EnidPrunehat · 31/01/2021 13:10

I'm afraid I lose any potential sympathy as soon as the words 'brings the whole area down'. On the upside, I foresee many, diverting pages of Goatgate to come.

I know about goats, as it happens. Mother was called 'The Goat Lady' in her local area and I'd question the suitability of goats in small, surburban gardens but not because of ridiculous snobbery.

Thighdentitycrisis · 31/01/2021 13:11

I’m waiting for photos
I hope they’re all above board and neighbours keep them.
And why do you need to ask here and not just speak to your neighbours?

Somanysocks · 31/01/2021 13:14

Unless the goats are building a light sucking extension or growing stinking cannabis in the garden think yourself lucky.

I'll do a swap with you, my area is already at the bottom.

justasking111 · 31/01/2021 13:16

If it is rented as the landlord I would like to know, our tenants had chickens, lovely little things they were, but goats, well the previous owners of our home had goats, they escaped regularly and caused havoc around the village.

mynxy · 31/01/2021 13:19

Do they sound like this:

Grin
bitliketonyhares · 31/01/2021 13:20

Bringing the area down 😂 it's a goat 😂😂 it's no different than someone having a dog that barks into the early hours every bloody day!! We have this issue, there's 3 massive labs who do nothing but bark all bloody day.
Their garden being messy is nothing to do with you.

rainbowdaz · 31/01/2021 13:20

@Honeyroar

Lol we have an area WhatsApp group. We’re pretty rural.

You need a small holding number for goats. I used to love goats until someone that kept their horse with us asked to bring their goats. They were little sods. No wonder they use them as the symbol for the devil! They destroyed 15 trees, ate my horse’s tail, got out on the lane regularly, made a mess. I certainly wouldn’t want them in an urban garden!

They sound sweet, I want one now!
YouAintKingDingALing · 31/01/2021 13:21

I am loving this thread. We had goats years ago. I'd love to have a donkey and a couple of sheep (if I had the land).

YouAintKingDingALing · 31/01/2021 13:25

@Honeyroar I know I shouldn't have found it funny but the goats eating your horses tail made me laugh. It just sums up what utter sods they are. Poor horse

Mummyoflittledragon · 31/01/2021 13:33

That video of goats shouting is hilarious; it had my dogs on high alert!

EvilPea · 31/01/2021 13:51

@Mooballs
^EvilPea
I fucking love goats And sheep. I’d be more inclined to move into your house.

Doesn’t help your noise issue which honestly is only going to get worse as mornings get lighter earlier.
Your going to have to talk to them^
Your first line sounds so so wrong......

Probably should have phrased that better Grin

Hoppinggreen · 31/01/2021 14:04

We had goats
Sammy died after eating some washing and Satan had to go when he went for my Mum.
We don’t have a street WhatsApp but we do have an estate FB page (with a sub section for our cul de sac). It usually very tame but it kicked off last week about foxes

TurquoiseDragon · 31/01/2021 14:09

@DenisetheMenace

FreezerBird

“Better than geese. We had geese at one point to keep the grass clipped. Vile massive greasy goose shit everywhere.“

The RSPB employs a man specifically to patrol round the lake here all day in goose season, scraping it all up.
Often wondered what his title is 😁

Trouper with the pooper scooper.......
SpiderGwen · 31/01/2021 14:48

This is such a joyful thread after a depressingly po-faced start.

BertramLacey · 31/01/2021 15:30

The RSPB employs a man specifically to patrol round the lake here all day in goose season, scraping it all up.
Often wondered what his title is 😁

I don't know his job title but I bet he honks.

ImsorryWilson · 31/01/2021 15:46

:) rofl

RosyPrimroseDoll · 31/01/2021 18:00

@Hoppinggreen

We had goats Sammy died after eating some washing and Satan had to go when he went for my Mum. We don’t have a street WhatsApp but we do have an estate FB page (with a sub section for our cul de sac). It usually very tame but it kicked off last week about foxes
"Sammy and Satan"..... I'm done. Brilliant names.
RosyPrimroseDoll · 31/01/2021 18:02

Did you name Satan before or after he went for your mum? Smacks of self fulfilling prophecy.
You'd never have had this problem if he'd been given a respectable name , like Nigel or Terrence.

ImsorryWilson · 31/01/2021 20:06

I see the OP hasn't come back.

Can I be the first to say she may be a troll?

Hoppinggreen · 31/01/2021 20:35

@RosyPrimroseDoll

Did you name Satan before or after he went for your mum? Smacks of self fulfilling prophecy. You'd never have had this problem if he'd been given a respectable name , like Nigel or Terrence.
I was quite young so I can’t really remember but I think he was called Satan when we got him. We probably should have renamed him to be fair. If he got loose he would wait outside the front door for us and if my Dad or Grandad wasn’t around we would have to wait until they did he because everyone else was terrified of him. I think on this occasion my Mum didn’t realise he was loose. I do remember her being really cross he had ruined her tights and her yelling at my Dad to get rid of him “and when you’ve done that you can go and get me some more bloody tights” That was when we lived on the maggot farm
Buttercup54321 · 31/01/2021 22:03

Brings the area down? Not snobby in the least are you?

MNerGoneRogueAgain · 31/01/2021 22:45

@Roselilly36

I love goats, but I wouldn’t be keen to have one as a neighbour. I know our deeds say we can’t keep swine, I will have a look and see if goats are mentioned!
my DH is a swine and we've not got a license
LizFlowers · 31/01/2021 23:20

I expect the goats the op's neighbours have are Nanny goats, not Billy goats. Nannies are more gentle, Billies will butt!

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