Genipher
True BYH Addict
I just turned in my animal permit application to the city TODAY! If approved, I'll be able to get backyard goats and chickens!
The ladies at City Hall seem to be pro-animal. The woman who took my fee ($52.50) said she used to raise sheep and, once upon a time, had a goat. She looked at the pictures of our backyard I'd included with the application and said it looked big enough for goats (we have a 74' x 65' backyard with a 20' x 10' wannabe goat shed). She seemed excited for me.
I've spoken several times via phone with the woman who will actually go over my application and say yea or nay. She didn't sound at all shocked or concerned that I wanted city goats, though she did mention once that, "goats are loud".
I'm fairly confident I'll be approved. My only worry is the city noise ordinance. Apparently the neighbors next to us, who are up the hill, can't hear our dog when she barks so I'm assuming she won't hear goats. There are woods behind us and a school as our other "neighbor" so goat noises wouldn't bother those close to us. However, I know sound carries and we're on a hill so the neighbors downhill might not be thrilled with us...
If the city gives me the green light I'm gonna go forward with my goaty dream and risk the neighborhood's ire. But I did want to ask, what can I expect noise-wise from, say, a couple of does and possibly a whether? Do goats sleep quietly throughout the night?
The ladies at City Hall seem to be pro-animal. The woman who took my fee ($52.50) said she used to raise sheep and, once upon a time, had a goat. She looked at the pictures of our backyard I'd included with the application and said it looked big enough for goats (we have a 74' x 65' backyard with a 20' x 10' wannabe goat shed). She seemed excited for me.
I've spoken several times via phone with the woman who will actually go over my application and say yea or nay. She didn't sound at all shocked or concerned that I wanted city goats, though she did mention once that, "goats are loud".
I'm fairly confident I'll be approved. My only worry is the city noise ordinance. Apparently the neighbors next to us, who are up the hill, can't hear our dog when she barks so I'm assuming she won't hear goats. There are woods behind us and a school as our other "neighbor" so goat noises wouldn't bother those close to us. However, I know sound carries and we're on a hill so the neighbors downhill might not be thrilled with us...
If the city gives me the green light I'm gonna go forward with my goaty dream and risk the neighborhood's ire. But I did want to ask, what can I expect noise-wise from, say, a couple of does and possibly a whether? Do goats sleep quietly throughout the night?
.....our doe and 2 wethers are barely noticed, except for those times.....they are pygmy/boer crosses, the doe is full pygmy.
