Oh I am so sorry. I know about the noise of dirtbikes and side by sides. We live just up the road from "the lake" well down at the lake, there is also a bar. This bar is a good 35 minutes from "town". There are always side by sides and ATVs going down there What makes it worse is these people leaving the bar drunk. One night at about 1am I timed it and there was a convoy that lasted for 7 minutes straight! There is about a 4 month period where it is actually quite peaceful with no ATVs because the river floods and makes the bar inaccessible.
My neighbor is 63 years old and rides a dirtbike but he does it during normal day time hours and very respectful of where he rides.

 

Oh I am so sorry. I know about the noise of dirtbikes and side by sides. We live just up the road from "the lake" well down at the lake, there is also a bar. This bar is a good 35 minutes from "town". There are always side by sides and ATVs going down there What makes it worse is these people leaving the bar drunk. One night at about 1am I timed it and there was a convoy that lasted for 7 minutes straight! There is about a 4 month period where it is actually quite peaceful with no ATVs because the river floods and makes the bar inaccessible.
My neighbor is 63 years old and rides a dirtbike but he does it during normal day time hours and very respectful of where he rides.

That is awful and so scary that they're driving home in that condition. I'm glad you get a reprieve when it's flooding!

 

I'm so sorry. At our old place, our neighbor built a dirt bike track and they were practicing all the time. So I understand the exact noise level. You might need to do some target practicing with your loudest guns.

 

I am sorry you know this noise. It truly is awful!

We've discussed that, however our dogs are absolutely terrified of gunshots. We have another neighbor who sometimes allows a friend of his two long range shoot and our dogs have become terrified at the sound of that Wiz and Ting when he hits his Target😒

I was thinking about putting wind chimes along the fence line so my goats could rattle them day and night 🤣

 

Ugh. That would be awful to deal with. Wish people would be more considerate of their neighbors. A few hours of riding is not fun but manageable but ALL DAY? Yuck.

 

Fight fire with fire? Guinea hens are easily startled by loud dirt bikes and make just as much of a racket back. I think you need a coop riiiiiiiiight near the fence line. Bonus, they will keep your yard free of ticks!

 

Lol! That might just work and be worth it! Although I tried guinea hens a few years ago and the sound of them made me crazy 🤪 but if it was an effort to annoy them I could reconsider 🤣

 

Roosters are noisy little gems, and geese really hollar if you get too close to their home! Just a little info. 🤣😂

 

I have both, but they are too far away to annoy them too much! Maybe I'll get a group of rescue roosters and build their coop on the goat pasture 🤣 And hang a bunch of wind chimes on the coop for added effect!

 

Hopefully as the weather turns they will be less inclined to spend the entire day outside zipping around 🤞
I am lucky enough not to have close neighbors. However, I am at the end of the road and people tend to think the road continues on past our place. They don’t notice the address numbers or the red paint at the top cattleguard as they drop down into our place. I’ve had dirt bikers zip up past the houses and back multiple times.

 

I am so sorry, that is just awful!😟 One of our neighbors up here does it every once in awhile and it is so annoying, I cannot imagine if they did it all of the time!😱
Neighbors are a headache, mine are both complaining about my goats even though one has several big dogs that bark continually, and the other runs a sort of feed lot with mini cows that bellow all night! But for some reason the little goat farm is the problem.🙄
Maybe these new people will not last very long or the kids will get bored of the same course over and over again.😕

 

Wow! Complaining about goats? Are they particularly noisy goats? This seems crazy. Especially if they both have animals that are obnoxiously making their distinct sounds. That would make me want to get about 30 more goats! Perhaps I'll get some more Nubians because there's some loudest LOL 🤣

 

If you have a lot of dust flying up and it is really loud, get a hold of Air quality control and Noise ordinance laws for legal decibels.

We had a neighbor with a large dirt bike track in our back area.
The dust was horrible, air quality was bad, contacted air quality person to come out.

Being over so many decibels, being super loud and air quality was bad so they were shutdown.

Hopefully it will work for you.

Prior to that we also had the neighborhood sign a petition to get them out. Saying they were way to loud and too dusty for our animals, a threat for pink eye of our livestock.
It is just something to add to the pot to help fight them. Our neighbor put this together.

 

If you have a lot of dust flying up and it is really loud, get a hold of Air quality control and Noise ordinance laws for legal decibels.

We had a neighbor with a large dirt bike track in our back area.
The dust was horrible, air quality was bad, contacted air quality person to come out.

Being over so many decibels, being super loud and air quality was bad so they were shutdown.

Hopefully it will work for you.

Prior to that we also had the neighborhood sign a petition to get them out. Saying they were way to loud and too dusty for our animals, a threat for pink eye of our livestock.
It is just something to add to the pot to help fight them. Our neighbor put this together.

Not a bad idea! Although I do hope it doesn't get to that. I would like things to be peaceful and non confrontational if at all possible. I just feel like a neighborly conversation before all of a sudden completely altering the sounds of the country would have been nice. I mean seriously if I wanted to listen to all that we could have saved a lot of money and just lived in town.

 

Just in case you're all wondering they're out and about and at it again today

It's a shame because the oil field gal I just spoke to yesterday said that if she ever catches them on their road she would let them know they're not allowed on private property. I watched her drive down the hill and leave and it started up right after so she just barely missed them. It still wouldn't take care of the issue in the pasture but it might keep them from getting hurt.

 

Sorry you’re going thru this. I have horrible neighbors too. Hang in there. I think toth has a great idea to help you get them to settle down sometimes it takes the long arm of the law to get these situations resolved.

 

Thank you. And I'm sorry you have horrible Neighbors too. I'm going to give it some time and see if the novelty wears off and hopefully get a chance to meet them and feel out their neighborly attitude. Fortunately their pasture is grass so they are not kicking up dust currently at least not in the pasture. On the private road yes.

 

I would try polite first, go over and introduce yourself. People can be totally clueless and don’t know about things, like how much goats are huge chickens. Ask them, politely, if they mind not flying past the goats, you’re afraid they will take off running and get hurt and the dust can make them sick. See how that goes first. I don’t know about anyone else’s goats but mine have never gotten used to the sound of my quad and side by side and I use them around the ranch every single day (funny enough I feed them with the side by side) putting around isn’t a problem but when I’m going fast and it makes that noise they are home and hiding in no time.
if they are jerks then we can put our heads together and come up with some fun solutions lol

 

I agree with Jessica84. Talking to the neighbors is always the first step. Often, the parents aren't aware of where the kids are riding.
Also, maybe look around and see if there's a better place for dirt bikes and atvs, that you can point them at. That oil field road sounds dangerous for the kids.
If you do talk to them, politely stress the fact that you value the peace and quiet of the area....maybe invite them over to meet your herd. Perhaps they'll end up joining in your rural pursuits, lol.
Getting the EPA involved for noise abatement might be a solution in the long run, if local ordinances don't apply, or aren't enforced.
Wishing you the best of luck with this!

 

we have a neighbor who rides, 4 wheelers/dirt bikes, they fenced their pasture in like 20 years ago with livestock fencing and we fenced this year with no-climb, there is a 5 foot gap between the fence lines(we lost property but didnt want our dogs to eat their dog) then our back yard. my dogs hate the dirt bikes and then there little yappy dog(sorry for all those little dog owners, but he isnt too smart barking at 100 pound dogs), the little dog start barking and barking at the fence line then mine get going and run over and keep barking. Super frustrating. at least they stop when its dusk usually.

we only have 5.5 acres, they have 40 acres, so its not like that little dog doesnt have places to go... we also have a neighbor who shoots alot, very loud. I am so blessed my dogs are not afraid of loud noises like my previous dog was.
but we dont have neighbors coming over and stealing things like alot of in town people do. I can unlock my doors when im home without worry. my other two neighbors are very nice and one took care of my animals when i went to visit my mom. The other allowed my horse to stay in their large pasture for a small fee so they didnt have to mow.

 

Update: they've lived next door for a little over 2 weeks now. Last weekend I coaxed my goats out to the pasture when the kids were in their pasture riding their dirt bikes. It took me about 15 minutes to get all 10 out with me. We went to the far corner with the best grazing so they could start to feel comfortable grazing with the new noises. I was just hanging out with them when I hear a voice. The neighbor! He wanted to meet at the fence.

He is very nice. They have 4 kids and nephews and church friends kids about so it looks like they have more. One of the kids brought out a little 4 wheeler with a horn that was a lot of fun to blast constantly🤦‍♀️ Anyway we had a nice chat and it turns out my geese DO make enough racket for them to hear. He said he heard one on the middle in the night and didn't know what it was and actually got up and went outside to check his chickens. I got a little satisfaction with this news.
We exchanged numbers and he said to let him know if his kids are ever causing trouble. I told him as long as they weren't pestering the goats all should be fine.

I had been praying for my attitude and that we could be neighborly. He even said they'd invite us over when they get settled. He has a surgery this week and I offered to his wife that I have not met to bring them a meal so it is prepared and ready for when then get home hopefully today. Then I will meet her too.

I can adjust to the noise (what choice do I have) and it helps if we are on friendly terms. While I don't love the new noise factor, it is nice to hear and see children playing, laughing and getting dirty outside and not staring at a screen!

Hopefully things continue to go well and my quiet bubble isn't completely burst... lol!

 

It’s a good start, I hope things remain friendly

 

To be honest. I giggled when he heard your geese!😅😅 If they get too nosey, I can suggest getting a male peacock. They are very loud. I have one. But I like his sounding off. The goats all come running to him. 😅😅😅
Good deal you fixing a meal for them. That's so kind of you. I hope you all work it out peacefully!❤

 

To be honest. I giggled when he heard your geese!😅😅 If they get too nosey, I can suggest getting a male peacock. They are very loud. I have one. But I like his sounding off. The goats all come running to him. 😅😅😅
Good deal you fixing a meal for them. That's so kind of you. I hope you all work it out peacefully!❤

@Moers kiko boars I am sitting here having my coffee and it is still dark and I can hear one of my ganders screaming. He usually sounds off early in the morning. I kinda feel bad, but not really 🤣

I had a trio of peas a few years back, but between them walking on the vehicles which bothered me hubby and picking on my chickens which bothered me, I let a friend take them. I do miss them though.

 

I’m so glad he came up to introduce himself. And animals do adjust to new environments- getting them out grazing while you’re able to be there with them to reassure them while they listen to the loud noises is a good start on that as well.
I hope these new neighbors end up being good friends with you!

 

That is awesome. 😁

 

I'm glad you met the neighbors and they are nice.

 

Yes I keep my peacocks in a 20ft chicken run. Keeps them off cars, and predators away. But I love hearing my peacock warn the girls. Its fun to see whe comes in first!😂😂😂

 

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