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To: caseinpoint

I rented an old cottage on a farm in rural New Jersey years ago. It was great.

Of course every year it seemed more and more new homes were being built for people leaving the city to come live out in the country. And more and more complaints - usually about the smells coming from some of the farms, sometimes the roosters.


54 posted on 11/07/2021 12:02:45 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: 21twelve

Our last home we had that issue. We and one of our neighbors had land, and farm animals, and of course dogs and donkeys to keep prey away from our animals, and roosters. They built subdivisions around us and and then the calls for noise complaints started. These folks were half a mile away. It was so bad even the folks responding to the calls were getting annoyed. We moved a few years after.

We still have neighbors but they are old school and they have told us several times they do not mind the noise. They also get fresh eggs, milk, veggies from my garden and help with various projects from us. We maintain our other neighbors property (a widow).

It is not quiet in the country unless you are going to buy 100 acres and live away from civilization.


66 posted on 11/07/2021 4:08:03 AM PST by LilFarmer
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To: 21twelve

I grew up in rural Idaho and still have family there. Urbanites are attracted to the “quaint” feel of farm areas there and then begin complaining almost immediately and trying to zone their definition of “quaint.”


76 posted on 11/07/2021 6:07:59 AM PST by caseinpoint (Don't get thickly involved in thin things.)
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