Posted in Homestead Humor
So anyway, a homesteading friend stopped by for a visit there and had 2 goats in a trailer. It was too hot for them to stay in the trailer so they decided to just put them in her backyard. Her boys were getting such a kick out of it that they asked if they could keep the goats for the weekend. The homesteading friend needed some time to get her fencing fixed anyway so they decided to let the goats stay.
It was actually quite humorous to pull up to her house and to have 2 goats naying to you through the fence. The neighbors there didn't quite know what to think about it. In fact, one neighbor's dog barked until it literally lost its voice. Our friend figured it was probably just a matter of time before someone called their landlord to complain so she knew it was time for the goats to go.
Ahh, but she didn't send them back quite soon enough. Seems we had all underestimated a goat's desire to chew on anything and everything. She woke up the next morning and the goats had chewed through their phone lines. Oops. Guess we all should have thought about that, but sometimes you just forget the little things.
So the goats are back to their regular home, my friend has an appointment to get her phone line repaired, and they've all given the neighbors something to talk about. I just wish that I had a picture of those goats in her backyard! Too cute.
~Nancy
Senior Editor of HomesteadBlogger
