What Happened Between Matt and Zach Roloff? Inside Their Feud

Viewers have watched Zach Roloff and his father, Matt Roloff, on TLC's Little People, Big World since Zach was a child, but now, he's a married man with three kids! Although most viewers know that family life always has its ups and downs, could a recent feud between Matt and Zach burn bridges between them for good?

During Season 25, Matt shares the news that he's engaged to former Roloff farm employee Caryn Chandler. In a confessional, he explained all of his kids were happy for him, except one, Zach, who he hadn't heard back from. Did Zach just forget to reply to his father's good news, or is something going on between them? We're thinking the latter. Here's what you need to know.

Previously, Zach had helped his father on Roloff Farms throughout his young life. The farm became a focal point of the TLC show and, lately, a point of contention between family members. When Matt and wife Amy Roloff officially split, Matt decided to sell his portion of the property. Zach wanted to acquire the north end of the farm, which included the castle, forest area, and a "cowboy town."

However, Matt only wanted to sell the portion to Zach for a hefty price, and Zach turned him down. Because Zach and Matt couldn't reach a deal on the land, Zach and his wife, Tori, they packed up and moved to Battle Ground, Wash. They bought a home there where they currently live there with their three children.

Although Zach told E! News in May 2022 that things were "all good" between the family members, viewers of the show wonder if that's really the case. However, after struggling to sell the family farm, Matt came up with a new plan and decided to make the main house available for short-term rental on Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and other platforms.

During the Season 24 finale of Little People, Big World, Zach revealed how he felt about his dad's latest update regarding the farm.

"My dad texted us that he’s renting out the house as a short-term rental,” Zach said. “Kind of trying to just numb myself to everything. It’s just irrelevant now. Like, if things worked out differently... It’s kind of ironic, like ridiculous honestly. But, you know, the family, everything could’ve been different. And instead, now he’s going to this plan B of renting it to strangers. A lot of it just doesn’t make sense."

Basically, Zach still seems upset that his father couldn't sell that portion of the family farm to him for a reasonable price. Now, such an important part of his childhood has become a vacation ground for tourists when it could have been preserved.

Little People, Big World air on TLC on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST or through Discovery Plus.