(not so) Great Escape

[Rowdy]

Well, I have had my first goat escape from behind electric fencing. This week we had a pretty good storm blow in one night that I was at work. It dropped a tree over my fence. To be fair, it would have smashed a field fence or probably even cow panels.

When I got home the next afternoon there were goat tracks all over the place up by the house. In the driveway, all over the yard, in the garden, just everywhere. I was somewhat distressed, since the paddock the goats were in was about an 1/8-1/4 mile back into the property, meaning the goats could be anywhere in the county by the time I discovered them missing.

I walked back to see how they escaped and found the tree, and all my goats BACK in the paddock! As I walked up, they all rushed out of the paddock (over the downed tree) to greet me. So, I guess they had just come down to the house to visit for awhile, and when they discovered I wasn't there, just went back home!

There was my excitement for the week,

Rowdy

[Scrounger]

Was there any damage to the rose bushes?
I had a youngin' escape a couple of days ago. She didn't get far, though - I found her with her head stuck in the fence - looking back INTO the pasture! I guess the grass IS greener on the other side......

[pokyone42]

LOL! A few of ours escape the electric fence regularly... I SWEAR.. they listen to the fence click, and time it so that they jump through between clicks!!!!! Usually, they will join us in the garden where we are working.. (and be VERY unhelpful brats..lol) or, if we are in the house, they jump on the porch and peek thru the windows and look for us!!!!! (how sad.. that we actually hide on the goats when they are looking for us!) lolol......good thing they are loveable!!!!!!!