Protecting Curious Goat

[Pa funnyfarm]

It's been years since we rehomed our goats when we moved here. Our neighbors have a single pet girl and she loves to visit. I am stressing tonight, I'm afraid I made a bad call along my coop fence. Advise appreciated even if it's that I am over reacting lol.
I used some tall garden style stakes and some nylon twine to give my straw bales I use as a windbreak for my little flock some extra stability since Goat likes to come over and climb up and run along the tops. I ran the twine about a foot below the bale tops, across the front and tied back into the kennel that keeps my chickens safe from predators. Tonight I started thinking what if she slips off a side and catches her leg or foot in the twine. I know she normally jumps clear, but I'd feel horrible if anything happened to her because of something I did. She has a fenced area, but she is allowed free roam most of the time. Too dark tonight, but is the twine down that low a danger to her? They are all tied in sturdy enough not to rock, but winter could weaken them since I haven't decided to cover. Mainly because my visitor keeps eating plastic I cover with and that can't be good for her.

Thanks for sticking in this long. Goat experts, am I over thinking, or should I go cut the twine in the day light and just run long stakes and hope the goof doesn't decide to try to jump them.

She should stay home, but she is a hoot and she gets lonely so comes to visit whenever I'm out working. Last week she opened my gate to the run, (my fault, hadn't latched since I was in there working) climbed up the steps my old hen uses, and popped her head in beside me while I was trying to patch a rotten floor. She nicely added a second hole to patch when she tried to get in with the hen and put her foot through where the rotten floor was. Goofy.

[Minelson]

hmmm..hard to say. Goats are really good at getting into trouble. I would be worried about the stakes along with the twine. But I am a worry wort and no matter how hard I try to make things safe they seem to a way to get stuck in something. One of my goats got all tangled up in an outdoor plastic chair! Goof balls...all of them!

[where I want to]

MAybe laying some boards or pieces of plywood on the top of the bales. I figure as they get punky over time, she will put a foot through or at least break it down. Outside of that, I can;t think of anyway to keep her from getting a foot or leg caught.

[where I want to]

Originally Posted by where I want to

MAybe laying some boards or pieces of plywood on the top of the bales. I figure as they get punky over time, she will put a foot through or at least break it down. Outside of that, I can;t think of anyway to keep her from getting a foot or leg caught.

Ooo= just another thought, Maybe if the boards were steeply slanted, she wouldn't find it so fun to run along the top.

[Pa funnyfarm]

Thanks. I will go out and get rid of the tie ins and see what I can find to lay over the tops! I forgot I had landscape ties over the plastic last year to help hold it, maybe that missing and the extra height with an added row to have less of them on end is what is making it playground material this year! I want to keep my feathery girls warm and dry but sure don't want to give Goat any problems. I knew someone on here would have ideas and not tell me it is a goat, not even mine so it will be fine.

[Alice In TX/MO]

We have lost a buck to catching a collar on a tree branch, and we almost lost a doeling to a bungee cord holding a tarp around a round bale of hay.

YES, they will get caught in things.

[dozedotz]

Just want to add how nice it is of you to be more concerned about this curious, needy, little goat girl than her owners are worried about her safety! I don't think many folks would be so kind...or understanding. She would be better off with you...sorry!!!