Fence jumpers

[Nanno]

Forty inches isn't very high for a goat, especially once they know the fence won't hurt them if they accidentally hit the top. I wonder if you could add another foot or two with electric wire. Hot wire is inexpensive and it doesn't have to be heavy duty since it's more of a psychological barrier than a physical one. Plug-in chargers are hotter and cheaper, but solar ones don't require an outlet so it's easy to install them almost anywhere. Electrified rope is a little pricier than wire, but it's high visibility so your goats are more likely to respect it, and it also doesn't break as easily. I've had problems with goats, horses, and wildlife learning that if they barged through the wire quick enough they could break it before they got zapped. I switched to electric rope and never had that problem again.