I know they will eat just about anything. They can but don't all stink worse than pigs. Fencing is nothing more than more things to eat. They are like two to three year old children in that they are just smart enough to figure things out but not have a clue as to what is going to happen. I have seen one eat a Master Lock off a gate. I don't know if it ever came out or not. They are not very clean in that they will urinate and defecate on themselves, each other, where they eat, and where they stand. They like to see what happens if they bite you when you are looking right at them, when you aren't looking at them, in the same place twice or three times, in a new spot, etc. Hot wire will either amuse them or be shorted out by them. One acre of land is not enough area for one goat. It will convert that one acre into a wasteland of no life and full of stink. If you anger them they will bite, kick, or head butt you. If you surprise them they will bite, kick, or head butt you. If they feel like it for no reason they will bite, kick, or head butt you. If they are asleep laying down they will reach out and bite you while they are still asleep. I haven't seen one die from eating toxic plants that will kill horses and cattle. It just gives them the runs.
I am so glad I am not around them anymore. I have almost finally forget the stink. And they were about three miles away from where we lived.
Latinos or those that grew up around them are the only people that can cook them and they taste amazing. The rest of us make a chunk of meat that you keep thinking needs some kind of seasoning to taste right.
Your chain link fence should keep the goats in or out depending on what you want. When I lived on the farm I had 40 to 50 goats and kept them in with field fence and on one side I had electric fence. Don
