A Boer tests a fence three different ways
A Boer goat brings weight, curiosity, and height to the same fence. He stands on hind legs to browse and puts his front feet on rails and wire, he pushes his head into any gap to reach growth on the other side and then keeps pushing, and he climbs objects near the line until the fence itself becomes the next step. Boer goats are heavier than many dairy breeds, so wire that springs back under a lighter goat can belly outward under a Boer, opening a passage at the bottom while the top still looks tidy. Inspect for all three attacks in one walk: climbing points above, squeezing gaps in the middle, and bowing or lifting at the base.
Work the line for gaps, footholds, and give
Start outside the pen and look back at what tempts him, including branches, better grazing, and companions on the other side, since most effort concentrates where the reward is visible. Remove or move anything stacked near the fence that works as a step, such as bales, tubs, rocks, and shelter edges close enough to launch from. Then walk the inside line, pushing each panel firmly at goat shoulder height and watching how far it flexes, and check mesh spacing at nose height: if his head can enter a gap, his shoulders often follow once he commits, and a horned Boer who gets his head through and panics can injure himself trying to back out.
Sight along posts for lean, pull at diagonal braces he may climb, and inspect corners where tension is lost and wire sags. Crouch to check the bottom for a lifted edge where he has worked soil away or where the ground dips under a run of fencing, filling and securing rather than trusting his weight to keep wire down. Test staples, ties, and joins by hand, because a Boer rubbing along the line to scratch will find the one loose fastening and worry it daily.
Scrutinise gates, which goats learn fastest
Boer goats watch people work latches and then experiment with their own mouths and horns, so close the gate and try to open it by pushing up, pushing sideways, and rattling it without using your hands as a person would. A chain that can be bounced loose, a bolt that lifts with a nose, or a gate that sags enough to leave a wedge at the bottom all count as failures even if the gate shuts neatly for you. Confirm hinges hold the gate level under a hard lean, the receiving post does not rock, and there is no climbable brace on the inside face. Feed and handle him away from the gate where possible, as a crowd of goats surging at feeding time tests that one point harder than the rest of the fence combined.
Make checking a habit tied to his behaviour
Recheck the circuit after storms, after you move shelters or feeders inside the pen, and any day you find him standing with front feet on the fence, because that posture is an early report on where he intends to try next. Note repeated rub and climb spots and reinforce those sections rather than spreading effort evenly everywhere. If a Boer does walk a fence down and heads for a road, his record on KinsLe in the Lost Pet Alert System puts word out locally, so the neighbour who catches him can contact his home without delay.