Disrespecting my fence

In February I wrote a post called Mud Management and Erosion Control that discussed the temporary twine "fence" I have erected around my chicken coop to prevent the big animals - 3 llamas and 2 donkeys - from 1) eroding a fragile hillside and 2) eating the few puny shade trees on the backside of the coop:

It has actually worked quite well, considering it's a bunch of silly, orange baling twine. Recently, however, I noticed that one of the sides of my "fence" was hanging quite slack:

I wasn't sure exactly what (or who) was causing it until I saw this:

Now I realize the picture above might mean little to you, but how about this next one?:

Maybe this makes it even clearer?:

Dolly llama is standing inside the chicken shavings compost area to get to the greenery on the other side:

The force of her body against the chicken wire mesh along the back is bending the t-posts which, in turn, is then pulling the twine fencing:

As I am standing there, I see Dolly realize that the green stuff on the other side really is just as delicious as she had imagined, and she tests the fence further:

Now she's got her sights set on the really good stuff:

It was all downhill from here:

One step...:

...led to another:

Toni watched me closely to see my reaction to the trouble her mama was getting into:

So focused on the yummy, green deliciousness, she hasn't noticed her pending entanglement. Now half of her body is between the two fence lines:

Going for full-body-entanglement:


Suddenly, she realizes her dilemma. This could get ugly:

I decided it was time to whip out my "Sharpest Knife in the World" ™ to prevent panic and potential injury from ensuing:

Released from her brief bondage, off she went:

With nary a glance behind her:

Everyone else, though, still respected my (now lying on the ground) fence:


This made me feel a little better. ☺