Some say goats are more care because they need more hoof care, medications/vaccinations, more susceptible to diseases, and are very fussy.
In my experience, anyone who makes a 'high-needs' claim about almost any domestic species has at least one of the following problems: lack of knowledge about management; genetically weak stock; sickened ground; depleted pastures; insufficient knowledge about nutritional requirements; underlying health problems; contaminants present; as well as any one of several other common problems which can be as simple as a small and hardly noticeable weed on the property that has some nasty effects they're not aware of, or having stock which are quite deficient in instinct and experience/commonsense, making everything vastly more likely to be fatal. Some animals, just like some humans, are definitely trouble-prone.
There's also those very troublesome family lines which manage to combine just about all problems possible into one lot, lol...
Personally, I know many people cull for such 'high maintenance problems' as fast-growing hooves that need regular trimming, but I prefer to go to the extra trouble and value fast-growing hooves because that's an animal that can go from soft pasture to rocky pasture and not be lamed by it. I want to avoid perpetuating strains whose hooves are only suited for manicured and rock free lawns. What is 'high needs' to one is acceptable, even necessary to another.
Often those who believe animals are very needy, go on to create very needy animal lines, by overcoddling them.
@silkieloverz123 --- no, I don't show mine, not interested in that aspect, but those are valid points you brought up, dairy or show animals are definitely more 'trouble' than more feral/landrace types you can just leave in the paddock, just about. I've kept dairy animals before and hope to again but this time, mix breeds, with a decent bit of feral in them I reckon; dedicated and high production meat or egg or dairy breeds of any species seem to be overall more trouble than mixes or lower-production types.
Genetically speaking, I think we do need to keep in mind what we're selecting for the next few generations, well for all future generations really; many family lines of animals are vanishing, becoming extinct, under our care, and the majority of those filtering the gene pools are more focused on the bottom line (economically driven) than on longer term effects, so they're selecting against traits necessary for preservation of the species, lol!
It's not for everyone to keep 'heritage' style breeds or try to preserve more 'feral' traits that serve the animals better than they serve us, but it's worth bearing in mind that there has to be a balance, and often the animals that serve us best are a false economy because in so doing they run themselves into premature graves.
Best wishes.
If your goats are bent on escape, and have learned to disrespect fences from a young age, there's not too much you can do that will work infallibly.
