Since everything arrived for me to fix the pen for the birds, I had to come up with a plan. The first thing I needed to do to fix it, was sealing up the gap.
And why does it have a gap in the first place? The goats like to rub against it and remove their winter coats.
Hilda rubbing against it (Shellie behind her)
In order to close the gap, I decided to remove wire from the far side of the pen. So I guess that actually became the first thing.
With the panel in place over the old netting and the splice.
Then I cut it and used it to splice over the gap on the front side. After that it was time to put a cattle panel.
On the other side of the door.
It took Purl and Flower no time at all to figure out they could get into the old pen area. And what’s the first thing Flower did? Start rubbing against the wire.
Flower
That was easy, but I couldn’t figure out how to put the new board on the bottom on that side. The plan was to sandwich the panel and mesh between the two boards, but there no board left on this chunk. I had to consult with my dad, and I do have a plan now.
That’s just a 4×4 that I threw behind it years ago.
I worked on it off and on all weekend, but the wind was horrific, and the next thing I had to do was climb a ladder. In the wind. No thank you. I am not that graceful.
Ready to take the top row of wire netting off.
I even tried sealing the door between the two halves of the pen, but I still had to have a chunk of netting–which I had to get from the top strand, and I was not climbing the fence.
Cutie was supervising.
I did do some cleanup on the bottom.
Purl and Jethro by the Quonset hut; Flower and Cutie in front
I threw all the old boards over the fence.
It will be easier to clean up on that side when the Ranger gets back home. But what I really need is the wind to quit blowing so hard. That would help more than anything.
Teresa
Eden Hills 