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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I did do some cleanup on the bottom.
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.