I need a new perimeter fence for my chicken pen. My old fence is about 12-14years old. The bottom 2ft is nothing but fragile strands of rust. I might try to save the upper 4ft. Roll it up cutting off the bad part. 1” chicken wire is great for making fish baskets. 4ft is a great length for fishing in the swamp, the back waters and sloughs.
The old perimeter is 180ft, 30ft is a barn, another 10 is a chicken tractor (gives me a second enclosure inside the pen). So I need about 140ft. Rolls of 1” chicken wire comes in 150ft lengths.
I also need to take down 3 large sweetgum trees and a small princess tree, 2 are in the pen, 2 within 5ft of the perimeter fence. They've needed to be taken down for a few years now. I have to do it alone, no one to help. With the chicken pen fence up the odds were too great I'd crush it. With the fence removed? I can drop those trees anywhere I wish (as long as I don't crush the coop).
Now is the time, shut the chickens up in the coop, rip all the old perimeter fence down. Drop the trees, put up new fencing.
Also, on the upper side of the barn there was a small ditch plowed with a break plow. It’s filled up with loose soil and water is starting to run underneath the barn. I need that barn dry.
So, when the old fence is out I'll hook the break plow to the tractor and make a new ditch.
Full ditch
Sweetgum and princess trees that have to go. I asked my nephews to help me 3 years ago but they've been to busy. The sweetgum looks simple to cut... it's not! I have to climb up as far as I can and take it down in sections.
The old perimeter is 180ft, 30ft is a barn, another 10 is a chicken tractor (gives me a second enclosure inside the pen). So I need about 140ft. Rolls of 1” chicken wire comes in 150ft lengths.
I also need to take down 3 large sweetgum trees and a small princess tree, 2 are in the pen, 2 within 5ft of the perimeter fence. They've needed to be taken down for a few years now. I have to do it alone, no one to help. With the chicken pen fence up the odds were too great I'd crush it. With the fence removed? I can drop those trees anywhere I wish (as long as I don't crush the coop).
Now is the time, shut the chickens up in the coop, rip all the old perimeter fence down. Drop the trees, put up new fencing.
Also, on the upper side of the barn there was a small ditch plowed with a break plow. It’s filled up with loose soil and water is starting to run underneath the barn. I need that barn dry.
So, when the old fence is out I'll hook the break plow to the tractor and make a new ditch.
Full ditch
Sweetgum and princess trees that have to go. I asked my nephews to help me 3 years ago but they've been to busy. The sweetgum looks simple to cut... it's not! I have to climb up as far as I can and take it down in sections.
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