Nothing like new livestock to show you where your fences weaknesses are. Despite the previous days work buttoning up the fences, tightening loose strands, patching holes made for vehicular access it took all of 2 hours for the one of the new cows to slip from their intended pasture to the secondary one that isn't perfectly fenced.
An hour of putting obstructions up to keep it contained and we had him back in with the others, mostly because he decided to get a drink which was done on that side of the fence.
So all our vehicle access areas are buttoned up though we still need them, gates will follow, the joys of reworking what someone has done before you. Quite a mess of fencing too, fence posts, chicken wire, vertical slats, poles to extend snow fencing 4 feet above the height of the fence, taking down the old eye-sore fencing is an ongoing project, getting it all cleaned up and more usable for our intended purpose with the land.
Tomorrow the chicken yard gets its fencing checked as they'll soon be venturing outside, hope its a bit dryer tomorrow than it has been, ground is already saturated. Its a good thing mind you, the dugouts are filling up again higher than they have in the past couple years, always good to see. Just need to get more water storage in place for the pens.
That's all for tonight,
Be well, one and all
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