After months and months, the fence around the barn is finally built. Well, half of it is. We knew we wouldn't be able to get the entire area done, so we opted to do half this year and half next year. This has the extra added bonus of being able to do really small scale rotational grazing. The reason it took so long was because a) Art worked A LOT this summer and just didn't have the time, and b) Art insisited on having a super strong fence (something about the cows not being able to get out. Again.) he made the gates and fence panels really strong- it's so handy that he can use a torch and a welder! A few months ago the county replaced a lot of the power poles on our street and told us we could take the old ones. We used those for the fence posts and, for added protection, added two strings of shock wire. If the cows escape from this, than they are a lot smarter than I give them credit for (because they're pretty stupid).
Helen and Keller checking out their new pasture
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