I tried to seal the larger remaining cracks in the henhouse after some unknown varmint slipped through a crack seven feet off the ground that was four inches wide, took another hen, dragged her through the crack with a scattering of feathers left, two blood streaks on the roof outside above and a few more feathers, and no other trace left of the predator or the hen.
I go with the half inch mesh wire vs. chicken wire. Has worked great so far. I try not to have any gaps bigger than half inch. (otherwise, rats will get in and eat feed too)...
We got up our gazebo last weeked, with a new grill, and the new 22' pool up this weekend. Still filling the thing though (tried to not have it be all at once). I'll have to get pics once it's all filled, etc.
The pool will make a great backup water supply in addition to just being fun for the rest of the summer and even fall here.
This weekend, I'm going to build a platform and stairs to more easily get in and out of the pool (over a flimsy ladder). Eventually, I'll add more deck, but this is more manageable initially. Kind of like the one we did as a mounting platform for the horses in the barnyard. (lessons learned and all). I did a great trick for making it level and even more sturdy, that I'll use in this one too. (easier to show in a pic than explain). Then I guess we'll make a little walkway from the back door to the gazebo and the pool.
Just so glad that I've been able to stay on schedule for projects this month, even with some rain here and there. I'm usually having to scrap and move back things, but this has been a productive month, as the wife is more on board, and giving me the time to do it!
Next will be a nice bed of gravel on the outside of the pool (to make mowing easier), and stone slab flooring of the gazebo, and gravel/slab pathway to both from the back door. Will be great for little pool parties, especially when we convert the porch to full on ManCave.
