Daily Archives: 2007-01-29

Crimp-joined the strained-up wires and then completed stapling of the wires to the posts, continuing the fencing of yesterday. Laid out the battens – 5 between each pair of posts – and suddenly it was lunchtime. Later I did an inventory of the gates we have, a plan of the gates we need, and a shopping list for gates along with more battens, staples, strainers, stays, and 1/2-round posts to support railings. Retail therapy at Tumu builders merchants and I came away with a heavily laden trailer load of fencing:

• 2 x 3.05m netting gates
• 3 x 3.66m wire gates
• 2 x 4.25m netting gates
• 7 x lock-through post gudgeon 20mm x 275mm x 30mm short pin
• 15 x screw-in gudgeon 20mm x 200mm x 70mm long pin
• 8 x screw-in gudgeon 20mm x 150mm x 50mm short pin
• 100 x battens 50mm x 50mm x 1100mm
• 5 x 2.4m #2 strainer posts and 2.4m round post stays
• 16 x half-round posts 1.8m #1
• 5kg each of: post staples, batten staples, 4-inch galv. nails, 5-inch galv nails

Late morning Phil and Pete from Pan Pac came and looked at the poplars – they’ll now go ahead and schedule the removal using self-loading timber trucks; Phil expects this to occur in the next few days; I must be on hand with chainsaw just in case there’s something needs trimming as they load.

Karola arrived around 7:00pm. I started stapling battens onto the fence for 30 mins and then dusk fell.

Two bales of hay for the sheep. Continuing routine of feeding the hen and 5 remaining chicks with formula chick feed morning and evening, shutting them in at night but letting them roam during the day. Another pair of bantams are broody, sitting on eggs together in the green shed.

Hawkes Bay Weather: 14°C—30°C; 1.6mm rain [79.7]