A storm pummeled us with driving rain before the freeze up. We thought we had wind directions covered with the three sided barn but of course this storm was driven from the south. Half the barn got saturated, requiring a few changes.
Here is the new wall on the south side. I used the gate Bob made for the garden as a door for the other half of the south wall. The gate was removed when the garden fence came down and was just propped up against the garage being useless. Right now it is covered with a tarp (on the right) but that will be replaced with Coolaroo shade fabric soon. It doesn't quite cover the width of the opening when it's closed but that's OK because it will give the sheep a slot to get in and out of the pen.
Inside, much cozier and protected from wind now. We'll be bringing in gravel or dirt to raise the low spots that developed in the floor. Our sandy soil just blew away as dust with all the sheep activity this summer when everything was so dry. I have to make sure the sliding door is fully opened or the sheep will somehow close it. I've found them locked one side or the other several times now, and if they get separated they become quite distressed. It's a bit of a mystery how they manage to close it.
Soil in this corner of the pen disappeared as well. I'm filling the depression with wasted hay and straw. It can break down and add soil nutrients. Notice the double fence. We had to block off the trees in this corner when the sheep began to strip off bark. They do get into a bit of mischief.
They are no longer confined to the pen at night being big boys now, and they prefer sleeping out in the open as long as it isn't raining heavily. Our boys like fair weather and I do too.
