Rat-proofing the back fence

These pix are out of order, unfortunately.

Logs and dirt piled up, so I can plant peas or something

*A strip of hardware cloth

We dug a little trench (?) first, so if the rats tried to dig down, they would still encounter the hardware cloth. Good thinking, eh? Maybe the rats will just dig deeper????















Getting ready to use the nail gun....















After nailing up the hardware cloth, I put some old logs up against the hardware cloth and buried them with dirt. Later, I'm gonna plant peas or some vine that will grow up to the roof and help make shade. But the chicks might eat all the peas!!!

These shots were taken before we put in the hardware cloth....obviously....:-)