Repair 24 feet of junkpole fence - PEP BB woodland.sand.repair

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in woodland care.

Junkpole fences are nifty ways of turning a forest fire fuel material into a fence to keep critters in or out of an area.  If built with some creativity they can be made with minimal fasteners.  Before we build a new one, let's repair an existing fence to get the hang of it.

Sometimes some of the sticks in a fence rotted and need to be replaced.   Sometimes a nail needs to be replaced.   Sometimes the green junkpoles dries and shrunk a bit, so a few more junkpoles should be added.   Sometimes several loose junkpoles have bunched up to one side, making a bit of a gap at the top that is too big - so adding a few sticks as spacers or a few upside down junkpoles will help.  Sometimes there is too much gap between the horizontal poles because there are some junkpoles that are really fat - either shave down the fat junkpoles or replace them.   Maybe add some rocks near the bottom of the fence to discourage baby chicks from getting through.  Sometimes a fence post is loose or a rock jack needs some love - mend.  Some of the older junkpole fences were built in a way that is not "the new way" - taking them apart and rebuilding them goes pretty quick.   Overall, make sure that the fence is chicken and deer tight and ready to stand for years of solid service!



Here's a video from the bootcamp, showing repair of a section of junkpole fence:



https://youtu.be/eK-rIEIA2Ss



Here's a thread on building a junkpole fence that covers several iterations of the design along with many cool pictures.  Junkpole fence: Freaky cheap

Minimum requirements:
  - Deer proof (or highly resistant)
  - Will hold chickens in  

To get certified for this BB post the following as pics or video (<2 min):  
  - Fence section in need of repair
  - Repaired fence section

Clarification:
   - Multiple sections can be repaired to total 24'