Life Down Wattle Lane v2 - Driveway Paddock, Sheep & 2 Gates

From the entrance of our property to the house the driveway is about 80m and  essentially runs through a paddock, far too big to be mown on a regular basis. 

So to keep the grass down I have been putting the sheep in there during the day while Gary is at work. 

Each time I have to close the entrance gate and put up a temporary fence to stop the sheep from getting in and around the house and gardens. Then before Gary gets home removing it all, so he can get to the house. A pain in the arse to be honest, a real hassle.

So I built a gate, actually 2 gates... take that Blake! My biggest trouble maker!

Life Down Wattle Lane v2 - Floating Gate

Hopefully this is enough to deter the sheep from crossing over to the neighboring property.

Our neighbors are subdividing their property and have put in a new drive and bridge crossing the creek adjacent to our property.  They have really tidied up the place and it's looking great.

However I needed to do something to stop the sheep from using the new thoroughfare to the neighbours.

Basically I have put my gate making skills to good use making the lightest gate possible that is strung up with wire and chains.

The idea is that when the creek is in a low flow situation, the gate just hangs there. But when the creek is in full flow the gate will swing and float up with the current. The gate can only swing one way, due to stones placed behind the gate up stream... but all is to be tested both by sheep and a flood.

All in all it looks good to me.