Building a 5 Acre Pond! (Adding 12,000 Fish)

Should consider moving the duck enclosure to the edge of the pound. Extend the enclosure to add a small section of the pound for the ducks to enjoy. Place screening that allows small fish though, but keeps the ducks from diving under and out of the enclosure. Less stress on the ducks and less upkeep to providing fresh clean water every single day. Happy ducks equals great hatching success

What a journey! 🐟🐠

I never knew you could just “make” a pond. This is actually really cool

Those night shots of the deer and shooting stars are INCREDIBLE

I’ve been here since day one and the progress that has been made is just incredible

Just an idea. Maybe put in a 20’ or 30’ x 15’ sand beach close to the dock. You would basically have a day at the beach when you’re not fishing.

You should stock the pond with a bunch of bullfrog tadpoles. Not only will they they a constant yearly source of food for the bass but once they get big enough they'll add that nice atmosphere to your pond. Also if amphibians thriving are a good indicator that the water quality is good

Man what a journey this has been I've been waiting for the day the fish go into the pond and it's finally here I know I'm late but still glad to watch the entire journey so far ! It's been real.

Hey, the duck’s egg fertility question is something I may sort of be able to speak to. Since all the ducks are yearlings (I believe) you’d expect egg fertility to be pretty low, somewhere between 5-10%, the fact that they had limited choice in mates could reduce this even further depending on whether or not they’re a “compatible” pair. That said, once they reach adulthood you’d be expecting fertility as high as 80% if they happen to be a good match down to around 20% if they’re not. Ducks will also not begin to sit on their eggs until the entire clutch has been laid (up to about 10 days) and will continue to sit on her clutch until she believes that all the eggs in it are unviable or the eggs hatch (roughly a month after she starts sitting on the clutch).

An idea for the far future. Once bass begin to be an average of let’s say 3-4lbs in the new pond, you should use your remaining tanks at home and backyard pond as a full time hatchery. It would be the same process that you did with Moby. I would personally love to get a close eye view of the growth of a bass while you increasingly put them in a bigger tank, eventually putting them in the backyard pond, then finally the ole Crimson Oak!

I can’t believe how invested I am in this pond. I’m from Australia and I literally wanna get on a plane and come see this in person!

Look at all the amazing things you've done for the animals and creating an eco system by making this pond. 💜🙏👍 Bravo brother.

That corrugated pipe will protect the trees, but be sure to take them off after the rut. Leaving them on can cause moisture or insect issues, and you won't be able to see the problem.

As your pond-side trees are still young/small, perhaps you could raise up a post/flag pole to provide your owls, daytime hawks a place to perch? Maybe with a crossbar, branch at the top? If and when you and family, friends are out at the pond - 4th of July - you could actually raise up a flag, but primarily it'd be for the flying hunters. Just a thought. (Might be useful to set some attachment points for a Go-Pro camera or two to have an elevated view of the pond area daytime/nighttime. Do you have any Kingfishers visiting the pond yet? Herons, other aquatic feeding birds, wildlife? (I'd swear a young wildlife biologist student would appreciate the opportunity to make a study - over time - of your pond. Perhaps from Alabama State? Univ of Alabama?) Great video series.

Thank you for sharing this whole process with us! Your videos are a breath of fresh air.

I thought this was just going to be a video about a pond but this is so much more. Beautiful scenery, great video. Love all your pets and wildlife.

Dang that timelapse with the stars and deer was really something! Cheers to you and all your furry, feathered and scaled friends!

THAT WAS ME THAT COMMENTED ABOUT THE NIGHT CAMERA NEXT TO THE DEER FEED!!! as if you actually did haha . over the moon about that, I’m literally sat at home in a place called Fleetwood in the UK watching all your videos and never did I think you’d read and ending doing something I suggested on the comment thats awsome.. very envious of your pond 😆

This project is beyond amazing. I'm looking forward to seeing the pond's ecosystem thrive. Good luck

Just binge watched this over the last 2 days. Thanks for sharing! Awesome pond!