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! 🐟🐠

Those night shots of the deer and shooting stars are INCREDIBLE

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

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

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

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

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

I know you can watch animals all day, but what you may not know, is that I can listen to you talk about those animals all day. Thanks for sharing the local wildlife with us and your love of the animals comes through plainly. God bless you and your beautiful family. Thanks for the high quality videos.

Maybe add a few elevated duck "hen houses" or nesting boxes in the pond. Would be cool to see a family of wood ducks in the spring

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!

Holy crap that's one hard working mouse, he deserves that huge stash

The time lapse videos at night were beautiful.

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).

This is considered as my favorite nature video of all time

The thing about duck eggs is they taste richer than chicken eggs, and someone with an egg allergy can eat duck eggs. I used to use them for baking, etc. Also, the eggs will not be fertile unless there is a male duck. If they is, they might become fertile, but that will lead to more ducks!! Great pond build!

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 without doubt the most interesting I’ve seen on YouTube. Not just the pond but the wildlife you have living and visiting the farm too. Thank you so much for sharing this. I’ve enjoyed every episode.

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.

Plant some Lilly pads. I’m not sure what species would be best in your area but water lilies: 1. Provide shelter for fish and shade to keep the water cool. 2. Water lilies provide safe spaces for frogs to perch on their leaves, hiding from underwater predators. 3. Lilies also produce natural oxygen that allows fish to breathe and beneficial bacteria to thrive!