Building a 5 Acre Pond! (New Pet Ducks)
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Day 1 Pond Build: • Building a 5 Acre Bass...
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Day 8 Pond Build: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding Structure: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Hurricane Update: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
The Last Chapter: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Big Problems: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Turning the Water On: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 2: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 3: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 4: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 5: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
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Leave a comment below on what you think we should name our new pet ducks! We are building the dock this coming week and then turning the well water on full time until the pond fills up!
Do you think once you get the tiger bass you can raise one up like you did moby?
Name the ducks the quack squad
ducks arent like chickens. they dont always go back to a coop when it gets dark... good luck
Name them max and ruby
Donald and Dasiey
I think we should give the honor of naming the ducks to Sarah since she's been wanting the ducks for the past year or so.
I think more likes need to come to this comment so it's not missed.
liked and commented to bring more attention to this comment
Yes it should
Every time we ask her to name a pet she always says Sarah! So it would be Sarah 1 and Sarah 2 if were up to her 😂
@@BamaBass sounds like great names to me
I would highly suggest getting a goose for all the future ducks they're like body guards and will keep most predators at bay or at least will alert all the ducks to predators
One goose will not do, you need two or more. A single goose is just as easy for a predator to take as the ducks will be.
Yeah, my city has several geese to protect the ducks at the park.
@@amidark6518 - The geese don't protect the ducks, all they do is discourage predators because they are bigger and really noisy.
@@Rattlerjake1 They sure discourage people getting near the ducks.
@@amidark6518 - Because people, for the most art, are chickenshit of most animals.
Absolutely been loving the pond build guys. From my experience of having ducks. They will not go back into the coop unless you run them in there yourself every night. Plus ducks will not climb ramps. They are ground nesters. They don't roost or go to boxes like chickens. Your best bet will be to add a large house or cover on the island. Have it about 1-2ft high. Enough to just get under it. The hawks won't go under it. It being out on the island will keep ground predators from getting to them and the babies.This is all from self experience of owning ducks for years.
After a week of putting chickens in when it gets dark my chickens go in by them selves. They don’t like dark
Love the duck house when I heard you mention how much your daughter wanted pet ducks I almost started to cry. I grew up rurally and it seemed like everyone wanted to have pet ducks but did little to protect them. Ducks are not only a delicacy to humans it seems but almost every other living critter. Our Siberian Husky unfortunately liked them a little to much as well. Awesome job on giving them at least a fighting chance at survival.
Drake's typically like to have several ducks (hens) for mating. Plus that duck would probably enjoy having other ducks so that it gets a break from the drake. They are very, very "productive" birds. 😂
My aunt, just by happenstance, ended up with one girl and two boys. It didn't end well. The girl got tired of being accosted one day and *drowned one of the boys*.
I would add that, thats very important.
I’m from Australia and I’m starting to pick up a thick southern accent because I’ve watched this series on repeat way to much 🤣🤣🤣 much love to you and your family, though im a little envious of your life 🤏😝🤣🇦🇺❤️
Yes me too! Just so jealous of the ability to build a pond like this with a loving loyal family. Wish I could have this so much.
An Aussie talking with a Southern accent , I would LOVE to hear that!!!. That is too funny. I too, am from Alabama. He sounds Normal to me! LOL
Don’t we all dan, heart warming to much but! And joe I don’t know if you’d love it or if you’d look at me sideways when I butcher the accent hahahahahaha!
@@banjoeypicks im a queenslander and he sounds pretty wierd
Also watching from Australia,nsw,,I wish I could just buy a massive chunk of land for dirt cheap and have it spring full of bright green grass,all our grass is yellow and dried most of the year,but currently it's been springing up lately which is good
Sarah is just so precious. She's so lucky to have such awesome parents & to be able to have a pond!!
no shit..... many kids even younger than her have to scour through swage and garbage to try and find something to eat everyday
nothing more precious than sharing this with your daughter that was sweet
You need an RFID activated door! That would be pretty cool. Put tags on the duck legs, and then you know which duck is in the coop, or when they are going in and out.
that is a very clever and totally doable idea
Imagine checking up on where one duck is hanging around and you see it's 20 miles away in some Hawks nest
This is a cool idea, you would just have to make it one way after a certain time, so like at sundown, they can only enter and not exit just so they don't accidentally open the door to an intruder.
Oops I see the comment above was sort of addressing my concern. Oh well I will leave it anyway. Great idea, I get a little nervous when he speaks of closing it on a timer. What if one of them is a little late for "turn-in"? 😆🤣😂 How would it know not to open if a leg band was inside when a predator is crawling around.
Except if they get close to the door and a predator's outside the doors going to open and then the Predator can come in😣
I use 65lb braid on my decoys. It lasts awhile and since I always have it around, it works for me. love the series and look forward to Sunday afternoons to see the progress.
I was thinking the same thing, Except 100 lb. test line.
Solid idea. I would have used the same “cable” I use when hunting but sadly that would have to be custom cut due to the depth.
The wholesome level is off the charts! Loving this build sir, well done!
Would definitely recommend some coated steel cable for the decoys. It’s what I attach to all my duck decoys. It sinks but isn’t heavy enough to change the floating patterns
The wired spillway rock is ingenious. Such a simple idea yet truly innovative. Dudley and Daisy are good names for the ducks 🦆
In New Zealand our pet ducks and wild ducks and chickens are protected from hawks by.... magpies. They always dive bomb hawks away that come close. Good ol aussie imports.
I would have laid the first two or three courses widthwise instead of lengthwise for far better erosion control.
literally can't wait for Sundays for new pond updates
Same!
Same here. I’ve been refreshing my feed since I woke up this morning. Not fair he’s making me wait until the afternoon. As far as the naming of the ducks, Donald and Daisy Ducks.
Feel ya Brother!
Same here. Thumbs up to that! An idea just crossed my mind. Underwater game cameras!
every sunday i wake up and can’t wait till he posts. and for naming you should use donald and daisy like eric said
I can't wait to see this pond completely full and with fish everywhere.
I'm hoping we get regular pond updates once it's finished, gonna miss the weekly construction update!
I can’t stop watching this series
same
Hey mate Google Decoy line, theres a few different options, braided decoy line might work the best. loving the videos.
Planting some wetland grass's in the shallow water will give the ducks cover and some where to feed on insects.
Yes that’s a great idea!!!
@John Dunham … that is definitely some strong stuff.. my husband and I was bank fishing a cpl years ago and this jack wagon in a boat came by my husband asked him to hang in so he cld pull his line in and he wldnt listen so he ended up pulling the boat.. granted it was a no wake zone or the boat wld have had the upper hand.
Cattail is good cover plant some and pond Lilly's ducks love those and it makes the pond look nice
Also a great time to plant some cattails and canna lilies. This will be good overhead cover for the ducks, from hawks and owls.
This is one of the most wholesome content/content creators on this platform. I get real excited when I see a new video uploaded because it just puts a smile on my face :) Keep up the great work!! Happy to have stumble on your page and subscribe to it.
Hello, have really enjoyed watching the 5 AC pond build. If you want to keep the ducks safe you are going need to get them to come back to the house you provided once they are allowed access to the pond. My suggestion would condition them to a food they can't resist, like crickets, mealworms, etc. Only feed that in the house. To condition. Use a clicker (metal cricket) to alert them to the treat. Once conditioned they will come running for the treat.
I'm not an expert, but I'm pretty sure you need to leave the ducks penned up for a while in their house before allowing them out. This forms a bond otherwise they may just wander off
Stockholm syndrome. :P
Yeah I’ve done this with chickens turkeys ans ducks. After a couple weeks to months they’ll return home every evening.
At least 2 weeks for them to know where home is. Preferably 3 weeks to 4 weeks.
true. They need to get a sense of home and safety in their coop before letting them venture out.
Raised ducks for years...
With hawks/coyotes by day and owls/racoons by night ... You may have to get a dog just to provide watch and protection from ground atrack ...Plus, orchard "netting" for the Air borne assault
You probably have the most wholesome channel on CZcams, well done, love your content
"Wholesome" is SO VERY refreshing and such a wonderful blessing!💝💝💝💝
Thank you!
I love watching these videos after a long day of work, it helps me to unwind
you have such a beautiful family
That is one terrific space you have created with life teeming all around and eventually in it. The duck house needs a name plate like the others.
The Quack Shack
For tying off decoys you should always tie to the keel on the bottom of the decoy and you should either use braided decoy cord which is usually a green ish thin cord or decoy cable which is a thin plastic kind of cord
@@lychee8139 70lb braided fishing line
Use plastic drip line it blends in and does not rot
I grew up on the farm and i just love your dam and all the animals that share the dam. I cant wait to see it full and the fishing begins. So much fun watching the dam life come to life💞😎💞😎
This has been so fun to watch take shape. Can’t wait till it’s done! 👍🏽
Stumbled across this channel a few weeks ago , this is now one of my top 10 favorites. I’m hooked ! Can’t wait to see Moby in the pond creating a whole family of bass.
Great pond building. Looks amazing. Duck coop looks great too. Sarah seems to love it and the ducks. Gonna look forward to see how you maintenance it from a boat.
For rigging the duck decoys, I used 400lb monofilament. I use double barrel crimps to secure it to the anchor. The top end of the line I make a loop with the crimp as well. Between the two ends I use an oversized snap swivel that clips onto the decoy’s keel and can slide up and down the line
Can’t believe how big your daughter is. I’ve been watching since before she was born! I feel old not even though I’m still a teenager 😂
Same
Weird
same
love how often you give us updates! i always look forward to seeing them
Best pet ducks IMHO is the Pekin. So good looking too and cannot be confused by wild and they cant fly much.
regarding the automatic door: i'm doing a similar thing (temperature controlled servo) with a micro controller called "bbc microbit v2". it's dirt cheap, already got a photodiode onboard and is very easy to set up. you'd just need to build/ buy a waterproof case for it.
With all the rain I thought it would be a lot more full of water than it is. Keep em coming brother… good stuff.
I love watching these every week. The week just goes by slowly though as I anticipate the new developments on the pond.
Since it’s Alcatraz Island, Larry, Clarence, and Frank have been the only successful escape’s! You have a Mallard and a Drake, so Larry and Clair would be the escapees names. Keep with the theme!
They are both Mallards; Mallard is the species, not the gender! There is a drake and a duck (also called a hen).
They are Rouen. Much larger than mallards
@@kadenbrink3012 - Actually they are NOT Rouens, they are basic domestic mallards. There are 4 main mallard breeds (that are the classic mallard coloration: 1) Mallard call ducks (smaller than true mallard, 2) Wild Mallard, 3) Domestic mallard (large than wild mallard and able to fly, and 4) Rouen (Very heavy, large mallard, too heavy to fly). All of these, minus the wild mallard are broken down into other breeds and colorations (Pekin, Appleyard, White call, Swedish, Khaki Campbell, Runner, etc.).
You guys are awesome thank you for sharing all of this, you truly have a beautiful family and are truly blessed
Everytime a delight to watch. Thanks
99.9 % predator proof, wow ! That sound quite safe for those precious little ducklings. I hope the entire world sees this pond build and learns how safe those precious little ones are. I love your pond and enjoy watching it come to fruition. It bugs me to no end that you did not dig a couple really deep holes, but what do I know abound forming ponds, and surely obtaining and complying with permits.
Yea I would of went with at least a 15" deep hole myself, but I live up north where the water freezes over so shallow ponds just kill all the fish every year.
This is my favorite channel on CZcams! Can’t wait until the pond is full.
What are your plans for aeration? I keep harping on this, but it is one of the most important factors in the health of a pond.
After talking to the biologist they said you won't need to add aerators until the 2nd year.
I have been so invested in the building of this pond lol. Very cool
Duck decoy Genius!!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
i’m happy to watch y’all grow and get bigger and do all these great things, sarah sure has gotten big over the years, thank you for the amazing entertainment🙏🏼
That duck house is beautiful! Love the pond can’t wait for everything to come together
Just found y’all’s channel today. We’ve got a small pond on a farm we just bought and want to do some work on it. Y’all have given us some great ideas. Looking forward to seeing the progress!
Go Hogs from Arkansas!
Photo recognition on the duck door to give selective entry maybe.
Timer cut out for door exit to stop them going out as evening starts, but re engage at sun up maybe.
Outside going in always live providing photo rec, system fitted. That way any party ducks returning late can still get indoors. 😊
Looks like a great item to roll out on the spillway but I would “shingle” the second part to tuck under the first part so any runoff water in the future won’t be pushing up against the top of the second section.
Daffy and Daisy would be perfect names for the ducks
Agreed!
This is what I was going to suggest too!
Perfect
🤔you mean Donald and daisy?
@@3y3d1dy0m0m You don’t remember Daffy? Maybe you’re too young. 😜
Ducks do not roost... they will also have a hard time with that ramp depending on what breed of ducks you get. A good ratio to keep is at least 5 females to 1 male. They need to have water access inside the coop if they have food. Ducks have to dip their entire bills to clean their nostrils. You will need to leave them locked in the coop the first few weeks so they know where home is too.
Duck do too roost 😂
@@keatontimmonsyt not any type of standard domesticated duck, they sleep on the ground.
@@jimjimvlogs I doubt they do but they said ducks and most ducks roost on water wood ducks roost in trees I’ve seen it while scouting.
As a duck owner, I would not be surprised if the ducks still prefer to sleep on the island. My waterfowl do this. They don't understand that the coop is locked up and has dig-proof metal fencing surrounding it. Their natural instincts tell them the water is the safest place to sleep.
I run a small duck farm and only the occasional crazy duck and one specific breed of domestic ducks roost. They will likely sleep on the island though after they realize it's safe, I agree with that. If he doesn't clip their wings they can fly too.
Love the Duck house.
Huge Mighty Ducks fan here so Julie "The cat" Gaffney and Goldberg since they are the gaurdians of the pond!!!!
Hi… I have been watching since the back yard pond build and I’ve caught myself looking so forward to Sundays lately to see this peanut farm pond build- Loving it!!! Coming from Thornton Colorado- Great job!!!!
The pond is looking AWESOME! Duck names. Drake - Doc Holiday. Hen - Big-nosed Kate, Doc and Kate, for short. The 'ground' wire is an excellent addition to the duck coop. To further prevent my dogs digging out of the backyard, I use cheap hook shaped aluminum/steel tent stakes to really anchor the wire to the ground. This gives the grass time to grow over and thru the wire. A hungry fox. bobcat or raccoon can get pretty smart!
It's been so fun following the progress of this project! Can't wait to see it done with bass swimming around. My problem is... I'd want to fish in it all the time, but then I'd start to feel bad for catching all my "pet" bass!
I'm as excited for all this like it's my own pond being built lol. Everything looks great!!! BUT!! Are you guys going to plant any aquatic plants?!?!?!?!?
Talking about that in the upcoming video
it is very personalized! 😄 I love the signs he put up. 🏆Very classic 😎
Aquatic plants are cool but be careful!! They completely took over my grandfather's pond and we can't get rid of em. Choose something slow growing, local, and easy to rip out if needed
The roosts won’t be used by any water fowl. They will sleep on the ground or the floor of the coop. That’s a super cool coop, I wish I could afford one!
Muscovy roost. However, none of them will be likely to bed down in the coop on their own.
Build one, you can do it for less than a third of the cost. And you are correct about the ducks. That is a chicken coop, not a duck coop. They might learn to walk up into the loft but Mallards will not roost on the perches.
@@homesteadinginmohavecounty1626 - That's because he is not gong to leave them in there long enough. They won't have time to learn it is their home, for food and safety.
That largemouth is so wicked nice setup for him too
Your sister is GORGEOUS! Wow
That duck house is bad-ass! (I love that I get to watch your updates between football games!). This series has been truly interesting to me!! **(duck names, how about Donald and Daphne?)
You beat me to it. Lol. That's the names my daughter said.
Don't do donald 🤦♂️ for the love of god. If you wanna go cartoon route - Daffy 👌sounds like a way better name 😇
You should get a goose too, it’ll protect the ducks
For example, Paul Cuffaro has one
That’s a nice carp yo
@@CLEETERyeeter thx
You are truly living the life. Bass, bucks, peanuts, family. What more could a man ask for 👌🏼
They make special line and weights for decoys so that it doesn’t float. Floating line like what your using will spook wild ducks.
This just keeps getting better and better every time I watch your videos! 🥰🥰🥰
This is a fun little series... watching all the way from Jamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲 keep it up man
That big 6 is awesome. Favorite deer next to a large symmetrical 8
I love this series, also I think a good name for the male duck would be Marty the mallard
I have never been so invested in a pond being built ! Its so fascinating! I think you should name those ducks :
Duck Norris
Quack Sparrow
Quackie Chan
Quackerjack
🤣🤣🤣
Great update! Now let’s fill that pond!
truly enjoy watching how this turns out, greetings from a swedish fly fisher :D
Fill your erosion channels with rocks. Then put topsoil and seed on the top. The gravel will pass the water and the grass will hold everything in place.
Some names for the ducks: Duck Norris, Quack Sparrow, Quackie Chan, James Pond, Moby Duck, and for the hen, Hennifer Lopez.
lol
What about the hen?
This. This. Thissss
I like Duck Norris! Just need a name for the hen
Updated
Looking great..Top job…again..love the wild life around the pond..top job 👍🏼🇧🇪
Donald and Daisy. Sara would approve I’m sure. Too cute!
It's gonna be awesome having all that cover in the pond. Once the water is established in the pond are you planning to add any aquatic vegetation like Lily pads or something else in some areas?
Another great video! Can’t wait to see the next one!
Lol. Those ducks can’t roost on those tiny perches…, so cute
Donald and Daffy duck! For the first two. Nice pond/lake. I raise ducks myself. I love them. And that's a very nice duck house too. I'm in NW Alabama.
You could coat the decoys in a clear silicone or epoxy to protect them from fading in the sun
That drake will wear out that hen. I'm curious to see how that auto feeder works out. Our ducks food seems to get hard after they go back and forth from the water to the food. Also make sure they have that water bowl the chicken waterer is not adequate. They prbbly won't roost none of ours do. If you get some muscovys they will roost.
You can buy plastic cord for the duck line or go to home depot and buy drip line works the same. It won’t rot or get all knotted up. Also fishing line rolls off of it.
I can't wait another week. So excited to see the next video!
Man I literally just thought to myself when is bama bass going to upload? Absolutely amazing! Also please name the pond peanut pond!
When are us locals going to be invited to fish this pond in Alabama?😂 Its going to be bad ass 4 sho!👍👍👍
Good looking pond I’ve enjoyed watching the progression of it.
I’m watching the whole series right now binging it lol. Great seiries and it is definitely one of my dreams to build my own big pond because I am super creative and I have been wanting to help you add different structure ideas the whole time 😆.
Be a good ideal to add some minnows to the water you have so they can start breeding up so the fish will have food when you add them
We need to get starlink satellite hooked up on this place with some solar panels connected to it and batteries assuming this is secluded and there is no power lines or Internet. Once that's done we should start a live cam that us users can take turns controling remotely that runs 24/7. Could even hook up a live cam for underwater places like Bonnie and Clyde. 😁
On the list for Starlink, waiting patiently on Elon!
@@BamaBass I agree with him an interactive stream would be extremely awesome but I have no idea how you would do it.
If its not toooo far off (~10 miles apparently) you could try and use LoRa wan to get a limited feed just to check on them with still photos
There is also NoMad Mobile Internet that works just about everywhere. And T Mobile is coming out with their own internet for homes also
I feel like part of your family, thanks for the great vids.
Wow, look at those bruisers. Nice to see all the game. U have. Really enjoying these vids
ive heard decoy owls detracts real owls from going near ducks, I saw it on a couple youtube channels I follow
"It's Duck season." "Wabbit season." "DUCK season!" "WABBIT season!" "DUCK SEASON!!!" "WABBIT SEASON!!!"
DUCK SEASON
@H Yii its a looney toons reference
For the duck door! Play a audible noise like a horn or bell.
Then put the ducks in the house. Do this a few times and the ducks will go back and be safe and the door can close 10mins after the bell.
Look up what zoos do. Disney's animal park has a fascinating of doing this. All the animals have a unique noise to tell them to go inside.
@BamaBass make sure the best boxes get latched every night. I can't tell you how many times I've had birds get out that way early in the AM and get snatched. I've also had minks/weasels enter that same way. Good luck!
I feel like this is CZcamss' pond now that we've all watching this thing unfold
Lets hope youtube doesn't start feeling that. Nah, but i definitely share your sentiment.
You should use barbless hooks in your pond to keep the fish of top quality
Gr8 idea!! 👍🐟🐟
Thanks again for the video. It's always fun to watch when a new video is posted.
Living the dream my dood! Good 👍🏽 on ya! Beautiful family and property!
It’s killing me waiting to see the pond full.