It is amazing. I love it!

That sounds amazing! I can’t wait until ours gets up and running! Grass planted around it and not just dirt everywhere!

I would be interested to know what they were...I would give it a try! I don't have any fish yet...unless some birds have brought eggs. I will stock it eventually!

This is a great idea...I have a creek willow or two. If it gets algae filled, I will try to remember this! Thank you!

My pleasure...I felt like it wasn't too exorbitant!

I think so too! We are so excited!

My pleasure!

I want a dock...especially now after experiencing it without a dock...probably will do it next summer! Can't wait!

Thank you 😋

I would love to do this! One day I will.

I’ve heard a lot of negative things about cattails. I may steer clear of them or only have a small section that I allow cattails on.

Yes! We love it!

My pleasure!

Yes! I will look into that! Thank you!

I've heard tilapia are great for it and they breed enough to feed your larger fish. Like if you put bass in

Yes! They are amazing. So thankful for this one.

Thanks! I KNOW it is gonna provide YEARS of enjoyment!

Thanks! 👍

I think we did okay. They seemed like they were good and honest men. I’m very thankful for it!

It probably varies a lot depending on your location and the terrain. Can’t go wrong with more quotes but cheaper isn’t always better.

That is a great idea and definitely worth a try. Very cool. Thank you!

My pleasure!

Yes! I am wanting to get some wetland filters going on here...eventually we will work that out!

This seems like a good idea! I will look into it!

Yes! Stay tuned! I know you will. Thanks, Jo!

Copperhead Road Homestead YOU BETCHA!! WILL BE FOLLOWING ALONG YOUR JOURNEY, HA! WAS ONLY JOSHING ABOUT COMING BACK IN JANUARY THE OTHER NIGHT IN YOUR LIVE 😂

I might should have done it then...I was so busy this summer that I couldn't. It is almost full now.

I haven’t planted anything yet. I will invest in an aerator or two eventually. We love our pond!

We love it! Still haven’t planted any water plants in it yet, still have to do a couple things to it, but the kids swim in it ALL THE TIME! Great addition to our farm…no regerts!

Nice!! I think a big expense of mine was knocking down the trees where it was. Did you have many trees to knock down?

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead No trees to knock down. I think you got a good deal.

You got a steal I paid 3 thousand for a small backyard pond for koi fish

Wow! Who did your pond for that amount? I am in Mustang, OK.

Do it! So many uses. I am thankful for mine!

Interesting. I might give it a try!

Great idea...but then you’ll get lots of leaves in it, right?

Thank you, my friend! Sounds like you have a great plan...we hope to stock fish in it eventually, but for now...it has just been a swimming hole. We have gotten lots of enjoyment out of it this summer!

We LOVE our pond!

That would be an awesome pond. We LOVE LOVE LOVE our pond.

Thanks so much! I appreciate you!

Yes! I would love that...thank you!

The initial quote for this was around 10K. It ended up being cheaper than that, obviously. I definitely wouldn't have had it dug if my quote was that much!

I was gonna say that same pond here in NC would be at least 10k but wow.. 38k for a 1 acre pond? What part of NC are you located in? That sounds extremely high.

The pond in this video is a lot smaller than one acre. Depth, and slope of the banks are play a huge roll in cost. It all comes down to how much dirt is being moved. It is probably going to be bid by the yard and a 1 acre pond, 10' deep with a 4:1 slope is probably going to run you around $40k for a pit type tank on semi flat ground. When you build a dam in a draw type tank (damming up a draw or creek), it will be a totally different type of bid and no one can give you an accurate bid without shooting grade to figure out how much dirt needs to be moved. I'm sure the bids you got were ballpark bids but if someone gives you a hard bid and doesn't shoot grade first... run.

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

I’ll check it out! Is it the same as regeneration zones in a natural pool?

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead not sure that that is but check out this video on it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ibile6h5xM-meGg.html I'm looking to do this in the next year or two on my property as I don't like pools but want something I can swim in and not have to maintain with chemicals. A pool would also look out of place on my property as I have a very natural looking landscape with lots of large boulders and stuff.

I know a way without chemical

Yes! And plants!

Thanks, my friend.

We love ours! We don't regret it at all!

Cool! I’ll look into it!

I talked to some other people and asked what they paid and this guy came highly recommended. I only got a quote from these guys because after we talked to them my wife wanted them and no one else. Ha!

Yes! Hadn't thought of that...good in case we need water for a fire! Thanks!

Can this reduce property tax too?

Great idea! I might do that!

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead www.thedugoutdude.ca/dugout-systems/solar-aeration kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h7R0bJuL2qu-mZ8.html this is the guy who has one of these, you can flip through the video and check it out. im going to order one myself when i get my pond built. but his pond was gorse and looked like pea soup, and after a month or 2 of having the solar airaitor it fixed it all.

I don't think this one has an springs feeding it, but we have a few ideas to clarify it. We have enjoyed it so far...I know we will get years more from it!

It’s all full, but the water is still very brown and muddy. Hoping it clears up eventually. I’ll have to research how to clear it up some.

Any video posted of how it has turned out so far?

We love our pond. A great investment that we definitely don’t regret.

You are a wealth of knowledge about this! I think I will have to wait until the water is higher to plant most of the aquatic plants...will research about a silt fence. Thanks so much, my friend!

I have all of that, too! Maybe it will work itself out.

How do you not have mosquitoes?

If you have banks that steep they might cave in...unless you have it supported somehow...ours is just with the dirt and clay from the ground here. The area around the pond would make more of a difference than the slope of the pond itself...I think. It rarely get cold enough here for the ice to get thick enough to skate on...even then, it would make me nervous...I wouldn't want to fall in with the water that cold!

We are gonna put a dock in…eventually. Maybe next year.

I’d like to make a regeneration zone and use plants to filter it. Kinda like a wetlands. Great idea, my friend!

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead - what about taking any stones on your land, hopefully some boulders even and creating a waterfall that can be incorporated into your bio mechanical filter. The pumps can be solar powered and run most of the day. Winter of course will be less but there’s not so much heat to be causing algae growth. I’m just winging it. I have had irrigation only dugouts (a term we use in Alberta, Canada and a pond I’d more of a pleasure thing like you have there), dozens really on my ranch that was at one time 8800 acres in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Some were fed from runoff, several springs and runoff and a few with water drawn from local irrigation ditches. There was a decent pond in the yard we kept clean and the irrigation water out of so there were no leeches!!! Eeeyuucchhhh!!! I have had to swim in water with them, and they really are harmless, but so disgusting!! Haha. We did a fish pond for trout recently that was 3 acres. It cost about $300,000 CDN, but was a significant dam for a large valley, a water pumping system from irrigation ditches that would keep the pike, walleye and perch that can exist in the canals, out of the pond (that was expensive , but is built for the future as well) all the area around the pond is landscaped to a degree and there was a cement stone path all the way around the pond. 350 new trees, it was a,project. It actually was fortunate. After building it I injured an old back injury seriously enough for emergency surgery . Couldn’t take care of the place. After all my costs of buying the place and the work done, I profited almost 1 million $$ CDN. I had a few million into it already. It was much more lavish than we ever wanted. Now we moved south, have a couple of acres for our main property, a nice 1750 square ft bungalow with large rooms so there are not many, but there’s room to move! It has a walk out basement looking to the east from the mountainside out towards prairie land. Mornings are terrific. We bought the 5 acre plot next door and on it is a pond that’s maybe 1/2 acre. It’s really deep, more than 25ft, I will take my fish finder on there one time. A local grizzly bear and family of black bears, 2 cubs and Momma. There were 3 cubs, but we think the Grizzly got one,,,, life playing out on its own can be a little harsh some times. We leave the pond alone other than when we installed an irrigation system, all electric, that is for fire suppression by keeping the property green in this drought, (I prefer to leave it completely natural, but not with this year’s conditions), and we installed a perimeter sprinkler system with nozzles even on the roof, if things get really close. So far nothing is even in the greater area for us, fingers crossed. Sorry, long comment, but we have had many uses. The dugouts were primarily where the cattle came to to drink. When we had fires in our area over the past 58 years I have been around and once they started using buckets under helicopters, Forestry often use one or several of our dugouts or ponds to fill with water. They asked and we said heck yeah!! Foolish not to. We even let them dip from the swimming pond and fish ponds we have had. Better to save the place than worry about a few fish!! I hope you get everything you have spoken of out of your pond and more!! I know you can, you have very realistic goals!

I would love them so much...but I have heard so many people tell me that they can cause a lot of problems in your pond, too. I just don't know!

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead Cattails are prolific and can be invasive. They are a native species but still have to be controlled. Your decision is... will you harvest enough of them to keep them under control? In a stuff hits the fan scenario, I would think so. Until then, just walk out there every Sat morning, or whenever, and pull you a few handfulls out, compost them, dry/sell/trade, etc. If I had a year round pond, I would definitely get them started.

Yes...agreed!

That is a great idea! I hadn't even considered planting strawberries on the back side of the levy. Thanks, Robert!

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead see my Strawberries for erosion control video from a few months ago.

I was really meaning on the uphill side to keep your pond from filling in so fast with silt runnoff. But you are probably wanting grass. Still you can use your trees as a silt fence until grass takes over.🙂

I think I’ll stock it…eventually. I need to do a dedicated update video…we love the pond! A great investment.

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead man I love what you guys have going on the farm! I really want to build myself a pond

Sounds like you've thought it through! Good luck!

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead over the past 4 months I have tried several things and my pond build may be a dead dream. I had 14 yards of clay delivered to test a small pond and basically recieved dirt. Bentonite is about $4600 for a 45,000 lb truck load and clay from a diffrent property is 10 yards for $150. I need about 300 yards minimum.

My kids and wife are in it ALL THE TIME!

Thank you! All filled up now. We love it!

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead awesome. Mine is leaking unfortunately

I was surprised, too. Initial estimate was around $10k.

I’m hoping to build a dock next summer. Hoping…

They were really nice people!

Yes! I love ponds. Great for local ecology! Lots of life!

Yes. That is the plan...eventually. We are a work in progress.

Will do! I would love to have another source/place for edible plants!

That would be fun! The kids would love it! I will check it out!

You think minnows will find their way in on their own or should I buy some? Great ideas!

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead Frogs will find their way naturally, minnows not so much. Without predator fish don't over buy and put thousands in, minnows will reproduce naturally. So without putting an aerator or having limited moving water, you'll have a large insect problem that you need to naturally keep under control. It will make swimming or even being around the water unpleasant otherwise. Check your local supplier and target minnows that feed on mosquito larvae. Not sure in your state if moving fish from a body of water to another is legal. Some try to save money by trapping a specific minnow type.

I love it. It will be here for A LONG TIME!

I will look into adding one this spring!

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead It can be amazing how much good a small amount of aeration can do in controlling the "pond scum" algae.

Michael Cox. (270) 703-4338

Solution to what exactly?

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead lifecyle prim

Pond is a little small for an RV boat, but YES on the flamingos and skipping stones. Ha!

I have never heard that before. Thanks for the tip! A local guy did it. Mike Cox. And it is about 1/2 an acre and 10-12 feet deep in the center.

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead Thanks for the info. I am stuck in CA and am currently trying to buy a place in KY. I want to get back to the country and your vids help me to think about future plans.

I moved from California to Kentucky. I love being back here.

Thanks! Do you use solar power?

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead I do use solor power

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Very high clay content. They were gonna make it deeper but they hit a little gravel and stopped. We didn’t add any clay and it seems to be holding water just fine.

You got it! So excited!

Yes! Great idea! I haven’t talked to our insurance agent...you think it would make it go up because of risk of drowning?

I have heard that from a few people. I have also heard that there are some good things about them. I haven't planted anything yet...not even grass around it. Still thinking!

That stinks! I have never heard of water rights being an issue here in Kentucky except for "waterways." All Kentucky waterways are public property...so if you have a creek running through your property, you HAVE TO give people access to the creek.

Yes! Great idea. Thank you!

There are some products that Rural King and Tractor Supply sells. Check there. I don't ave any personal experience...yet. Hopefully next year! Thank you!

I wouldn’t have one if it would have been much more than ten grand. That is what they initially estimated, it just ended up being much less expensive than they estimated.

Do you mind sharing with me the company that dug your pond so maybe I can send them some business.

@@Wvusprtsfan He is a Western Kentucky guy...Michael Cox (270) 703-4338. I recommend him.

I was considering digging a small pond that will catch some of the drainage from this one and putting cattails in it. That way this one stays clean and I get cattails. Whaddya think?

My wife wants a horse...but not yet. I am sure we will eventually!

Something like this... www.thepondguy.com/product/airmax-pondclear/pond-and-lake-water-clarifiers?p=PPCGOOGA&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6Or_BRC_ARIsAPzuer8Xxt-3MSIZvRMqvi6ir-W6Nfq6iKNcXcImLFbDALdoATaTDF3HNvEaAjqZEALw_wcB

Fish love to eat duckweed.

If the water is still, you Nell need an anti algae treatment.( like a normal swimming pools .) algae shock.

@@paulmcfeeters5554 ducks love duck weed.

I wish I could! There is no way I could have done it for what they did and in the time they did!

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead it'll be nice next year with winter rains and stuff! I'm fortunate I retired a year and a half so I have time and the skill to do it in 2-3 days! Farming is alot of work we had horses and pigs chickens at one time! We got rid of it 3 yrs ago ! Keep up the good work God bless you guys! Tony n Lee Ann

Nope. Plenty of clay here already. It sealed up very well.

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead perfect, thanks for the reply

That would be nice! The rocks are unpleasant for my bare feet! If I get in, I wear water shoes!

Rain water and run off. I think now that it is full, it will stay full. We will see during the hot this summer, I guess!

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead cool we want to dig one for our property in PA . We have a spot that stays fairly wet from run off but aren’t sure if there is any springs there. Thanks for the reply

Great ideas! Thank you!

His first estimate was around $10k...honest guy...didn't charge more even though I probably would have paid it.

@@CopperheadRoadHomestead you got a very good deal sir !

It is just now getting full. I will bunt down some wetlands to get plants from this spring/summer. I’m sure they’re around. I know patience and a little management is key.

I haven't really...I am hoping that we can get it filled naturally...that and with the kids normal usage of water. Ha!

I’m in the Marshall county area. Find me on Facebook and feel free to message anytime.

No they didn’t. But it is holding water really well. All full now. I need to do another update video.