My brother uses bales of Barley straw to help clean his ponds, here is what the interweb says. Barley straw has been a traditional treatment against blanketweed for hundreds of years. ... Barley Straw is a 100% natural product which, when added to your pond, will help to produce crystal clear water. Once the straw bales are wet, a natural process starts which combats algae growth.
We get netted barley straw for our pond each year. It really works. Combined with grass carp. They must not be near any natural water sources. With the flooding you get they are probably illegal.
@@BlondeWisdom This method has been used for 100 of years they didn't have filters back then. Barley straw requires oxygen to begin the process of decomposition, the barley is tied in a way that it floats on the top of the water surface rather than below as this will allow it to aerate. It can be used all year round but works best in warm temperatures.
That is interesting, I don't have a pond but that old trusted tech stuff like old wives tales is fascinating and usually full of scientific value that just wasn't fully understood but worked Cool beans !
Watching these two boys in the pond is like watching a Laurel and Hardy show. So funny Lester gets this enthusiasm of a new idea and then Jamie thinks it through …………. Agee with some else a fountain would circulate the water and look really pretty as well
Get a couple fountains that recycles the water and won’t see as much of a problem. I have a pond across the street from me and that is what the township does to keep pond clear
I thought they had an aerator at one point (wind powered?). I guess it got clogged or died. They need something that is solar or wind powered as I don't think they have power out there. But in my experience, finding powerful enough fountains that run off solar is difficult.
I was thinking same. Need better filtration or something keep water moving like with fountain. Thought they put the windmill n for that reason. It must not be big enough
This is hilarious to see, but a losing battle. How about getting some rope and pool noodles. Thread the rope thru the middle of the pool noodles and make it long enough to reach across both sides and walk toward the other side. The pool noodles will float and skim across the top of the water bringing the muk to the other side without catching the minnows. Kind of like a barrier on top of the water that will catch the muk. I would try to do a small part to see if it works.
It's so cute how all the babies are hanging out with you wondering what your doing. Good luck with cleaning the pond It's hard work and it will look nice when your done. Have a great day everyone.
Lester just cracks me up-limping along with his blown out flip flop! 😆 The pond does look kinda icky right now. Hope you will find a solution. Keep on keepin' on!
I agree with Linda. A fountain to help circulate the water would help. Or, I wonder if one of those things that go in a pool that swims around all the time would help? It’s like a filter. But I don’t know if it would harm the fish… 🤔 I’m going back to a fountain…
Never a dull moment at the sanctuary. Lester and Jake will try just about anything. Y'all are wonderful. Thanks for trying. I'm sure somebody will be able to let you know what you need to do that will work.
Good morning Jamie, never a dull moment with Lester & jake love them ❤ when i see how big Newton is i think of Journey how i miss her ❤ thank you for sharing Jamie
Jami, Lester and Jake, its all good... I do think a fountain would be the answer.. One on solar power. Farm life isn't easy or cheap! However I see a lot of happy babies and even a happy Carl..❤❤❤❤
You need larger fish that eat the algae, like catfish or goldfish. The minnows are showing that the pond is capable of sustaining life so perhaps your county has a stocking program for ponds like yours.
Jami, you had it right. Get a squeegee and pull it towards shore as slow as possible without breaking the plane of the water. You only skim what’s ON TOP of the water. Once you break the meniscus of the water (the top surface of the water) where the algae is growing , you are too deep. Then get it near the shore and used an extremely fine net to slowly and lightly scoop out the top layer. The guys were moving wayyyyyyyy too fast and breaking the two layers apart. Taking only that top layer above the water, or as close to the alge level that you can will also keep you from catching the baby fish. They were wayyyyyyy too deep. It’s called skimming for a reason. 😎 🌺🌸
You know that if you have a fountain recirculating the water and spraying across the pond, it will prevent the argy growing as the water is sucked up from the bottom, which is colder that the top.... I wrote this previously....
I love that y'all are so inventive! In the country, you use what you have....y'all are my kind of people! At least you can see the pond is growing TONS of fish!!
Cornholio is enjoying a dip in the pond! Is that a leaf blower! McGuyver! Trudy needs a new handbag! Lester needs new flip-flops! Nope, he's heading for the duct tape! Thanks for the fun!
I was watching a Arms Family Homestead last night. It was recorded on May 8st, 2021. It was called Does Pond Dye really Work. In the recording Daniel uses a product called “Muck Away”. It suppose to be safe for fish & others. It comes in Pellet form and can be bought at Amazon. Maybe if you get in touch with Daniel, he can tell you if it works or not.
Good morning Jami, Lester and Jake. I don't know anything about ponds or dugouts. On the farm we had the dugout stocked with trout and fished them out before winter as it wasn't deep enough and it gets too cold for them to survive. Some of the ideas in the comments sound helpful. I was wondering if the aerator was still working ? The leaf blower Jake was using may have worked if it was bit more horsepower to it. Lester blowing out the flip flop was funny and trying to walk with it on wasn't happening. Have a good day all.
Ya'll are so interesting & amazing. And love a challenge. You recognize a problem. Make a decision. Go into action and search for a solution. Ya'll are are great teachers whether you realize it or not. Healthy thinking. Good example of problem solving & not giving up when stumped or wrong. 👍 Many years ago I was fortunate to have a home 17 yrs overlooking a beautiful pond. It had ducks, fish & more. The pond had 3 water fountains circulating the water. Fountains are costly & each site is unique to its construction. Not an option ISS. But it too would form that "muck". The gardeners &/ or pond maintenance would put on waders boots on and use a long pole skimmer, like used for swimming pool. They stayed along the water edge scooped up the muck & when full, swing it over to the bank to knock it out till clean. And repeat the process all around the entire perimeter of the pond. Usually 3-4 persons. A note of concern for the guys & their man-parts. I recall hearing somewhere & sometime ago. A lifetime away. An "ameba" that enters into a man's parts, also nostrils of any gender or age and can wreak havoc on your health and well being. I hope it's a myth and I'm wrong. But will ya'll research it, please? 🙏 In the meantime, thank you for sharing your life with us. And always inviting us in❣The visits with ya'll are fulfilling. 👍
What happened to that thing you put in the pond before to make a fountain ( aligator thing the feathers were scared of ) ? The pond needs some sort of fountain that might prevent that amount of algae from forming and it would push it to the sides of the pond..
If you have more fountains to airreate the pond and keep a good movement of water you will have less algae and the feathers and poop would be pushed to the edges where it can be easier to shovel up and remove. 😉❤
Hi Jamie, I think it would be really beautiful if you would install a couple of water fountains in your pond.. When I lived in Virginia years ago I saw so many different apartment complexes useing them as well..
It would have been better to have dug the pond much deeper.. as the water temp will go very high in summer.. it’s very very shallow…the pond is also stagnating… so water quality for the animals to drink wouldn’t be ideal… a good biological balance is needed.. put bales of barley straw in it.. or get a large pump to keep water circulating.. a agricultural pump..plant aquatic plants as well if possible that will help.. a inline UV clarifier attached to a water pump would help but means electricity needs to be run out there… I feel a lot of the problem is it being to shallow. I have had ponds and this last 10 years a dam as well and plants helped but depth is really important. Being that shallow on alot of the pond isn’t good for the fish either.. temps are just so hot… if there is anyway you can get good water circulation will help and I’d try many bales of barley straw.. it will take 6 months or so to break down and decompose… but will help a lot to clear and filter your water… also Introduce water Lillie’s.. the goats won’t go in the water to eat them, once they grow a lot it will help shade the pond.. your pond is experiencing a massive algae bloom…just way to much sunlight…which is not good for its eco system..the oxygen level will be low as well because of that algae… you need to aerate the pond a lot if you use barley straw as it needs lots of oxygen to help the process and condition the straw so it helps with decomposing… I think you need to look at a long term fix for this.. and I think it’s important to have a lot of plants, moving water and aeration.. none of what I have said is meant to be critical in anyway.. I’m just trying to offer suggestions.. I live in Australia and I know these methods have helped in my ponds.. it took 5 years for my dam to have a perfect biological balance… plants helped a lot… lots of love to you all and thank you for all you do, I adore you all and watch you every morning and night.. I love your pond and really want to see it become biologically successful for you.. 💕💕 I don’t think the additives you use are a long term solution. I think flowing water and massive planting would help over the long term and maybe in summer when it dries out a lot.. dig deeper 💕
I have always thought the pond was dug way too shallow. Digging it out more when the water level goes down would be helpful. Adding a solar fountain to keep the water moving all the time would help and look pretty too.
@@amandasanderson7520 they dug way deeper up the church end of the pond… but the house end of the pond is very shallow.. it would have been better to have possibly dug it as deep as the church end over 95% of the pond..
It's good to see that the pond has fish breeding in it. FB put me in FB jail again 2 days ago because I agreed with Jami that men couldn't handle child birth because they're whimps and couldn't handle the pain. I have had it with FB and their double standards. So happy that I can see your videos on anothe site other than FB. They put me in FB jail for a week over it.
I am sure someone has already asked you this but why is the pond water a blue colour has it been coloured. Thanks for making my days happy and making me smile I love what you all do. Love from the 🇬🇧
I bet Jake loves his new job of working with you Lester. Where else could he do different things every day with all of the animals. Most of all he gets to laugh and play with you Lester. While being in your videos or making his own videos.
Lots of good suggestions floating around. I dont have any. Just wanted to say great ideas to everyone trying to help. Lester that was funny your flip flop and you. Where's your croc's???
When I was a kid my grandpa used to take a giant rope to skim all the pond scum, one person on each side drag it right across. Obviously you need a really really long rope.
LMHO! I Needed that this morning! Okay, so, I am running a bit behind! I did watch the newer video when it had only been out for 5 minutes when I watched it, and it was great too. Will post there too, in a minute, BUT, This one I needed! Lester blowing out his flip flop, I just had to giggle, I have so HAD THOSE DAYS! LOL 😆 Jamie needs to look at Lester when he comes up with these "ideas" and say, "what you are talking about Lucy (Lester), YOU have some 'Splaing to DO!" LOL like the old "I Love Lucy" show Ricky always used to say that when her "crazy" ideas went #FAIL LOL 😆 Gee, wanna know HOW I KNOW this saying?? I will bet you know. My Husband used to always say this to me with some of my more "creative" ideas! Lester, I love ya! Keep those creative ideas, sometimes, THEY DO WORK! Love you both to pieces!
Trying to remember but at tractor supply they have small burlap bags with certain things in it that you use for troughs. You put the burlap bag in the trough and it prevents algae from growing...totally safe. When I used them they worked great. Keeps water fresh. I'm not sure what they are called but I called them barley bags. Lol. The employees will know where they are in the store. The packages explain what they do. All natural.
@Jamie & Lester, place a few bails of straw in the edge of the pond and the muck and algae will absorb into the straw!! Or place them in that bag on the edge!
What if they dressed a pool noodle with straw, like wire it on the pool noodle, so it could float around? Would that work? Anyway, that’s great advise!
@@CeleWolf Not true it’s straw not HAY!! And how fast do you seriously think birds will eat a bail of STRAW? LET ALONE IN A ZIPPER BAG!! They sell straw bags to place in a water troff specifically!!
I like Jamie's idea of using pool skimmers! Also, I remember when you put up the windmill to help with water circulation, perhaps a stronger or additional circulation pump is needed.🤷♀️
Is there weeds in your pond yet? You might need plants to balance your nitrates in your pond. And maybe Floating plants, such as lilies and lotus to shade and reduce direct sunlight in the pond to control the growth of algae. And add submerged plants that release oxygen to the water. Maybe get some hip waders and collect some of these plants at neighboring ponds to transfer to your pond. Or maybe one of your local greenhouses has some... I know some of the greenhouses here have nice water lilies they sell. Good luck and hope you find a solution! 💜 from Alberta 🇨🇦
The algae is wonderful for the fish to help them grow. I know it was on Arm's family homestead and maybe on Jimmy Houston Outdoors Channel too. When they were talking about it.
I wish I could like John Rodriguez Jr.'s suggestion over and over again. His idea is a small version of how large oil slicks are cleaned without harming "the wiggles." I first learned of this pool noodles and rope method (only on a larger scale) when I was a newspaper journalist living on the coast of Louisiana and writing a story based on research done working with Louisiana coastal marine biologists. Learned a LOT!
Hey Jami…I have seen a few comments say a water fountain could help preventing algae build up..I have seen on a different channel called Pet Goose George that he has a small water fountain in his lagoon as he calls it to help and it seems to be doing a great job as well as the natural treatments he uses too
A little USA company called Lake Mat makes a pretty inexpensive muck mat that gives you a firm area where the kids could play and you don't sink into a mucky pond bottom.
Not all red algae is harmful. If yours was you would have dead fish. You ought to put in an aerator or fountain, it will help push anything to the sides to allow raking. The type of algae you have is what the little fish eat. An aerator makes the water bubble up and keep oxygen in the water and keep it from stinking as well as stagnant water stinks. They have solar water fountains, it will aerate and help move the algae to the side and keep the area of the eater open. You could also look into putting barley hay, it help control algae. The blowing was brilliant idea but long term try fountain. We put barley hay into our ponds. The red algae that is deadly is would be killing everything. The type you have can turn red, and that is natural and normal. It’s not the same as the killer algae. Is grass carp legal where you are, because they eat herbs, algae etc. you can also get liquid barley for large ponds and it is safe! It doesn’t kill it but will prevent further growth,
Love the effort that you guys put into trying to find solutions to things. I think Lester needs to get some waterproof socks those swim socks or strap-on sandals so that he can go in and out of the pond and not blow out his flip-flops lol
Potassium permanganate, KM NO3 will kill algae. I used to use it in my big koi pond. It didn’t harm fish but you need to use the right amount because dead algae can cause problems too.
There are water plants you can get that will help with that algae and bigger fish like catfish will help keep the pond clean. Google what kind of plants and fish you can get. 😊💖
Great idea… I would take 2 2x4s on each side one on Jakes side and one on yours, so you can hold it tight on the bottom and top, staple it on the wood and tool it once or twice and staple again. This way you can skim instead of going deeper. Those babies are adorable I hope that the webbed feathered babies don’t eat them all!
I'm not sure what I think of this 😄😄. These poor minnows, after all Jake did to stock the pond. 😢😢. This is getting crazyer and crazyer, 😵Jake with that leaf blower is hilarious 😂😂 Just another day on the farm😵😵
I love your comment "You could get some duct tape, but don't." Often we have to detract men from the duct tape, they would use it as band aids if we let them. LOL
Jami I think like you scoop it out with apool net buy a big one scoop in the canoe good luck guys go around the edges once or twice a month and I think you need some algi for your fish too
You need something like they use for oil spills. Those long stocking looking things that you could drag over the top of the pond. I have no idea what they called.
Well they gave it the old college try. I’ll be interested in what the pond people said to do. At least you know the pond is supporting life with all those baby fish. Jami did you see the thing Jake found with all the eggs? Round 4 on cleaning the pond
Do it like they do oil spills. Attach that cloth to several pool noodles tied together long ways (put rope through the noodles) attach the cloth. (You'll have to cut it so it hangs down a few inches and you may want to put some fishing weights to keep it down a bit. Make it as wide as the pond. Then just walk from one end to the other. Easy peasy.
Polypropylene rope floats .If you use large diameter polypro rope and drag it across the water it will collect the scum like an oil spill boom.For additional flotation you could run the rope through pool noodles.
Cover 40-60% of pond surface with water lilies or other floating plants to block the sunlight that creates the algae blooms. They're beautiful and useful.
There are different types of water plants that filter out all the yuck and scum. They use them for natural swimming pools. They do a great job. Good luck..you all are so inventive. I love it! ( Image result for plants that filter algae from ponds Floating plants, such as lilies and lotus, provide shade and reduce direct sunlight in the pond to control the growth of algae. Add submerged plants that release oxygen to the water, such as anacharis, hornwort and parrot's feather.)
I don't know if this would work but you could try using fertilizer for the pond. We, aquarium enthusiasts, use fertilizer to combat some of the algae issues we get in our tanks. Mind you I still have a ton of red algae. D'oh! You are getting the algae from the amount of sunlight that your pond gets which isn't something that you can do anything about. There must be some way to get rid of the algae without hurting the fish.
We had a lake in Vancouver that full of that stuff that swims on the water, algy and what not. The staff that worked for the Vancouver parks board said, that there were people at the lake, that tried to fish with corn and then dumped the corn into the lake and that is why the lake got that way. It was not a big lake. Now, I was just wondering , do you feed corn to the animals close to the lake?
Circulation, filtration and aeration are how you clean that pond up. There are several you tube videos for home made filter set ups using plastic barrels or the liquid pallet cubes. You have little to no circulation on your ponds and too many nutrients from your critters going in the ponds.
The littles KNEW that wasn't going to work & didn't want to miss the show!🤣🤣🤣
These are the moments why I love you guys. Whenever there is a problem, the Morrow’s find a way to “McGyver” it!!! 😄
Duct tape is good for everything! Hahaha!
My brother uses bales of Barley straw to help clean his ponds, here is what the interweb says. Barley straw has been a traditional treatment against blanketweed for hundreds of years. ... Barley Straw is a 100% natural product which, when added to your pond, will help to produce crystal clear water. Once the straw bales are wet, a natural process starts which combats algae growth.
Traditionally youd put it in a filter though not just chuck it in the pond lol
This is worth a try.
We get netted barley straw for our pond each year. It really works. Combined with grass carp. They must not be near any natural water sources. With the flooding you get they are probably illegal.
@@BlondeWisdom This method has been used for 100 of years they didn't have filters back then. Barley straw requires oxygen to begin the process of decomposition, the barley is tied in a way that it floats on the top of the water surface rather than below as this will allow it to aerate. It can be used all year round but works best in warm temperatures.
That is interesting, I don't have a pond but that old trusted tech stuff like old wives tales is fascinating and usually full of scientific value that just wasn't fully understood but worked
Cool beans !
Huck's expression was hilarious. He was like "here we go again "
Watching these two boys in the pond is like watching a Laurel and Hardy show. So funny Lester gets this enthusiasm of a new idea and then Jamie thinks it through …………. Agee with some else a fountain would circulate the water and look really pretty as well
They have the wind mill and an aerator but maybe there is not enough wind?
Get a couple fountains that recycles the water and won’t see as much of a problem. I have a pond across the street from me and that is what the township does to keep pond clear
That's a GREAT idea!
I thought they had an aerator at one point (wind powered?). I guess it got clogged or died. They need something that is solar or wind powered as I don't think they have power out there. But in my experience, finding powerful enough fountains that run off solar is difficult.
I was thinking same. Need better filtration or something keep water moving like with fountain. Thought they put the windmill n for that reason. It must not be big enough
This is hilarious to see, but a losing battle. How about getting some rope and pool noodles. Thread the rope thru the middle of the pool noodles and make it long enough to reach across both sides and walk toward the other side. The pool noodles will float and skim across the top of the water bringing the muk to the other side without catching the minnows. Kind of like a barrier on top of the water that will catch the muk. I would try to do a small part to see if it works.
Lol. I just wrote the same thing, then looked at other suggestions. This is how they do the oil spills. It's an obvious solution
I was just getting ready to type the same. Great minds....
I would also add 100ft rope to each corner so you can drag it from the shore. Save you from going in the water.
@@marshaenglish1981 wonder if they could use the blower they use in the barn
Love this idea
It's so cute how all the babies are hanging out with you wondering what your doing. Good luck with cleaning the pond It's hard work and it will look nice when your done. Have a great day everyone.
Lester just cracks me up-limping along with his blown out flip flop! 😆 The pond does look kinda icky right now. Hope you will find a solution. Keep on keepin' on!
I agree with Linda. A fountain to help circulate the water would help. Or, I wonder if one of those things that go in a pool that swims around all the time would help? It’s like a filter. But I don’t know if it would harm the fish… 🤔 I’m going back to a fountain…
CHEMICAL FREE: Barley Straw. Add it to the pond. It will kill the algae. Using a pool skimmer might be better than the blanket.
Pam , I agree , barley straw .
And air aeration of some sort . There needs to be some moving water .
Great advice.
I believe they have an alligator looking aeration moving about
@@pja6988 does that alligator look like a Shirtless Jake? 🤣🤣🤣
Yep straw will do the job just like you say, we have done this & it works
Never a dull moment at the sanctuary. Lester and Jake will try just about anything. Y'all are wonderful. Thanks for trying. I'm sure somebody will be able to let you know what you need to do that will work.
Good morning Jamie, never a dull moment with Lester & jake love them ❤ when i see how big Newton is i think of Journey how i miss her ❤ thank you for sharing Jamie
Jami, Lester and Jake, its all good... I do think a fountain would be the answer.. One on solar power. Farm life isn't easy or cheap! However I see a lot of happy babies and even a happy Carl..❤❤❤❤
You need larger fish that eat the algae, like catfish or goldfish. The minnows are showing that the pond is capable of sustaining life so perhaps your county has a stocking program for ponds like yours.
IF THEY GET BIGGER FISH THOSE BIRDS WILL EAT THEM
@@celinapeek7668 The birds are eating the tiny minnows they have now. Ducks and geese wouldn’t be able to eat mature fish that get stocked
Don't put goldfish in there they are an invasive fish.
@@teresagoad3517 Goldfish are just carp with pretty skin. Carp are everywhere in the US.
@@RattiusHattus but Goldfish bread so much and regularly that they become much that nothing else can live in the pond with them.
Lester..hey Jami..hold mine and Jakes beer..what could go wrong..😳😁😂😂
Jami, you had it right. Get a squeegee and pull it towards shore as slow as possible without breaking the plane of the water. You only skim what’s ON TOP of the water. Once you break the meniscus of the water (the top surface of the water) where the algae is growing , you are too deep. Then get it near the shore and used an extremely fine net to slowly and lightly scoop out the top layer. The guys were moving wayyyyyyyy too fast and breaking the two layers apart. Taking only that top layer above the water, or as close to the alge level that you can will also keep you from catching the baby fish. They were wayyyyyyy too deep. It’s called skimming for a reason. 😎 🌺🌸
You know that if you have a fountain recirculating the water and spraying across the pond, it will prevent the argy growing as the water is sucked up from the bottom, which is colder that the top.... I wrote this previously....
Maybe send this in email or messenger. They may not see your message through all the ones they get
That would really look pretty with a fountain spraying water. I can see the ducks and geese sitting under it getting a bath.
I agree, Linda
Hi Jamie. Have you ever thought of putting a beautiful fountain in the middle of your pond ? That would keep the water moving and look stunning ❣️
I feel like Jimmy Buffett could have made a song about this because he for sure blew out his flip flop.
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Amay-za-zing! 🤣
I love that y'all are so inventive! In the country, you use what you have....y'all are my kind of people!
At least you can see the pond is growing TONS of fish!!
Well to JAKE ,everyday is like christmas at the sanctuary, never know what he will get into
Or screw up! Wow!
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I love it when Lester & Jake talk each other into these "brilliant ideas! 🤣 It's GREAT!
Cornholio is enjoying a dip in the pond! Is that a leaf blower! McGuyver! Trudy needs a new handbag! Lester needs new flip-flops! Nope, he's heading for the duct tape! Thanks for the fun!
Hahaha! Thanks for a good laugh to start my day!!!!
Loved"Lester,you have a blow out."
THANK you for sharing your sh*t show.
I was watching a Arms Family Homestead last night. It was recorded on May 8st, 2021. It was called Does Pond Dye really Work. In the recording Daniel uses a product called “Muck Away”. It suppose to be safe for fish & others. It comes in Pellet form and can be bought at Amazon. Maybe if you get in touch with Daniel, he can tell you if it works or not.
Great idea❣️
I love this! You guys will find a way,I have no doubt!! Blessings for the new week! Sorry, Lester! You aren’t the FLIP FLOP FARMER!! Lol ❤️❤️
Good morning Jami, Lester and Jake. I don't know anything about ponds or dugouts. On the farm we had the dugout stocked with trout and fished them out before winter as it wasn't deep enough and it gets too cold for them to survive. Some of the ideas in the comments sound helpful. I was wondering if the aerator was still working ? The leaf blower Jake was using may have worked if it was bit more horsepower to it. Lester blowing out the flip flop was funny and trying to walk with it on wasn't happening. Have a good day all.
I can not stop laughing..... You guys are awesome!!
Ya'll are so interesting & amazing. And love a challenge. You recognize a problem. Make a decision. Go into action and search for a solution. Ya'll are are great teachers whether you realize it or not. Healthy thinking. Good example of problem solving & not giving up when stumped or wrong. 👍 Many years ago I was fortunate to have a home 17 yrs overlooking a beautiful pond. It had ducks, fish & more. The pond had 3 water fountains circulating the water. Fountains are costly & each site is unique to its construction. Not an option ISS. But it too would form that "muck". The gardeners &/ or pond maintenance would put on waders boots on and use a long pole skimmer, like used for swimming pool. They stayed along the water edge scooped up the muck & when full, swing it over to the bank to knock it out till clean. And repeat the process all around the entire perimeter of the pond. Usually 3-4 persons.
A note of concern for the guys & their man-parts. I recall hearing somewhere & sometime ago. A lifetime away. An "ameba" that enters into a man's parts, also nostrils of any gender or age and can wreak havoc on your health and well being. I hope it's a myth and I'm wrong. But will ya'll research it, please? 🙏
In the meantime, thank you for sharing your life with us. And always inviting us in❣The visits with ya'll are fulfilling. 👍
What happened to that thing you put in the pond before to make a fountain ( aligator thing the feathers were scared of ) ? The pond needs some sort of fountain that might prevent that amount of algae from forming and it would push it to the sides of the pond..
Jamie you are always the voice of common sense. Keep it up girl.
If you have more fountains to airreate the pond and keep a good movement of water you will have less algae and the feathers and poop would be pushed to the edges where it can be easier to shovel up and remove. 😉❤
Hi Jamie, I think it would be really beautiful if you would install a couple of water fountains in your pond.. When I lived in Virginia years ago I saw so many different apartment complexes useing them as well..
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Staple it to the wood frame stick part of it in the water and skim the wster
☕️☕️ Good Morning guys, love these ideas they come up with. I know you will come up with something that will work. Have a wonderful day.
I just discovered you a few days ago! I really appreciate your content! Thanks and God Bless!! 😀❤⚘
It would have been better to have dug the pond much deeper.. as the water temp will go very high in summer.. it’s very very shallow…the pond is also stagnating… so water quality for the animals to drink wouldn’t be ideal… a good biological balance is needed.. put bales of barley straw in it.. or get a large pump to keep water circulating.. a agricultural pump..plant aquatic plants as well if possible that will help.. a inline UV clarifier attached to a water pump would help but means electricity needs to be run out there… I feel a lot of the problem is it being to shallow. I have had ponds and this last 10 years a dam as well and plants helped but depth is really important. Being that shallow on alot of the pond isn’t good for the fish either.. temps are just so hot… if there is anyway you can get good water circulation will help and I’d try many bales of barley straw.. it will take 6 months or so to break down and decompose… but will help a lot to clear and filter your water… also Introduce water Lillie’s.. the goats won’t go in the water to eat them, once they grow a lot it will help shade the pond.. your pond is experiencing a massive algae bloom…just way to much sunlight…which is not good for its eco system..the oxygen level will be low as well because of that algae… you need to aerate the pond a lot if you use barley straw as it needs lots of oxygen to help the process and condition the straw so it helps with decomposing… I think you need to look at a long term fix for this.. and I think it’s important to have a lot of plants, moving water and aeration.. none of what I have said is meant to be critical in anyway.. I’m just trying to offer suggestions.. I live in Australia and I know these methods have helped in my ponds.. it took 5 years for my dam to have a perfect biological balance… plants helped a lot… lots of love to you all and thank you for all you do, I adore you all and watch you every morning and night.. I love your pond and really want to see it become biologically successful for you.. 💕💕 I don’t think the additives you use are a long term solution. I think flowing water and massive planting would help over the long term and maybe in summer when it dries out a lot.. dig deeper 💕
I have always thought the pond was dug way too shallow. Digging it out more when the water level goes down would be helpful. Adding a solar fountain to keep the water moving all the time would help and look pretty too.
They dug as deep as they could because they hit the water table.
@@amandasanderson7520 they dug way deeper up the church end of the pond… but the house end of the pond is very shallow.. it would have been better to have possibly dug it as deep as the church end over 95% of the pond..
See Lester needs rescue video.
They have an eventual slope for the pigs.
It's good to see that the pond has fish breeding in it. FB put me in FB jail again 2 days ago because I agreed with Jami that men couldn't handle child birth because they're whimps and couldn't handle the pain. I have had it with FB and their double standards. So happy that I can see your videos on anothe site other than FB. They put me in FB jail for a week over it.
Dang!!!! Ridiculous❣️ I rarely get on Facebook any more. Too much drama and two-sided restrictions!
I am sure someone has already asked you this but why is the pond water a blue colour has it been coloured. Thanks for making my days happy and making me smile I love what you all do. Love from the 🇬🇧
You need aerator that sprays the water works wonders for small ponds with algae problems
I used small bales of barley straw in my little backyard pond and it helped with the algae.
Bless your hearts 💕. Not that you didn't try.God bless.
I bet Jake loves his new job of working with you Lester. Where else could he do different things every day with all of the animals. Most of all he gets to laugh and play with you Lester. While being in your videos or making his own videos.
This was fun. Maybe put pool noodles all around the cloth then drag it behind you kinda like you use the chains behind the 4 wheeler in the pastures.
Oh awesome idea with the pool noodles! I said basically the same thing but without them. Great minds think alike! Lol
Lots of good suggestions floating around. I dont have any. Just wanted to say great ideas to everyone trying to help. Lester that was funny your flip flop and you. Where's your croc's???
When I was a kid my grandpa used to take a giant rope to skim all the pond scum, one person on each side drag it right across. Obviously you need a really really long rope.
Is it bad that I get excited when I see others mishaps & know that my life isn't that bad with all our "bright" (dumb ideas)😆 LOL
Cornholio was trying to tell them that it wasn’t gonna work! 🤦♀️😂😜
The babies are like, what is going on? What are these crazy hoomans doing now?
Oh my, yes. Same thoughts here too. (Grin)
LMHO! I Needed that this morning! Okay, so, I am running a bit behind! I did watch the newer video when it had only been out for 5 minutes when I watched it, and it was great too. Will post there too, in a minute, BUT, This one I needed! Lester blowing out his flip flop, I just had to giggle, I have so HAD THOSE DAYS! LOL 😆 Jamie needs to look at Lester when he comes up with these "ideas" and say, "what you are talking about Lucy (Lester), YOU have some 'Splaing to DO!" LOL like the old "I Love Lucy" show Ricky always used to say that when her "crazy" ideas went #FAIL LOL 😆 Gee, wanna know HOW I KNOW this saying?? I will bet you know. My Husband used to always say this to me with some of my more "creative" ideas! Lester, I love ya! Keep those creative ideas, sometimes, THEY DO WORK! Love you both to pieces!
Jami, Barley straw is a natural way to get rid of algae. Good luck with your ponds! 🤗🤗🤗❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏
You need some kind of a pond fountain in order to circulate the water to help prevent the algae.
Trying to remember but at tractor supply they have small burlap bags with certain things in it that you use for troughs. You put the burlap bag in the trough and it prevents algae from growing...totally safe. When I used them they worked great. Keeps water fresh. I'm not sure what they are called but I called them barley bags. Lol. The employees will know where they are in the store. The packages explain what they do. All natural.
God bless the Morrow’s s*#t show at its best 😂 and never a dull moment. X
@Jamie & Lester, place a few bails of straw in the edge of the pond and the muck and algae will absorb into the straw!! Or place them in that bag on the edge!
That'll be eaten fast lol
What if they dressed a pool noodle with straw, like wire it on the pool noodle, so it could float around? Would that work? Anyway, that’s great advise!
@@CeleWolf Not true it’s straw not HAY!! And how fast do you seriously think birds will eat a bail of STRAW? LET ALONE IN A ZIPPER BAG!! They sell straw bags to place in a water troff specifically!!
@@AmysArea it's a waste and there is a less messy easier way.
@@Jessica66605 or get fish that will eat it.
Jamie you are one amazing woman. You make your man feel good even when he is wrong. You go girl! LOL
I like Jamie's idea of using pool skimmers! Also, I remember when you put up the windmill to help with water circulation, perhaps a stronger or additional circulation pump is needed.🤷♀️
Is there weeds in your pond yet? You might need plants to balance your nitrates in your pond. And maybe Floating plants, such as lilies and lotus to shade and reduce direct sunlight in the pond to control the growth of algae. And add submerged plants that release oxygen to the water. Maybe get some hip waders and collect some of these plants at neighboring ponds to transfer to your pond. Or maybe one of your local greenhouses has some... I know some of the greenhouses here have nice water lilies they sell. Good luck and hope you find a solution!
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I used to live in Katy☺️☺️ Cute video. I enjoyed it. Thank you very much.
The algae is wonderful for the fish to help them grow. I know it was on Arm's family homestead and maybe on Jimmy Houston Outdoors Channel too. When they were talking about it.
Has Lester become the daddy flipflop farmer,lol,feel so sorry for Jake sometimes, he's so willing to help in Lester's ideas 💡🤔🤣😅
I wish I could like John Rodriguez Jr.'s suggestion over and over again. His idea is a small version of how large oil slicks are cleaned without harming "the wiggles." I first learned of this pool noodles and rope method (only on a larger scale) when I was a newspaper journalist living on the coast of Louisiana and writing a story based on research done working with Louisiana coastal marine biologists. Learned a LOT!
Hey Jami…I have seen a few comments say a water fountain could help preventing algae build up..I have seen on a different channel called Pet Goose George that he has a small water fountain in his lagoon as he calls it to help and it seems to be doing a great job as well as the natural treatments he uses too
❤️Yes! I’m sure that Bob would be happy to share his experience with the “lagoon” and Jami would just love Pet Goose George❣️
A little USA company called Lake Mat makes a pretty inexpensive muck mat that gives you a firm area where the kids could play and you don't sink into a mucky pond bottom.
Can you please put a link to them? If you can thank you
Not all red algae is harmful. If yours was you would have dead fish. You ought to put in an aerator or fountain, it will help push anything to the sides to allow raking. The type of algae you have is what the little fish eat. An aerator makes the water bubble up and keep oxygen in the water and keep it from stinking as well as stagnant water stinks. They have solar water fountains, it will aerate and help move the algae to the side and keep the area of the eater open. You could also look into putting barley hay, it help control algae. The blowing was brilliant idea but long term try fountain. We put barley hay into our ponds. The red algae that is deadly is would be killing everything. The type you have can turn red, and that is natural and normal. It’s not the same as the killer algae. Is grass carp legal where you are, because they eat herbs, algae etc. you can also get liquid barley for large ponds and it is safe! It doesn’t kill it but will prevent further growth,
See From Suits to Boots- Why women live longer or Ima Survivor Sanctuary- Grey Goose vs alligator.
Love the effort that you guys put into trying to find solutions to things. I think Lester needs to get some waterproof socks those swim socks or strap-on sandals so that he can go in and out of the pond and not blow out his flip-flops lol
Lester is upset about his flip flop! LOL! Now watch him get all kinds of flip flops in the mail!
"Ohhhh boy...they have an idea." 😂
Too funny 😂 you guys make my day lmao
Potassium permanganate, KM NO3 will kill algae. I used to use it in my big koi pond. It didn’t harm fish but you need to use the right amount because dead algae can cause problems too.
So funny to watch your farm antics. Have you thought of adding a water fountain to help circulate the water?
If algae’s on top of water. Try noodles strung together between 2 kayaks & row across pond to one end.
Pal uses technique on their big pond :)
I was thinking of them some how using the kayak & canoe that way too! Plus, it would help stir up the water. Don’t forget Kim’s pond too!
There are water plants you can get that will help with that algae and bigger fish like catfish will help keep the pond clean. Google what kind of plants and fish you can get. 😊💖
Great idea… I would take 2 2x4s on each side one on Jakes side and one on yours, so you can hold it tight on the bottom and top, staple it on the wood and tool it once or twice and staple again. This way you can skim instead of going deeper. Those babies are adorable I hope that the webbed feathered babies don’t eat them all!
I'm not sure what I think of this 😄😄. These poor minnows, after all Jake did to stock the pond. 😢😢. This is getting crazyer and crazyer, 😵Jake with that leaf blower is hilarious 😂😂
Just another day on the farm😵😵
I love your comment "You could get some duct tape, but don't." Often we have to detract men from the duct tape, they would use it as band aids if we let them. LOL
"It's a flat tire Lester"😂😂😂
Thank u Jamie for sharing ❤️🇨🇦
Jami I think like you scoop it out with apool net buy a big one scoop in the canoe good luck guys go around the edges once or twice a month and I think you need some algi for your fish too
You need something like they use for oil spills. Those long stocking looking things that you could drag over the top of the pond. I have no idea what they called.
They have those for the cows, so that the cows walk under them & they rub their backs. The tubes are treated with fly spray.
I think they're called booms or pigs. We used them at the factory I worked at for different spills.
Well they gave it the old college try. I’ll be interested in what the pond people said to do. At least you know the pond is supporting life with all those baby fish. Jami did you see the thing Jake found with all the eggs? Round 4 on cleaning the pond
It was a type of eel that laid eggs
Cornholio gobbles at the perfect moment sometimes that it sounds like an added effect 😂
Do it like they do oil spills. Attach that cloth to several pool noodles tied together long ways (put rope through the noodles) attach the cloth. (You'll have to cut it so it hangs down a few inches and you may want to put some fishing weights to keep it down a bit. Make it as wide as the pond. Then just walk from one end to the other. Easy peasy.
Love Jake’s ankle tan. Sock line of demarcation. ❤️❤️
Polypropylene rope floats .If you use large diameter polypro rope and drag it across the water it will collect the scum like an oil spill boom.For additional flotation you could run the rope through pool noodles.
Lester was funny with his blown out flip flop. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wow those little minnow s are good for your ducks, fish for sure
Poor Jami, keep trying, between the three of you, you will get this. How about some ornamental goldfish?
Maybe if you put in a fountain in the pond might help. It keeps the water moving. Just a thought
That waterfall filtration setup would eliminate that issue. Would also help with oxygenation of the water.
Cover 40-60% of pond surface with water lilies or other floating plants to block the sunlight that creates the algae blooms. They're beautiful and useful.
There are different types of water plants that filter out all the yuck and scum. They use them for natural swimming pools. They do a great job. Good luck..you all are so inventive. I love it! ( Image result for plants that filter algae from ponds
Floating plants, such as lilies and lotus, provide shade and reduce direct sunlight in the pond to control the growth of algae. Add submerged plants that release oxygen to the water, such as anacharis, hornwort and parrot's feather.)
Chemical free barley straw added to the pond will help reduce and kill algae.
I don't know if this would work but you could try using fertilizer for the pond. We, aquarium enthusiasts, use fertilizer to combat some of the algae issues we get in our tanks. Mind you I still have a ton of red algae. D'oh! You are getting the algae from the amount of sunlight that your pond gets which isn't something that you can do anything about. There must be some way to get rid of the algae without hurting the fish.
Barley Straw (I use the liquid “extract”) and pond aeration would help some.
We had a lake in Vancouver that full of that stuff that swims on the water, algy and what not. The staff that worked for the Vancouver parks board said, that there were people at the lake, that tried to fish with corn and then dumped the corn into the lake and that is why the lake got that way. It was not a big lake. Now, I was just wondering , do you feed corn to the animals close to the lake?
Circulation, filtration and aeration are how you clean that pond up. There are several you tube videos for home made filter set ups using plastic barrels or the liquid pallet cubes. You have little to no circulation on your ponds and too many nutrients from your critters going in the ponds.
I think a small water fountain in the middle would help. They use them in all the ponds around homes and commercial areas.
Bet those baby wiggles are feeding well off algae. I’m praying for rain.