farm dams are so tricky. good to see you got an expert… we had a dam done a few years ago and it is a joke. only fills with water after heavy rain. wrong location, bad build, not clay soil base. wrong soil. fortunately we have good ones built properly so we don’t need it. Never have a dam built by a non-dam builder. They were road-builders looking for dirt😢 we were the suckers I had started stocking another dam with baby Aussie Bass (highly recommend this fish) but had failed to notice a large population of long necked turtles. Dam dried out completely last year so they would not have survived anyway. Dams drying out from time to time is common (every few years in a dry spell). Even with a solar pump and constant water supply this large dam went bone dry. Some dams can last out a dry season, but some don’t. Sooner or later you will probably discover the curse of Australia. The mosquito fish. And the carp of course.
Sounds like you guys need to talk to an agronomist about your soil. And seek some advice on your desired animal stocking, 8acres is really only enough for 1-2 cows or a couple of sheep or goats ect especially with poor quality soil and pasture.
Oh yes, it's actually booked in too. There's a lot of soil work we are getting done before animals or even all the trees we have go in. Thank you Dave!
Would certainly want to watch your farm build …
Great to see the progress 👍
Dude this is epic!
farm dams are so tricky. good to see you got an expert… we had a dam done a few years ago and it is a joke. only fills with water after heavy rain. wrong location, bad build, not clay soil base. wrong soil. fortunately we have good ones built properly so we don’t need it. Never have a dam built by a non-dam builder. They were road-builders looking for dirt😢 we were the suckers
I had started stocking another dam with baby Aussie Bass (highly recommend this fish) but had failed to notice a large population of long necked turtles. Dam dried out completely last year so they would not have survived anyway. Dams drying out from time to time is common (every few years in a dry spell). Even with a solar pump and constant water supply this large dam went bone dry. Some dams can last out a dry season, but some don’t. Sooner or later you will probably discover the curse of Australia. The mosquito fish. And the carp of course.
Sounds like you guys need to talk to an agronomist about your soil. And seek some advice on your desired animal stocking, 8acres is really only enough for 1-2 cows or a couple of sheep or goats ect especially with poor quality soil and pasture.
Oh yes, it's actually booked in too. There's a lot of soil work we are getting done before animals or even all the trees we have go in. Thank you Dave!
I was concerned when I saw the thumbnail containing you and an excavator. Looks like you are going to need a butload of gypsum.
hahahaha the concern with chaotic bodgie in a vehicle like that. I'll get in it soon enough!