Surviving Minnesota!

[shawluvsbirds]

Yesterday was great. Sunshine and a light breeze was just what I needed.
I hung out with my turkey girl, Jenny. View attachment 3057798
She supervise my work cleaning out the duck pond.
It was a winters worth of muckView attachment 3057799
All ready to be filled. View attachment 3057800

Today is cruddy again. Very windy and feels cooler then yesterday. Tomorrow looks like it might be nicer though.

How do you drain that do you use a pump?

 

[My2butterflies]

How do you drain that do you use a pump?

Yes. I use the pond pump to empty most of the water and then use the smaller pump( it’s by the fake rock next to the fence) to lower it even more for a full empty out.
I also found using a plastic snow shovel works perfectly to get the gunk and extra water out. It went really fast.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Yes. I use the pond pump to empty most of the water and then use the smaller pump( it’s by the fake rock next to the fence) to lower it even more for a full empty out.
I also found using a plastic snow shovel works perfectly to get the gunk and extra water out. It went really fast.

I have a buried stock tank with a drain installed under ground. The drain is always getting clogged up. The pump gets clogged too if I use it.
It's a mess. I have to use a broom and dustpan on a stick to get the bottom gunk out. I will never set up a duck pool like this again

 

[My2butterflies]

I have a buried stock tank with a drain installed under ground. The drain is always getting clogged up. The pump gets clogged too if I use it.
It's a mess. I have to use a broom and dustpan on a stick to get the bottom gunk out. I will never set up a duck pool like this again

Yeah. A raised one with a bottom drain would be the easiest to clean out. My setup isn’t the simplest to maintain, but I don’t mind. I have a koi pond that is essentially setup the same way. Unlike the duck pond the koi pond is only drained empty once a year. So maintenance is much easier.

 

[duluthralphie]

Yeah. A raised one with a bottom drain would be the easiest to clean out. My setup isn’t the simplest to maintain, but I don’t mind. I have a koi pond that is essentially setup the same way. Unlike the duck pond the koi pond is only drained empty once a year. So maintenance is much easier.

If you leave the pond will the slime turn to penicillin or anything useful?


I would assume pond slime sells for more that dux do.

 

[jerryse]

Nice day yesterday and a missed opportunity . After getting a covid test for tomorrows procedure I had no desire to do anything . Need to get the lawnmower ready . Rain coming today .

 

[WIchickMama]

Will be thinking about you tomorrow @jerryse

Hope everyone survived the storms last night, if you were in their path. Lots of high winds and lightening here yesterday, I haven't looked outside yet, I am sure we have branches down.

Going to get cold again, I am so ready for the nice weather to stay, as are my ducks and my garden who is dying to be planted.

 

[duluthralphie]

Best to you tomorrow Jerry.

Nasty weather last night.

That was a cold summer we had. We head back to winter now.

 

[duluthralphie]

We are waiting Jerry. Don’t keep us in suspense.

 

[jerryse]

Procedure worked back in normal rhythm . So while in town I noticed the ornamental pears are starting to bloom .