Hi guys! Hope you enjoyed watching this exciting project unfold. This pond will surely increase the biodiversity and resilience of the homestead and we've been getting HUGE quantities of duck eggs already! Can't wait to share the next episode. Want to start growing your own food? In my free guide I go over 6 steps to help you go from beginner gardener to year-round abundance. Download here: www.rootsreconnected.com/

@101life9

2 жыл бұрын

You too . Thank you for sharing 😍

@sector88

2 жыл бұрын

Is that an electric fence?

@sylvaincoq3470

2 жыл бұрын

Beware Jaws 🦈😂

@djsevans87

2 жыл бұрын

What seed did you sow on the edge of the pond? Grass seed? Your videos are great and it would be helpful to have some explanation or documentation to accompany them.

@lIlllIIlIllllII

2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos! Could you add a little narration or explanation sections to your video's where you explain why you do certain things? Im really curious about the straw, seed and ducks!

i am really starting to love that guy in the bobcat

Would love to have you narrate these great videos so we can follow your thought process more. :)

@belveder69

7 ай бұрын

I agree completely

@Hoch134

6 ай бұрын

And make them longer in the process. These videos are enjoyable but they would earn much more money by viewers if they made it 20-30 mins long.

The dog was so excited when the ducks entered the pond and were out of reach! 😂

Your ducks looked like they were in heaven as soon as they got in the water! 🦆😎

Moreno...it's fun to watch the progress being made on your homestead. You might have said this in a previous video but just wondering if you have always envisioned yourself living this lifestyle or if you're surprised by where you are today? You seem to be a natural at all you're doing and what you are creating for your family will be a legacy for your children. My guess is that you go to sleep at night with your heart full and your mind at peace by seeing what has been accomplished. Happy for you and proud of you! (Kentucky, USA)

@lauraguliano7012

2 жыл бұрын

Very good questions and I am curious also. ✌️

@colmmolloyhere

2 жыл бұрын

Wait a second, there is no negativity in this message 😂 Only joking, great comment.. the best of luck , I would love to do something like this , looks amazing.

@myviewpoint2750

Жыл бұрын

You have to be a very patient person for this.

The type of life I desire and am working towards 😍😍😍✌🏾

@johngrisham4097

2 жыл бұрын

You and me alike mate. I just hope you are younger than me. Then you will possibly do it more that I would. Go for gold mate. Life is too short to second guess yourself. Before you know it you are 60 years hold. Don't wait, just do it.

Loving the editing but there are so many questions unanswered: Is the spring filling up the pond flowing all year round? Why putting out all that straw? Was it grass seed or fertiliser that you scattered around the pond? Did you bring the ducks with you? You see, I’m trying to trick you into an explanatory voice over of some kind …

@johngrisham4097

2 жыл бұрын

@Lo Malinke. I was wondering exactly the same thing. Also was thinking a voice over or incerted text to explain what and why he is doing that. Let's hope he replies to you. I am going to ask him the same question.

@MKAServicess

2 жыл бұрын

@@johngrisham4097 For me also the same question. I love to know why he does what he does :D

@audibleseekz

2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@redmond2582

2 жыл бұрын

Straw to avoid soil erosion. Loose soil erodes when it rains especially with a slope

@arturrosa3166

2 жыл бұрын

I would also love a voice over. I was going to make a comment with some of the same questions and then saw your comment. 🙂

Think of when your great great grandkids will get to watch this.

I have seen all your vedios of your old farm. It was so inspiration. Now you brought your own new farm land. Congratuations. Have a progressive green future(organic way of blessing)😀. Your family looks great especially. Past 5 years I was thinking of leaving the job. Finally did 2 months back and now looking to do own business.

What an inspiration! Well done!

Welcome to Portugal Mr Moreno, You will inspire many here! Wish you and the fam have a great time in the new home.

That is a lovely duck mobile you made and the pond is coming on very nicely.

Looks like everyone is enjoying the pond! Good job!

Thanks Moreno, yes I like to watch as things unfold this is so beautiful seeing the project growing and may I ask you a favour? Could you explain in a special video maybe where you buy the stuff, the watercontainers, ... how the prices are, if the bobcat is rent, ... It seems that there is a lot of money necessary after the land is bought and hopefully we can learn about that too? blessings and may all the land bring you and your family fruit and love and nourish your souls

I've been looking at Portugal for a while and really looking forward to seeing the process As already mentioned in comments more information is needed for us non farmer types Ie the straw the reason for fencing the pound So a voice over on future vids would be great 👍

Brilliant! 🦆❤️

I just had duck eggs for the first time a few weeks ago on my anniversary! Another lovely video. Thanks!

Hey moreno is so amazing have someone like you in Portugal, i am Brazilian living in Portugal, i am big fan of your work i have got also a land here in Portugal maybe someday we can meet each other and trade some experience i wish you the best lucky 😁

I desperately want to buy a land and start working on it .. this is amazing !! big fan of your work !! Keep going !

Very nice! I’m interested to see the pond development as a biosystem

cool! 😁... nice, looks great, nice to see the animals 'happy' n excited going in the pond for first time. like cows setting foot on pasture after long winter inside.... you can see joy in their eyes...like child at disneyland...hihi... good for land=good for animals =good for farmer 😁

Great set up for the ducks with the pond and shelter well done!

So inspirational! I love what you are doing with the land, it'll surely turn up amazing in a few years. And a perfect environment for raising children!

Supper amazing👍

LOVE THIS ❤

Wow this looks great!! Beautiful little pond 🤩

The pond and ducks are a great addition to your project. A self-renewing food source. The ducks seemed happy to be there.

I'm so jealous 😭😍😍😍😍😍

You guys are living the dream. Keep it up

Great idea indeed to put hay first before sowing seeds! Beautifully built coop for the handsome ducks!

That's a smart setup indeed. No watering, they get their own. What a Heavenly place for the poultry 😁😁🕺

Zeer interessant poolproject, veel geluk samen 🙏🇲🇨

@TheDutchFarmer

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@karinuytterhoeven2878

2 жыл бұрын

Ha, hier zitten nog Nederlandstaligen 😉, hier wel van België 😉

Loved watching it ❤️

Groetjes uit Kanada!! Love your channel. The swales you've made and the duck pond are amazing! All the best in you endeavours!!

Wow! Looking fabulous!

You and your family are truly Blessed... Stay Blessed 🙏

Wonderful video! Will you add more commentary in the future? I have so many questions watching your projects! Like why use all the straw or how you know the pond is not going to dry out! :)

@annar1511

Жыл бұрын

Same here. Was wondering about the straw…

Ahh.. grumpy excavator guy is back!!

Hi guys you are something else i loved you made duck coope close to the pond perfect idia.

Simply...a Blissful Life 🎉

Do it good my friend! 🤽‍♀️

Bonjour à tous, je vous suis depuis un certain temps sur votre potager, je trouvais sa incroyable, mais je ne comprenait pas l'anglais je suis content d'entendre la petite fille parlait français. Je trouve que vous êtes en train de faire un paradis sur terre.

Bonjour , toujours de jolies vidéos et les enfants sont toujours content de voir arriver des animaux à bientôt

Amazing 👍, NAMASTEY 🙏

Looking good.

Inspired by your meaningful and engaging content.

Very nice episode Moreno! Hopefully we can meet in Portugal...!

Just beautiful :D

Sensational video! Beautiful pond, family and dog. Nice Duckmobil 😊🇦🇺

@fraukeboge4231

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like Justin Rhodes mobil coop

@jodieziegler1061

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it does and that's probably where he got the design from I'm guessing 😊

Bien joué!

Nice man! Ziet er goed uit.

oh Frank the Digger 😁😃

geweldig

great video! but i would have preferred it without music, like your older videos. i want to hear the nature 🥰

Love it!

@TheDutchFarmer

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!! 😀

❤️ C'est génial que votre fille est bilingue!

Great addition to your land. Was that grass seed you scattered around the pond, or was it a meadow mix of seeds?

@dirkcajada2083

2 жыл бұрын

Would also like to know :-)

@mandiegarrett1706

2 жыл бұрын

Or was it somekind of cover crops?

Perfect

Finally new video !!

Nicely done, Sir! Question: Why didn't you set the fence on the exterior part of the dam? The ducks' manure would help fertilize all that straw-covered area, and I'm guessing you'll plant the upper part of that dam at some point.

@mandiegarrett1706

2 жыл бұрын

Good point. Just put in a 100ft wide pond about 3 weeks ago and I wanted to broadcast some cover crops but going thru drought here in Arkansas so right now the whole dam wall is just bared. Have no way to irrigate it since have no rain.

@shinsanhughes629

Жыл бұрын

The duck's poop will fall to the bottom of the dam and mix with whatever vegetable matter is there. (Grass clippings, etc can be added to help.) This forms what is known as 'gley', which becomes in effect a membrane that helps prevent water from leaching away from the dam.

Great acomplishment already. Looks really awesome. Did you use keyline design to figure out where to put the pond? Thanksgiving for sharing

Mooi voorbeeld om naar de toekomst mee te nemen als idee! Dankjewel! 🙏🍀 ziet er mooi uit!

@johngrisham4097

2 жыл бұрын

Ja, party mense leef die droom (ek skryf in Afrikaans). Portugal bied vele geleenthede. Ons moet net die moed end durf hê om dieselfde te doen.

You went with ducks over chickens? Nice to have a spring on site and help spread that water out and really soak in the soil. Plus rehydrating the soil and aquifer is key.

A question regarding the spring of water running to the pool. Since water is an issue in the area, will the spring provide water all year long?

@shinsanhughes629

Жыл бұрын

From what I heard in a previous video the swales on contour will catch rainwater and the excess is directed to the dam. The swales also hold water for some time and allows a lot to be absorbed by the soil below.

So we'll thought out, excellent!! What did you sow on the banks of the pond ? Cheers from Victoria Canada

nice

Bobcat fixes everything 😂

O cachorro do cara é mais feliz que eu, ta loco

Enjoying your video in your new place, just wondering how long it takes to dig your pond, Planning to do in my same size for multipurpose also. Please continue sharing your experience.

Is their any way I can reach you by DM? Please advice. Love the videos and all the hard work you and your wife have put into this amazing dream project. God bless you brother..keep the content and progress coming

Beautiful DREAM to become truth we Love it to watch it how you make progress We live on Crete island on 4ha mountain with 60olive trees We are getting there now to how to keep the water on our property!! Do you maybe know somebody with your knowledge on the island by coincidense🥰💜💫

You have been an inspiration! Keep up the great work. Looking forward to your next upload

Very nice! Are you going to put duckweed in the pond (food for the ducks and should reduce evaporation a bit)? Easy enough to get some in a jar from a town pond when you get supplies.

What seed mix were you sowing on the pond banks, and is it common to sow after you lay the straw?

Absolutely beautiful!

❤👌👍....A voice over or side captions could have been a help to us to understand what you were doing exactly....

Can you please tell us video posting schedule . love your videos

A little bit late. If slaughtering of the muscovies is part of your plans, I would suggest that you replace the drakes with white drakes or just keep selecting the whitest drake in the future. The black feathers will always just give you some colouring in the skin of the dressed duck.

👏👏👏👏👏♥️♥️♥️♥️😘😘😘😘

It’s waterproof is the children

What did you spread on pond banks over the straw? Were those any seeds?

Maybe add cattails to the pond for some food and will filter the water.

You should grow duckweed in your pond the ducks and goats can eat it

really nice job, where did you get the fence?

Great. If I may ask, what is the purpose of grass/hay around the pond?

@happycamper4329

2 жыл бұрын

the hay helps with coverage of the seed which has been scattered. Grass around the pond helps lessen soil erosion and adds biodiversity (eg. frogs etc).

@rebeccaburrow7199

2 жыл бұрын

Helps prevent erosion until the grass/forb seed comes in

@TheUkeloser

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's to help prevent erosion and provide some mulch while waiting for plants to take over and hold the bank together

@mandiegarrett1706

2 жыл бұрын

@@happycamper4329 Why he put down the hay first then broadcast seeds? Should it be seeds first then hay? Or am I missing something. Would be great if he narrated the process. Does he depends only on the rain to irrigate those seeds or does he have some kind or irrigation system which I don't see. Thank you.

@happycamper4329

2 жыл бұрын

@@mandiegarrett1706 I don't know exactly why he did that but, my guess is that the seeds would fall through the straw when it rained or was watered. Sometimes, when you cast the seeds first and then cover with straw, the seeds don't always have a chance to germinate because of the covering. The straw will soften through watering, and the seeds will germinate within the straw (which will also act as mulch).

🦆🦆🦆

Shouldn’t spread the seeds before putting on hay?

Hi. Are you going to plant some special water plants in your pond and channels?

Hey Moreno, Do you have any books you could share with us that would help anyone who wanted to start something like this ,but didn't have any experience?

I really really like your videos - sometimes especially because there is no voice over. It would be more work, but since people seem to be so devided about this topic, you could start uploading two videos. 😅

umm wont the heat of the day dry it out in few days? it didn't seem like a rainy area to me hehe Thank you so much for the upload!

Never taste duck eggs:-) looks amazing

@TheDutchFarmer

2 жыл бұрын

They're delicious!!

@mandiegarrett1706

2 жыл бұрын

Never have duck eggs? oh...if you get a chance, you will never go back to chicken eggs. That's what happened to me about a year ago. Never have duck eggs all my life, only chicken eggs and quail eggs. I went farmer's market and this guy has duck and chicken eggs. I was going to buy chicken eggs but question him on duck eggs. He said once to eat duck eggs you will never go back to chicken eggs. So, I bought home a dozen. Next morning, cook them for breakfast and ever since then NEVER go back to chicken egg. You should try it.

Hoi Dutch Farmer, succes met jullie droom. Zoiets is ook mijn droom en er zijn plannen om naar portugal te gaan. (heb nl Portugese vrienden) Mijn vraag is of er een manier is om met je in contact te komen? Groetjes vanuit NL

What did you spread after the layer of hay? is that fertilizer or grass seed?

@2lazy2bother

Жыл бұрын

Same question here !

Well done! You should narrate your videos to explain the process.

man duck eggs huge. see future see how complicated Easter eggs make. have Easter egg garden either ground or containers near pound. red onions skins color red, beats color blue , draw blank on other stuff. but things boil with eggs. so boil eggs then put cold water. then boil beats then put eggs in that it color it. if crazy Ukraine use bees wax nib pen to melt wax draw patterns on eggs then dip color stuff. then put candle melt wax off got cool designs. im not enough time do that way. I used rubber bands and wrapped egg then drop in then took bands off make look cool. there other stuff think Martha Stewart talk all things grow garden to color eggs. duck eggs huge. could pickle eggs with beats. winter storage. think vingear and beat juice. but not 100 sure how pickle eggs either.

@rodney73991

2 жыл бұрын

all leaves and brush can put bottom garden beds help keep water make good soil. you got back hole dig hole garden throw grasses stuff bottom easy.

Where did the water for the pond come from?

The pond suddenly filled with water? The ducks suddenly laid a bunch of eggs, almost one per duck?

What seeds did you spead on the straw?