1/4 Acre Pond Build Timelapse - 2 Months In 11 Minutes

This is the 2 month long story of our 1/4 acre farm pond on our Texas homestead.
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00:00 Introduction
00:42 Why Did We Build a Pond?
01:54 Snapping Turtle
02:22 Pond Timelapse
04:19 Pond Design
05:49 Erosion Control
07:40 Grass Growing
09:27 Stocking with Fat Head Minnows
09:56 Future Plans

[@LibertyOperation]

So cool! Love how it turned out. It’s one of our goals for 2023 to create a pond on our new homestead. Ya’ll are an inspiration and I’ve definitely missed the videos. Hope your family is well and God bless!

[@BetterTogetherLife]

You can do it! Yes thank you so much, we are certainly going to try and get more HIGH QUALITY videos out like this in 2023…. Haha, because we have a goal to build a house!! Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching. It means so much!!

[@elliebunker6100]

I am fully impressed! It’s just a complete kzbin.infoUgkxGqOCINHE0Z0E5gxzSdNi9NWGugRY5Hm2 plan with the best resources and step by step instructions . These shed plans are so satisfying as if the sheds build themselves on their own. Worthy work Ryan!

[@fromanjeesgarden]

This is so beautiful! The space I have available is tiny but a pond is invaluable now matter the size for the wildlife it supports 👊💚

[@northernfishmother]

This was amazing to watch. The wild life that you have introduced, and what will come....I can't wait to see more.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you so much!!!

[@rachaelsupadventures]

What a great addition to your homestead! Thank you for sharing!

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you Rachael!! 😁😁😁

[@sallyeblen7032]

I love that" think on these things "verse ,helped me through a lot . Praise be to God!! Your pond is beautiful. thanks for sharing. Have a blessed 2023.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you so much Sally!!

[@kipkemeiyego3378]

😊😊😊😊

[@lmvaldez05]

Thank you for this! I just purchased 9.6 acres and plan on putting in a pond as soon as the ground softens!

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Absolutely!!! Best choice we’ve made, but also the most permanent thing we’ve put on this property! 🤣🤣

[@larsonhomeinspection9932]

Great pond, and great video. Excellent narration and footage. Going to dig a 1/4 acre pond myself next summer

[@janieweyers6230]

Congratulations and well done on your new acquisition

[@emkae2000]

Absolutely Beautiful! Great job!!

[@tealkerberus748]

Nice piece of work. Well done, and thank you for sharing your experience.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you as well!!! Such kind words! 👍🏻

[@loriwilliams9705]

Thank you my dear that was absolutely lovely!

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Oh thank you Lori!!!!

[@genesismccormack7540]

So Pretty!!!!! And so happy for you!! Yall will get So many deer 🦌 coming through to take a drink…..and on the 7th day you rested😊 MAN we need hat team to come prettify our square in the ground lol

[@cole3495]

Thanks for sharing. Looks so peaceful.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you Cole, it really is!!

[@debbiemize2269]

Your pond is gorgeous!

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you so much Debbie!! We are super excited!!

[@celsopdacunha000]

Finally. Congratulations. Very nice pond.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you!! We are super excited as well. 😁😁😁😁

[@DovidMoshe]

Great video, great commentary and well done.. just subscribed

[@ombfarms]

Awesome video! Thanks for posting.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you so much!!!!!

[@PatrickPrejusa]

i also am building a pond in texas. thank you for sharing.

[@wendyjo9267]

Love the video. And love what you said about loving everything good & beautiful in front of you ❤. You guys are amazing!

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Oh wow, well thank you SOOOO MUCH Wendy!!

[@lesleywatkins1172]

Love your pond! It’s going to be fabulous to enjoy with your family.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you Lesley! Happy new year!!!

[@aryanzien2565]

Awesome pond and video! Well done👍

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you Aryan!!

[@thedreamer1130]

That's fantastic 😍

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you!!

[@CassieDavis613]

Thank you for moderating for Bri today

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Absolutely, she is amazing and we all love her so and she is going to not only pull through this hard time….she is going to THRIVE!!!!

[@johnskillen6208]

thank you nice video. 2 years ago i cleaned our dugout out . can reach 15 feet deep. have had a dugout for many years . kept sluffing in. was slimy so we added 10 gallons of very strong colidal silver water. it cleaned the water and as spring gets here will see if water is still clean. this year we will keep making it bigger.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Nice work!

[@TheJarheadEntrepreneur]

Beautiful Project..We just purchased a small 5 acre homestead in Paris, TX and it has a similar looking pond that we are gonna need to work on..Hoping to be able to do something similar eventually depending on cost of course..Keep Crushing It!! Stay HUMBLE, Stay HUNGRY, Stay FOCUSED...~The Jarhead Entrepreneur

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Love it!!!! That is so awesome, congrats! You will absolutely be able to do it. And thank you for your very kind words!

[@sanjivdhar7448]

It looks beautiful. Great work done guys

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you Sanjiv!! 😁😁

[@vusanim]

This is inspiring

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Oh thank you!!

[@gjrocknthedreamteam3065]

Nice... Thank you for sharing ☺️

[@BetterTogetherLife]

My pleasure 😊

[@johnnyd5374]

Awesome!!!!!

[@devijones1121]

Woow months of hard work in just 11 minutes👍👏so patience required ... Previous Owner would have a heart attack 💔after watching this.... 😅 Love ❤ur commentry 😜so satisfying to watch... Love from 🇮🇳👍

[@EasyModeFishing]

That looks bigger than a quarter acre. Looks at least half an acre. An acre is only 42,000 square feet or 200x200’. If you’re going to buiid a small pond it’s best to build it DEEEP. like at least 20’ deep. I fish a quarter acre pond that has 6 pound bass in it because it’s super deep so what it lacks in surface area it makes up for in water volume overall. It may only be a quarter acre but it has as much water as your average 5 acre pond because it’s 30’ deep in the middle.

[@sofijatrivunac5798]

Briliant!

[@mikemarzec8794]

Awesome enjoy!

[@PRO4XKEV]

I love it.

[@makarovkid9696]

Very beautiful guys

[@mikig6921]

Awesome.

[@PazLeBon]

This motivated me to just dig my own pond by hand haha

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Nice!!

[@GoodTimesHomestead]

I want a pond so much! 😊 So beautiful! “hardsteading” 😎

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you! And yes, it took us 4 years since we moved here, PLUS the 3 years we owned our property before making the move. It is certainly an investment and something you want to do right!

[@GoodTimesHomestead]

@@BetterTogetherLife Then you reminded me of water moccasins. We are in Arkansas so maybe I don’t want a pond…😂

[@joeanderson3334]

Excellent

[@jaymiepeters6617]

Thanks for the verse! (Phil 4:8)

[@ironwolph]

I'm buying a house in Tennessee and it has a pond. I can't wait to get out of California and sit by my pond.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Awesome!!!! Huge congrats!!

[@Joan-ej7wv]

Very nice. really nice.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you Joan, happy new year to you!

[@elishahankin6465]

It IS possible to relocate trees...love this space

[@Shivam_Shukla_Vibhu]

Unique ❤ Love from India...

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you!

[@IanCrouse]

The slope of erosion is the perfect spot for an orchard, built with swells, to slow the water and also water the orchard.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Yup!!!!! That is the plan. 😁😁

[@-EJ00]

Looking amazing, I'm in SETexas and my wife and I are about to do a pond soon.

[@jamesanjo1742]

Watching from Anjo Trinity Fish Farm Papua New Guinea

[@BetterTogetherLife]

So awesome!

[@MaMa-st2eg]

We live in East Central Texas. Our 10 acre land is only 300 feet wide but really long. We considered a pond but our land is a thoroughfare and sanctuary for all types of wildlife. We received 4 inches of rain last night, hope you did as well. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Yup, 3.5 inches and it was fantastic!! Haha!

[@MaMa-st2eg]

@@BetterTogetherLife Great, let's hope we continue to get consistent rains for the next many months.....We need a good hay season this year.

[@deadtreebark]

I live on 300ft wide 5 acres lol

[@truenorthmbs]

Thank you for sharing... This was good reassurance and for my confidence and my positive thoughts we began a very extensive pawn project on my land I bought a beautiful piece of land with a just wild unmanaged stock tank on its low part the stock tank was probabout 1/6 of an acre at its beginning. The plan is to keep that as catchment but grow it by about 3X tsend build a terrace on one of the dams that houses about a 20' diameter 4 and a 1/2 foot deep natural filtration bog which the water from the catchment pond is pumped up in through the bottom through rocks with fish and plants as natural filtration then the bog pond will spill over a waterfall down into a 45' diameter about 9' deep natural swim pond. With water pumped from the swim pond back to the catchment pond completing the Is cycle of continuously healthy water. There will also be a spillway from the catchment pond are high and we have enough water we don't want to deprive anyone downstream from the watershed. And control directed run off is always better to Protect ones investment. I wish I could send you pictures right now of the extreme mud pit that actually has me stranded on the Homestead side of my land versus the roadside of my land until things get cleaned up I had to even borrow a vehicle to commute back-and-forth to work.

[@5954313]

I need the invitation to sit by that tree when it's all ready.

[@EasyModeFishing]

Put some gizzard shad, crawfish, bluegill and longear sunfish in there. Longears only get 5” long maximum whereas bluegill can easily get a pound in a pond and that’s too big for bass to eat. Also install a well if you’re worried about low water level.

[@markh5268]

Cool pond build! i would think about putting in some underwater structure for the fish to hang out in when you guys decide to put in the bigger fish.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Absolutely, it’s on the list for sure!!

[@edmartin875]

Check out the videos of BamaBass on KZbin. He built a 5 acre pond to raise his own bass with built in structure before the water was added.

[@cutweldngrind]

My clay is about 20ft below and will just have to haul clay in to line my small pond. Cool project and I'm already feeling bad as I must remove several trees.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Oh yikes, that’s deep! Yea, taking out the trees is tough for sure!

[@dashawndeloach7670]

Aye this video right here need to hit 10 million pluses because the Jewels that were dropped are A1! Thanks for making this and tmrw I'll watch it again and definitely share!❤

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you so much! Means a lot!!

[@ligerzero8685]

I am just like you. I bought a land with a cattle pond it only 2 feet deep and the water is always chocolate milk muddy color. It maybe be the catfish the last owner put in or the turtle keeping it muddy by mix the bottom up. So I am saving up to hire someone to fix it and to fish bass for. Also the local wildlife love coming down for a drinks

[@jaimeanaya4153]

Compre 11 acres en nortwest Georgia serca de Jhons mountain wildlife reservation,ya la encontre con medio acre de laguna,todo es un bosque,habitat de bullfrogs,chimuks,wildturkeys,deers,treefrogs.. hay que luchar por los sueñ9s😊trabajo en Tx y ahorre 12años,ahora v9y por mi cozy home donde vivira mi 14 años son😇saludos...

[@sj6404]

Congrats on the new pond - hopefully this will keep you wet and green during the next drought. What does it cost to dig a pond this size?

[@iamk.i.n.gmorton4850]

I dont know why people never respond to cost questions. Its like its a big secret!

[@timenloe3846]

Really enjoyed this video; curious what do you folks do to insure the pond does not stagnate? thanks!

[@BetterTogetherLife]

We will be installing an aerator.

[@captivatingcalinails]

I love your videos! You are living my dream! Hopefully I'll be able to catch up! ❤

[@TRINITY-ks6nw]

Bravo

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you!!!

[@CrazySvenboy]

Maybe see if you can add stones to create goback places for your small fishes to the big ones. This way the fish made for food can mate in the small spaces of the stones to have new baby fish, and the big fish can hide in the bigger spots of they wish.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Yyyyyyup!!! That is certainly the plan. We are by no means experts, but excited to learn how to make this little pond the best it can be! Thanks for the comment and happy new year!!! 😁😁

[@CrazySvenboy]

@@BetterTogetherLife Happy new year to you as well.

[@HighDesertHomestead]

The snapping turtle isa good source of protein. They are great to eat. As kids when we would go fishing if we didn't get fish we would almost always get a snapper. They eat good.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Beautiful pond fish 🐠 and that tree you put in the middle it looks awesome and amazing great good job good idea wow, thank you 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐣🐥🐕🐈🐄🐖🐠🐟🌱🏡🎥👍👍👍

[@arfaabbas]

beAuTiFuL ( I Am FRom PAKISTAN )

[@crazyukeu]

It's time for a spring follow up! Is the pond full?

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Ooooohhhhhh!!!! There is SOOOOOO much to follow up on!!! We can’t wait to share with you what we have now! 😁😁 But there is one more piece in the puzzle before we do. But I promise it’s coming!!

[@LadysFarm]

I want a pond so badly. I’m scared to dig my property though. 😢

[@bendeleted9155]

Yes, watch out for any low spots your local government might call a vernal pool, a habitat for microscopic shrimp or something. Yes, it happens.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Take your time for sure! We owned this property for 3 years before we moved, then another 4 years of living here and finding the money, right design and right contractor. And even now it weirds us out! 🤣🤣 It is by far the most permanent thing on our property. Even our two Shed to Houses theoretically could be moved. So go slow and observe for awhile.

[@LadysFarm]

@@BetterTogetherLife thank you so much. I’m coming up on year 2 on the Homestead. Sold everything in Southern California in may 2021 and we hit the ground running. But this pond idea we kind of holding up on not sure what our plans are. Scary stuff. Thanks for sharing your life 🥰

[@elliottjames671]

@@bendeleted9155 why is the government checking up on the holes you dig on your land?

[@dethtour]

Just call before you dig. All you need is a mini excavator, a skid steer, and some pond lining. We dug out a 5 acre pond on our 50 acres of land. And it took us a week. Its 8ft deep for about 1.5 acres of it and the rest ramp up. We built a small pair that runs all the way to center of the pond. We put pilings all the way through and just build up before continuing the digging. We have 14 cows, 20 goats, and the entire farm is completely enclosed so we released about 100 rabbits and are everywhere now. Now we just need a small house. We might do a konex home

[@auniciasharpe7293]

I'd suggest getting an arborist out there to make sure you don't lose that tree. The soil around it was severely compacted and will kill it.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Not a bad opinion, but we were very focused that the dozer NEVER went under the drip line of the tree. I cleared all of that by hand. But again, never a bad idea to get more professional help.

[@orangedragon4713]

Love it! I am not sure if you seen his work yet, but a youtuber named BamaBass built a 5acre pond. You guys might be able to reach out to him and get some tips and tricks.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Holy cow, 5 acres?!???? That is a lake! 😁😁

[@edmartin875]

@@BetterTogetherLife He installed structure (including underwater lights and spawning areas) with bass, bluegill and minnows in mind before adding the water. He also had a vacation cabin built next to the pond. He was not the worker bee on the bigger projects. He was the money bags. He also has cameras set up to watch the wildlife, a lot of whom are regulars and named by his family or fans of his channel.

[@investorsguidetothegalaxy]

You can just built on any land this type of pond? Doesn't the water go away? No material to cover the bottom? I think there are certain areas where you can built, different types of mud.

[@FBA-Renaissance]

WHEN ALIENS 👽 SEE YOUR PLACE THEY'LL GET A FRIENDLY VIBE BECAUSE OF THE SMILEY FACE POND 😃

[@BetterTogetherLife]

🤣🤣🤣 I like that. You know those fallen angels like a good emoji! Lol

[@jeffsmith6991]

My wife and I have been thinking of putting in a 1/4 acer pond. What was the cost to build the pond?

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thanks Jeff! We will be making a dedicated video on exactly this. But we have a few more add ons to work into the pond first. But hopefully by the spring we will have it all ready. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@jeremygeorge9494]

QUESTION: I know this may sound very stupid but, I'm learning here... what keeps that water from all just draining into the soil? And what do you do about stagnation, algae and mosquitos?

[@cinwulf]

Usually a clay lined bottom keeps the water from soaking into the soil

[@mawmawlouise1109]

❤❤❤

[@joijoi617]

10:10 ! PLEASE TELL US ABOUT HOW TO KEEP SNAKES AWAY FROM THE POND 😅

[@BetterTogetherLife]

12ga

[@joijoi617]

@@BetterTogetherLife 😫 so there no real way. I want a natural body of water free of snakes. Everything I’m searching says the store chemicals are a joke. The other stuff just say make sure there no places for them to nestle in. Man there’s so much. But nothing for certain

[@joansmith3492]

Your new pond really looks good but what makes you think water moccasins won't be a problem? You do have some barn cats, right?

[@BetterTogetherLife]

haha, that was mainly a joke from Kelly. She is well aware that down here in Texas....when you have water, you are going to have water moccasins.

[@annlindstrom8365]

Any new updates on your pond

[@BetterTogetherLife]

hahaha!!!! Ann I am actually editing one to go live this Sunday!!!!! So please be sure to subscribe so you don't miss it! Thanks a bunch!!!

[@scotabot7826]

You'll find that the whole "yard" section will need to be graded properly. There is no need for "catch basins" in that small section.

[@ramondominguez8906]

Question? Do you need a permit?

[@BetterTogetherLife]

We certainly don’t. But there are 50 states in the USA and who knows how many counties and cities. I am sure many of them have laws that wouldn’t allow you to pee outside in your backyard. Let alone dig a giant hole and put fish in. Just gotta buy land in counties that will let you live the way you want to live!

[@roiad876]

did you put in any aquatic plants?

[@BetterTogetherLife]

We haven't yet....but we absolutely will be! Do you have any recommendations for central texas aquatic plants?

[@roiad876]

@@BetterTogetherLife I wouldn't be able to say, I only watched videos and they always use them to regulate aquatic systems, that would take some digging around

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Yup, it’s on the list. Just gotta learn what all to actually plant. 🤣

[@billbally4419]

So trees are shes now?

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Bill. Come on bro.

[@everydayman3497]

What’s the cost for the pond?

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thanks for asking! We will be doing a full video once all of the costs are complete, including: dozer contractor, seed, tractor fuel, fish, aerators, and hopefully some rock for the shallow end. 😁👍🏻

[@TsarOfRuss]

The fish turtles wont bite kids when they are swimming?? such big ponds attracts unwanted visitors too, other dangerous animals

[@kennethjohnson5482]

Named all the minnows? 1st half George 2nd Georgia? 😂

[@Wi_Yeti_Official]

Make sure to add structure for all those fatheads to breed and hide, otherwise you’ll forsure be adding more in the future. Beautiful job btw

[@CoralMan24]

ok I wanna know all 2000 names for the minnow's

[@truthserum5202]

"We shouldn't need to buy more minnows" hahaha....I guess you don't know much about Bass.

[@truthserum5202]

Nor have you provided structure to create a safe haven for young fish. Those minnows will be gone in a flash.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Oh no worries! Our latest pond update video shows the structure for the minnow habitat!! All the best and thank you for watching!

[@kenactofkindness4017]

8 inch lifts compacted with sheep's foot drum roller at optimum moisture, x civil engineer retired, lots left out, dang , research proper way to build functional quality pond verse dig a hole?? erosion lack of compaction, inspector on many site with water retension ponds ugh Y no reseach

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Is there even an attempt to write proper English here?

[@derekrichard9189]

I’ve just tried watching several of your videos… and every one I watched I found myself fast forwarding …

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Derek, did that make you feel good saying that out loud to the public internet? I hope it made your day go better.

[@edmartin875]

Into instant gratification, are you ?

[@jed73312]

2 months to build a 1/4 acre pond?

[@BetterTogetherLife]

No, 2 months for it to fill up.

[@Matt-du9ez]

Awesome video. I'm thinking of doing this (but on a smaller scale) to house our ducks once our dam gets redone. Ducks help seal the soil in the pond to stop water from leaking out, after that I'll probably add plants to the waters edge to improve water quality.

[@Fjsbdjdh]

Homesteading like you don’t need a mortgage to do it?

[@BetterTogetherLife]

I do not understand what you were asking, sorry.

[@IhaytFukkingsocialmedia]

i dont understand how thats 1/4 acre

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Not sure I understand your comment. Do you think it’s bigger or smaller than 1/4 acre?

[@elliottjames671]

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[@dorianmatei5349]

How dare you assume that trees gender

[@BetterTogetherLife]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dorianmatei5349]

@@BetterTogetherLife lol

[@luckeychuckey70]

The DRAMATIC narrator is annoying LOL!

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Then this isn’t the channel for you. 99.9% love my wife’s writing and narration. All the best!