tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post6955463891466015080..comments2024-03-08T23:01:02.107-06:00Comments on Cowgirl's Country Life: My little windmill pondcowgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-80212482647003468232011-01-18T10:10:58.628-06:002011-01-18T10:10:58.628-06:00Thank you Buck, your "ramblings" do help...Thank you Buck, your "ramblings" do help out! :)<br />I like the sound of your cage...I didn't know you could raise so many in such a small area, that would help me out a lot. <br />Have you found a source for the fingerlings? <br />I've been checking out the aquanic.org site for info on cages.. they have a few good ideas.<br /><br />So glad to hear you like what you do over cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-56799529197936599862011-01-18T01:45:58.034-06:002011-01-18T01:45:58.034-06:00Jeanie,
You welcome, although I hate being away fr...Jeanie,<br />You welcome, although I hate being away from the family, I like what I do over here. <br /><br />And thank you for the comment about the pergola, I appreciate you reading. I found a wood shop over here, and I have a few more posts I'm going to get up in the next few days, so please check back.<br /><br />For the cages I envision 3'x 5' and 4' deep, 3/4" mesh, Buck in the Heart of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03679051039501589689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-117947922614615332011-01-17T21:45:50.682-06:002011-01-17T21:45:50.682-06:00Just checked out your blog Brian... Great job on t...Just checked out your blog Brian... Great job on that pergola!! :)cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-92087406612240866472011-01-17T21:32:16.440-06:002011-01-17T21:32:16.440-06:00Brian, thanks so much for your service, I apprecia...Brian, thanks so much for your service, I appreciate what you are doing for people like me...<br /><br />I hope you are able to convince your Mrs to get those 20 acres... you won't regret it! :)<br /><br />Thanks for the links too, I will check them out. I did a little bit of research on tilapia today after visiting with you. I'm not sure if my pond is large enough. The center is only cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-7543953883865295952011-01-17T21:20:31.835-06:002011-01-17T21:20:31.835-06:00No pond, no fish, I am still trying to convince th...No pond, no fish, I am still trying to convince the wife that we need to buy 20 acres... I live just north of Ft Worth, but currently am in Kuwait, doing a military deployment.<br /><br />The Southern Regional Aquaculture Center at Texas A&M has some great papers on ponds, Tilapia, shrimp, as well as a lot of other stuff. I was reading one on having a homemade gravity self feeder for tilapia,Buck in the Heart of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03679051039501589689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-44190532253687889172011-01-17T12:36:54.121-06:002011-01-17T12:36:54.121-06:00:) Thanks Brian...
might be one of the few times i...:) Thanks Brian...<br />might be one of the few times in my life that I make sense. lol<br /><br />I like the sound of your air compressor with crankshaft arm idea. Bet that would work great!<br /><br /><br />I've not thought of raising tilapia in cages.. I know I can't keep them loose in the shrimp pond but keeping them caged should be doable. <br />Thanks again for the idea. :) I'llcowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-22454633472187677682011-01-17T12:22:46.162-06:002011-01-17T12:22:46.162-06:00Cowgirl,
You make perfect sense...
I seen a pos...Cowgirl, <br /><br />You make perfect sense...<br /><br />I seen a post somewhere that talked about using a old oil-less air compressor pump, with a homemade crankshaft that would attach via an arm to the windmill rod. Then attach to the hose going to a diffuser in the bottom of the pond. Could probably find a old compressor for free on Craigslist.<br /><br />I like the idea of a dual purpose Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-16678368788581146922011-01-17T11:16:27.487-06:002011-01-17T11:16:27.487-06:00Thank you Brian!
The water does flow constantly wh...Thank you Brian!<br />The water does flow constantly while the windmill pumps. The only time I set the brake on the windmill is when it's really windy...those 40 mph days, so the head won't be damaged.<br /><br />There is no aeration in the pond. I had thought about building a unit that I saw online one time, but have not needed it.<br /><br />The aerator that I was going to make was a 4&cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-68500486726825064662011-01-17T10:45:59.561-06:002011-01-17T10:45:59.561-06:00Cowgirl,
Wonderful blog!
For your "windmill...Cowgirl,<br /><br />Wonderful blog!<br /><br />For your "windmill pond" does the water from the windmill constantly flow into the pond. Also do you have any type of mechanical aeration?<br />-BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-75705635344443456792008-08-26T09:57:00.000-05:002008-08-26T09:57:00.000-05:00Thank you anonymous, I do feel very lucky. :)Thank you anonymous, I do feel very lucky. :)cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-81128677057180509012008-08-26T06:28:00.000-05:002008-08-26T06:28:00.000-05:00Absolutely beautiful! Your a lucky girl cowgirl.Absolutely beautiful! Your a lucky girl cowgirl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com