Transfer fish in the pond with the excavator bucket

A crawfish pond isn’t just a place to grow crawfish. For much of the year, it functions like a full-blown wildlife refuge, especially for ducks. After the ponds are drained post-season, we plant sorghum, often called milo. That grass grows thick and healthy through the summer and early fall. When we flood the ponds again, the plant starts to break down in the water and becomes the base of a very important cycle. Here’s the key distinction: Ducks primarily feed on the seed heads from the milo. Cr