Just an FYI. I went by the pond yesterday. I hadn't been by for about 10 days. I had started the newer Optima feed right before I left for vacation. I looked in the feeder to see how much was left, and was pretty surprised that the feed level hadn't dropped very much. The new feed must be a bit larger than last year's production. It isn't going through my feeder as well. I'll be back up this weekend and try to adjust the opening. I hit the test button, which send s out a 10 second feed. It took a while to start shooting feed out. I shook the feeder, and it picked up a bit. Had a pretty good reaction even though it was mid afternoon. I'm thinking my FHM population took a hit over the last week or so, without the feeder running.
9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep. RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these. I think that's about all I should put in my little pond. Otter attack in 2023
