Well it's official, the heating is on, thick jumpers are required and I've even spotted that warm winter hats are here, that's right winter is upon us!
Winter arriving means Koi sales end and all the 'out of season' jobs begin.
So what does winter look like for the Koi team at ATYD?
First things first ! We will be stock taking any remaining Koi and deciding where they will stay with us over winter months. With maintenance and repairs usually needed across the winter, we will move all remaining Koi to their allocated ponds for safe keeping.
This year we are changing the drainage on some of the larger Koi tanks, so these have all been drained ready for the work to commence. We are always looking for ways to make maintenance more efficient and the work we are doing this winter will help us be able to accomplish this.
One of our staple jobs is cleaning the ponds and tanks that the cold water fish are kept in. Although done throughout the year, with few fish in the ponds it is a good chance to remove all the unsightly (although harmless) algae which builds up!
Next up we will decide where stock is being kept for the up coming season. With in excess of 80 ponds, it takes some organising. Sorting this means we can then print the pricing signs for the new season. Although it may feel like a long winter, for us the season effectively begins again in January when new stock starts to arrive so all of these jobs need completing by Christmas.
From January onwards fish will start to arrive and it all begins again!
Here's hoping for a mild and quick winter!
Mike
