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Re: Time to grow some yabbies!
« Reply #30 on: December 12, 2009, 11:16:09 PM »
OK More progress...

Installed 3 pallecons in garage this week and all plumbed into dam.

Water filtration going well.

100% survival rate so far...

Cleaning out our back dam over the weekend and should have a bloody ball!
Heaps of eels to get rid of, fish to move and border nets to arrange.

Plenty of helpers here across the weekend and a big campfire tomorrow night!

Have a good weekend all! I will be!!!

When we want a break, we will be playing the pinnies..

J.D.


Post some pix of the little critters  :lol


Tony, here is a little one, some are bigger but this was the one I caught.

Pic 2 is the nursery grow out until they go into the dams.

J.D.
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Re: Time to grow some yabbies!
« Reply #31 on: December 12, 2009, 11:36:16 PM »
Thanks for that John,

So how old are those little critters?

My next meet is in 4 months - those little punks going to be ready for the pizzas at the meet?  :lol

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Re: Time to grow some yabbies!
« Reply #32 on: December 12, 2009, 11:49:56 PM »
That little fella cant imagine that his destiny lay in my belly.
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Re: Time to grow some yabbies!
« Reply #33 on: December 13, 2009, 01:04:37 AM »
I'm trying to decide if these are more like a shrimp or a crawdad over here in the states :)

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Re: Time to grow some yabbies!
« Reply #34 on: December 13, 2009, 01:21:56 AM »
I'm trying to decide if these are more like a shrimp or a crawdad over here in the states :)

shrimp mainly saltwater, crawdads are fresh I think, like yabbies

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Re: Time to grow some yabbies!
« Reply #35 on: December 13, 2009, 02:20:00 AM »
OK, I hit up the wikipedia in the US and couldn't be sure. I like shrimp and lobster, never tried a crawdad, but I imagine it's similar to lobster, so I would probably like it :)

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Re: Time to grow some yabbies!
« Reply #36 on: December 13, 2009, 07:47:56 AM »
Tony, this one would be about 4 weeks old.
They grow a lot faster from here.

No not much left when the shell is removed at this point!

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Re: Time to grow some yabbies!
« Reply #37 on: December 13, 2009, 08:08:59 AM »
I'm trying to decide if these are more like a shrimp or a crawdad over here in the states :)

Definitely a "crawdad" John. Over here we often call lobsters "crayfish", although the word "crayfish" means the freshwater version of which yabbies and crawdads are the same family.
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Re: Time to grow some yabbies!
« Reply #38 on: December 13, 2009, 09:20:22 AM »
I had tasted crawdada in Louisianna a few years ago and they were beautiful and fresh water grown. Similar.
They tend to be smaller than our yabbies which can grow to 120-150grams.

Our yabbies can cope with salinity but will not grow in salt water. ie Make excellent bait for faltheads as they will walk right into the flatheads waiting for a feed.

The name of our species is Cherax Destructor and we get around 70kg per annum from 1 megalitre of water. Using semi intensive aquaculture method. ie lots of structure / surface area in the dam.

Our starting point is 15grams as opposed to these tiny starters.

As I hadn't grown any now for a couple of years, I just wanted to start from zero and do it low cost no rush with my kids. On the way through I wanted a supply of bait next year also.


I have attached some more pics so you can see them clearer!


J.D.



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Re: Time to grow some yabbies!
« Reply #39 on: January 31, 2010, 09:16:00 PM »
Well, few distractions of late including some interstate travel but was plesantly greeted by several eager yabbies upon my return.

The nursery (1) is now full so I assume around 5,000 juviniles.
Ready for second nursery.

here's a pic of one of the same (specs) in previous photo.

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Re: Time to grow some yabbies!
« Reply #40 on: January 31, 2010, 09:34:09 PM »
Really looking fwd to your yabbie meet mate.
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Re: Time to grow some yabbies!
« Reply #41 on: February 01, 2010, 09:16:58 PM »
hey JD, wher are the photos my man.

take a picture for us please.  ^^^

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Re: Time to grow some yabbies!
« Reply #42 on: February 02, 2010, 08:02:38 PM »
hey JD, wher are the photos my man.

take a picture for us please.  ^^^

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picture is above Cavey. I will try to post some more on the weekend

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Re: Time to grow some yabbies!
« Reply #43 on: February 03, 2010, 12:53:06 AM »
excellent.

now put one under the wifes pillow and take a photo of her chasing you with a broomstick. lol  &&

anything which has claws or bites makes me jump. now i know why i was told to never swim in a dam, cause ya might get bitten on the balls by something ! ouchh.  @.@

the big ones look like they would go on the BBQ real well.  *%*

excellent job JD. !  ^^^ ^^^ ^^^
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