Time to grow some yabbies!

[The pinballist formally known as Dean Morgan]

Wow, brings back memories of when I was a kid in the 70s at the Hume Weir Caravan Park, there was two old guys that ran the Boat Shed there and they had some old baths full of old yabbies.  We used to buy them and they would always give them to you in an old metal ice cream container.  The big round ones that they scoop ice cream from and put in cones...

Nothin to do with your post, but good memories for me.  Also Hume Weir Milk Bar had some Pins and this is where I used to play KLONDIKE

[JD]

Ok;

Duckman I think you are on to a winning combination here! Beer and Yabbies! You have discovered the best kept secret there has ever been. Pinball's are the only thing missing from this dream!

My gas BBQ is alongside my games room so there is potential for both!

I enjoy growing yabbies and silver / golden perch (yellow belly) what a wonderful fun thing to do in your backyard.

Extra Ball I studied aquaculture at Kurri Tafe and had a ball with it all. Some great legends in the Hunter and Port Stephens to learn from!

Yabbies are a little bland in comparison to King Prawns but a lot more Australian!

Garlick and sauces can certainly add to the end result!

What about catching them on a string on the side of the dam. Isn't that something all kids (and grown ups) should experience once at least in life?

Cheers!


J.D.          

[ddstoys]

I love shelling a heap of the little buggers and soaking them in a jar of vinegar mmm mmmm.     
My old man puts em in with vinegar garlic & chillies

[JD]

DDToys, you reminded me of a cracker I saw once at home.

Had a big yabby night at home with the local cubs and scouts. (My son was a scout at the time), went through the usual discussions and competitions until we were cooking the nights competition winners catches and I was asked for help...

Turned around by the campfire and someone had  a yabbies head in their mouth and was asking what to do with the rest.

Turned me off for a while too!

PS He diddnt have any beers and said "it tasted great" with a straight face!

Must have been the aptmosphere!

Havent tried chillies but I will let you know how they taste! Garlick works well!


J.D.

 

[ddstoys]

This thread has really got me craving Yabbies might head out the country and raid a few dams

[studley67]

i throw mine straight onto the coals,and eat the little buggers cooked in their own juices.yum

[ddstoys]

i throw mine straight onto the coals,and eat the little buggers cooked in their own juices.yum

So you put the whole yabby on the hot coals and cook em that way?  Will have to try this next time we go camping 

[Duckman]

So, Next pinball meet. Who's bringing the yabbies?????

Now i wanna get home more than ever and catch yabbies with a lamb chop and a bit of string!!!!   

[JD]

Tank 1 is ready, full of yabbies and going well.
Aerator worked well until tonight when I noticed a few yabbies trying to get out and on disassembly found the air pump diaphram broken. Will get another one tomorrow. Cleaning the second tank and getting the plumbing connected.

Changed the lighting and will add 1 hr of lighting after every 3 days up to 17hrs per day and turn the water bed heater temp up a little too. (When the aerator is fixed that is).

More shortly!

Once I have plenty of babies for the freshly prepared dam, I will have the parents for dinner!

They look delicious!

J.D.

[ddstoys]

Once I have plenty of babies for the freshly prepared dam, I will have the parents for dinner!

They look delicious!

J.D.

HAHAHAHAHA   priceless 

[JD]

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 weeknend all! I will be!!!

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

J.D.

[ddstoys]

Sounds like an awsome weekend wish i was there helping

[illawarra_steelers]

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 weeknend all! I will be!!!

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

J.D.

Post some pix of the little critters 

[JD]

Put the 55 fish back tonight. what a blast!

3 real nice yellow bellies!
Tomorrow we will move the baby yabbies across and start growing them bigger for the dam.

Got Gorgar going again too!

Great weekend! All green here with the rain.


J.D.

[JD]

Just separated thousands of baby yabbies today.

Never ceases to amaze me. No matter how many times I have done this.
Turned the aerators off so the mozzies will start to breed and the baby yabbies will get a feed!

EB, perhaps you should get one as a pet so you can see how big they get and how quick!



J.D.