Yabbies

I've seen these Murray river crays grow quite big. But I don't think the spikes are appealing to a market.

Mate i would love to know more about setting up a yabbie farm inbox me if you have infor on start up.
Cheers

nucopia said:

Mate i would love to know more about setting up a yabbie farm inbox me if you have infor on start up.
Cheers

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I think I would be like wrighting a book and it would take a very long time. Best just to chat about it here.

nucopia said:

Mate i would love to know more about setting up a yabbie farm inbox me if you have infor on start up.
Cheers

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Maybe try a 2nd hand online bookstore for a book called, A salute to the humble yabbie. It's interesting reading on the breeds that are around. Next you would want to select a breed and build your farm.
I'm not interested in the farm bit yet, more the breeding, which can be done in a small lab the size of a backyard shed.

Parks said:

I've seen these Murray river crays grow quite big. But I don't think the spikes are appealing to a market.
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/6315/1450513705_murray_river_cray.jpg

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I think the stickly backs are protected. I remember i caught 1 when I was a teenager.

I wonder how hard they are to cross breed. Like some cattle farmers breed horns out of there cattle, how hard would it be to breed the spikes out?

There are these monsters in Tassie.

A lot of commercial farmers are going for the redclaw

Brumble-Gum said:

Hypothetically, you could get a window screen run it around the weed beds in a nearby river. If you got some yabbies and the accidental trout you could relocate into a nearby dam.
Small Yabby and fingerlings cost a fortune. ?

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Some farmers don't like yabbys in their dams though,...as, if the wall isn't thick enough, the yabbies can dig their way through and breach the wall,... and the poor old farmer looses a lot of their water. :/
Would be great in most spots though.

Parks said:

I've seen these Murray river crays grow quite big. But I don't think the spikes are appealing to a market.
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/6315/1450513705_murray_river_cray.jpg

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I like the alpine crays.
Still have the spines. But a completely different color. Taste good too

As for the yabbies I use to get. Think most where smooth cray. As well as leopard cray.
Not sure what type really.
The tackle shop use to get 30 dozen of me a month for bait.

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Billy said:

Few more here:

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1111/1450483923_cooked_yabs.jpg

Think they moved on from the breeding stage though!! :lol:

Caught Central West NSW on a June long weekend.

Cheers,

Billy.

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Wow they are a great catch. Are they dam or river yabbies?

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Thanks Parks, they were indeed and who said you couldn't catch yabbies in the middle of winter???

Was drought breaking rain (3 inches) that weekend and bloody cold!

Still able to breed at this stage



This fixed that! :lol:



Kept our eye in with a few hand thrown clays while the water boiled.



The dam we caught them in was just to the right of shot.

So to answer a short question with a long photo heavy answer, there you go :lol:

Cheers,

Billy.

nucopia said:

Mate i would love to know more about setting up a yabbie farm inbox me if you have infor on start up.
Cheers

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http://nswaqua.com.au/fish-species/the-yabby-cherax-destructor/

http://rbmaqua.com.au/documents/SEMIINTENSIVEYABBYFARMING2_000.pdf

There is (or was?) a yabby farm about half way between Mudgee & Gulgong. From all reports the owner is a nice bloke - he might give you some pointers? My brother used to buy bait yabbies off him when he was living here a few years back. I'm not 100% sure it's still open as a yabby farm as I haven't taken a lot of notice when going past but a Google search seems to indicate it is & also operates as as a B&B.

http://www.stayz.com.au/accommodati...ZD-vFML_wfoF5TkyXqdwv8Ks28mN8CfiOxBoCOejw_wcB

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/08/10/2631805.htm

Might be worth giving him a ring & next time your over this way drop in & check it all out?

There's also aquaculture courses that you can do through the DPI or try a web group like aquaculture Australia that often advertise weekend courses.

these are 80 yabbies we got a couple of days ago.

AussieGamer_Ben said:

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/6592/1450534124_php2euaagam.jpg

these are 80 yabbies we got a couple of days ago.

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80 yabbies that's good going. All good size too. Yum

AussieGamer_Ben said:

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/6592/1450534124_php2euaagam.jpg

these are 80 yabbies we got a couple of days ago.

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How did you cook them all?

This looks like a good website for information on yabby cherax destructor.
http://www.aabio.com.au/second-hand-yabby-hatchery-purging-holding-and-display-system-for-sale/

Parks said:

AussieGamer_Ben said:

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/6592/1450534124_php2euaagam.jpg

these are 80 yabbies we got a couple of days ago.

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How did you cook them all?

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I sat them in fresh water so they discreet all the mud and crap out of their system. then I boiled them in salted water.
I made yabbies with chilli mushroom sauce and rice.

Chilli yabbies sounds the goods

I've cooked them straight on the fire and it improves the flavour of the meat a huge amount.

Tried to make a yabby pate a while ago. It was a no go as I used garlic and it just over powered the delicate meat taste.