The Poultry Keeper

stephen · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:46 pm Post subject: Hunting for Crayfish!

We've waited till we had something proper to report, but I've just had the word from home that we've done it Smile

Hunting for Crayfish Part 1

And the result

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

Oh well, hopefully your next catch will be better. Wink

stephen · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:55 pm Post subject:

If it tastes good, it'll be worth the wait!

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

Apparently they have a great taste, a tiny bit like lobster, but as it's fresh water not as strong.

In london they are classed as a pest and they have people who spend all their time trying to get rid of them.
The then have to put them into cleaning tanks for a few weeks to get rid of all the toxicines that is in the water, before the can sell them

stephen · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:05 pm Post subject:

These should be proper crayfish, too, not the signal crayfish that have taken over British rivers. That makes a difference taste wise, also, we're lead to believe.

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

You'll have to let us know what it tastes like. Shame it was only 1, 2 would have been better then you could have had 1 each Wink

stephen · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:09 pm Post subject:

I know. We're going to have to be very careful sharing it without the cat demanding his share.

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

And the dog ?

stephen · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject:

He gets his Bozita Smile

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

Oh of course, why didn't I realise that ?

Ah, probably because I haven't a clue what a Bozita is except it sounds a little bit rude Wink

I see it is his food made with natural Swedish premium ingredients

mojo · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:46 am Post subject:

hi malmo men can we have a piccy with a ruler to see size next time PLEASE

stephen · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:01 am Post subject:

I'm sure that can be arranged Smile

mojo · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:04 am Post subject:

danka palso

Heather · Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 12:15 pm Post subject:

Here are the one we caught near Newbury on our friends' canal boat

They look smaller than yours but there were loads of them - we caught this lot in about 45 mins - there were some clinging to the outside of the basket.

What did you use for bait - we were told cat food !!! Perhaps the Bonita would work ? the bait was kept in a little plastic basket type thing he whole trap was made of plastic - it looks more like the second one of yours with two inward facing funnels so they could get in but not back out I guess