Black Soldier Fly Larvae

[kenc45]

No, unfortunately. I'd really love to find something that does. They're sure easy to breed

[Hamish]

What does an anteater taste like

[bushboy]

re chooks eating ants - mine definitely eat termites and I am reasonably sure
they eat some varieties of ants as well. They love it when I throw in a rotting log into their run.
They are such amazing backyard animals -they plow the ground, eat kitchen scraps, don't bark
or attack and provide lovely eggs to eat. I really appreciate my chooks! They do have downsides
in wrecking garden beds that really shouldn't be and upsetting the wife

Tom

[anniefish]

Chooks are great at eating flys as well. Ours had a great diet of mice during the plague a few years back. Go vegetarian eggs! (sorry Hamish, not sure if you eat eggs)

[kenc45]

All good to know - especially that they eat some ants and mice. I have definately come to love the chooks' versatility, and I wouldn't be without them in my IBFP plan. I have a fairly good method of collection of the maggots now- but still a little labour intensive. I have ordered a Biopod, which will hopefully remove that element - and enable me to catch the BSF if they are around.

I have also ordered some feeder roaches, which I hope the chooks will love as well.

[Hamish]

Chooks are great at eating flys as well. Ours had a great diet of mice during the plague a few years back. Go vegetarian eggs! (sorry Hamish, not sure if you eat eggs)

Yep - I have no problem with eggs in things. I dont really have any problem with people eating whatever they like - ill even cook BBQ meat and fish for friends - it doesnt bother me. I just choose not to eat it. And I think the way the world is heading a lot of people might have to become vego - but not out of choice rather out of necessity

[Murray]

Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.

Albert Einstein.
German-born physicist (1879 - 1955)



Some pretty smart people agree with you Hamish.

[kenc45]

Ahh, but he never tasted my Salt & Pepper Rabbit legs, did he!!

[hygicell]

recipe, recipe !!!
(or else an invitation to come taste)

please ???

frank

[kenc45]

Hi Frank,

My favourite way to have rabbit legs (front & back) is to enjoy the flavour of the meat. A home grown rabbit doesn't need to be hidden in a stew like a farm caught rabbit.

The main problem with ALL the restaurant cooked rabbit that I've ever had is the cuts. I have often got the feeling that the chef's don't care about the cut of rabbit - it's just a stew! - so they just hack it up and bits of bone are all through it! I take care when I'm cutting the rabbit up. I make sure I have a nice 'drumstick' and nice 'wings' - kids who see rabbit cooking will mistake it for chicken. You can get both these without breaking a bone by dislocating the shoulders, and cutting through.

I put some flower in a plastic bag and add some sea salt and some ground pepper. The exact amount of each is a bit of an art, and I've never measured. Add each of the legs, and coat. Heat a thin layer of Olive oil in a pan, and fry the legs. You'll need to put in the rear legs a fair bit before the front legs so they're ready together.

It's simple but it's great!!

Of course you're welcome to come around and try, but It'll be a while before any are ready to eat - I've had a lot of interest in purchasing breed stock since I did my last tasting night.

Oh, and the rest of the meat is along the back bone - that I do put into a stew. If I'm eating it hot, I'll eat it on the bone, if I'm saving it for later, I'll let it cool and pick the meat from the bones - then it takes up less space in the bowls.