Hatching Hundreds of Crayfish Eggs

Last night we spotted several juvenile crayfish in one of our tanks that we had stocked with pregnant Australian Red Claws (Yabbies).
Once crayfish eggs begin to hatch the young stay attached to their parent until big enough to fend for themselves.
Unfortunately, once they leave the protection of their mother, both mother & other adult crayfish are prone to be cannibalistic.
Other juvenile crayfishes will also feed on each other, especially when they moult their shells.
To keep losses to a minimum we strip the hatching crayfish eggs off the parent & then remove the parent.
The young crayfish (crawfish) are then let together in a tank to feed on zooplankton/ algae. Once they have doubled in size they will then be added to a larger tank before being moved outside to a large grow-out pond.
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[@Gregoryjames50]

These modest recordings are so valuable. Someone viewing these videos in years to come will be absolutely amazed. Gold dust.

[@TLFarm]

Thank you Gregory, that's incredibly kind of you to say.

[@richgarden]

I have watched several of your videos this week. And today you inspired me to go and buy some "yabbies" great channel

[@TLFarm]

Thanks for that Rich, it's great to hear. We wish you the best of luck.

[@yackfzay6224]

Very interesting to see that the crayfish numbers are increasing. How delicate they are and rough all round.

[@TLFarm]

That's a good question Yack because I keep telling Toon to be delicate with the babies. To date, as Toon says "I haven't bloody squashed any!" 😂

[@unclemarkyeatonshill5803]

G'day guys, the yabbie farm is looking good, well done.

[@TLFarm]

Can almost smell them grilling on the bbq!

[@unclemarkyeatonshill5803]

@@TLFarm. Get the BBQ and dipping sauce ready.

[@johngillespie9632]

As always Toon & Leigh , thumbs up and thanks for the beers .

[@TLFarm]

Always appreciate your support thanks John 👍

[@johngillespie9632]

@@martingoodef811 Yes Martin everytime i see a advertise on their vlog i go get myselft a beer ! this will help them out with their channel , so go get a beer next time Martin :) . Stay healthy and happy .

[@42invincible]

Fascinating, its good to learn something new everyday so thanks for this one.

[@TLFarm]

If it wasn't for Bullseye, crayfish would be my favourite thing on the farm (obviously not including the Mrs!)

[@TeamDNFracing]

Looking good Leigh, I guess we can start calling you the Crawdaddy now........

[@TLFarm]

I like the sound of that. Better than being called a Mud Bug!

[@claywise43]

I’m just getting interesting in growing crayfish as a good source. I’m really enjoying your videos on it.

[@TLFarm]

Great to hear that CW. Best of luck setting up your own crayfish operation. We reckon they're a fantastic food source.

[@jeffreyroot6300]

Very cool! Never seen crawfish farming, I will check you older videos for more!

[@TLFarm]

Growing crayfish is only second to the goats in my book 😉

[@dirk7207]

Glad to see you got Toon working this week 555

[@TLFarm]

She has her moments now & again Dirk 😉

[@farfetchedtangmo7474]

Thanks for clarifying that it is the females that needs egg stripping. Important for newb crayfisherers. An enjoyable watch. Looking forward to another update on the status vis a vis gross tonnage and such.

[@TLFarm]

Pleasure as always FT.

[@markroberts5423]

How do you guys know about water quality to keep redclaw. Are you checking ph levels or are you winging it ? Finally finished rendering tanks and let them sit for a while . Now am ready to order , but a little worried about temperature and quality. Always gone out to catch and eat never to keep and breed .

[@TLFarm]

One of our viewers who worked in an aquarium shop put me onto using dried banana plants/leaves. After rinsing the tank a few times, refill it & add the dried banana matter. Leave for a few days, drain, rinse. We then refilled, let it stand for a few days, added plants, shrimp & snails. Nothing suffered so we added the crays. We don't measure the PH at all. The main thing is not to feed too much.

[@irpanirawan5002]

I found it took a long time to get bigger. What kind food for the small crayfish. Do they need sand or soil in the tank. Thanks

[@giuseppemiceli7103]

Hello leigh and toon hope your very well, have either of you been pinched by a crayfish and if so was it painful?

[@tysonmillsom650]

looking good mate

[@TLFarm]

Cheers Tyson.

[@gartjone1846]

Awsome. Great update

[@Mr.NegativeHero]

How many weeks does it take for them to start hatching, normally?

[@TLFarm]

It typically takes 32-50 days depending on your water temperature 😉

[@nicholasbagarra1908]

how many months old are they to start breeding?

[@canecorso1636]

Any update on how they're doing?

[@TLFarm]

Hi Cane, we'll be doing an update very soon covering our newly finished grow out pond. Cheers Leigh.

[@loso8925]

Yaaaayyyy Stripping. ☺ Awwwww Crayfish. 😬 Never tried Crayfish in Thailand, at least that i know of 555. Cheers 👍

[@TLFarm]

I know . . . Crayfish Clickbait!

[@loso8925]

@@TLFarm Pfffft Clickity Click. 😀😀😀

[@kom-bu-cha6507]

Hi Leigh We stripped ours by using a comb... They are now about 2 inches and ready to go out into the grow out tank...

[@TLFarm]

It's a bit addictive isn't it Andy 😉

[@kom-bu-cha6507]

@@TLFarm ummm we started with crayfish after watching your video, then branched out into crickets, then Palm Weevils, then mealworms and finally rabbits... Yea its bloody additive...😂😂😂 Forgot to mention it, we use netting to allow the little one to hide from the big uns... The adults cannot venture into the netting...

[@TLFarm]

Ahhhh rabbits. That's on toons list. What's your thoughts on them, any good?

[@kom-bu-cha6507]

@@TLFarm We are farming them indoors but "free range" not caged... I love the idea that 1 rabbit will produce 42 plus per year... They are easy to look after... The only downside is the harvesting... So we will have an agreement with an Aussie butcher who will come in and do that for us... We just have to catch them and put them in the holding pens for him... I think we will go out for the day... we will know a lot more in about 3 - 4 months time on whether we will carry on... We were looking at the rabbit meat to make jerky and the rest to feed our cats and dogs... we have 28 so it will help a lot with there food bill...

[@reborn2020]

Thank you for this video, will Crayfish cannibalize each other if you keep full grown and small ones in the same fish tank? What do they eat? Why not crab?

[@TLFarm]

All sizes can be cannibalistic after just a short time. Newly hatched crays only eat zooplankton initially but then it's every crustacean for itself. Toon wants to set aside one outside pond just for freshwater crabs . . . I suggested that there will soon be thousands in the lake. Salt crab is now expensive in Thailand. Even more so because of the prolonged drought.

[@ronhansen1316]

How long from baby to full grown?

[@TLFarm]

Roughly 12 months 👍

[@alibalibe100]

Just a thought instead of manually stripping the eggs what about a false bottom on the tank so as the fry can fall through and be safe save time and effort.???????????

[@TLFarm]

Always finkin you. Problem is they crawl & swim everywhere. I need an Aqua-Dyson to suck em all up.

[@alibalibe100]

@@TLFarm Ho ho me old plonker son i could answer that bit about sucking but i'm an old gentleman..No need to suck matey the bottom of the tank/pail/bucket has a drain we use to do this when we were breeding salmon that was before i turned professional dynamite thrower that is.............Love the smell of cordite Rowling over the calm water in the morning....

[@TLFarm]

I'm more of a double castors over a bed of hemp & tares 😉

[@skyfarmorganics]

Wow the little ones don't half whiz around that tub at some speed. Great progress

[@thaifoodlover5296]

Whooo Hoooo, Crawdad porn!!! And Crayfish races, to boot. I think Wandee has a future as a midwife. If I remember correctly, you started with hundreds/thousands of juveniles in that tank. Can you update us on the disposition: sale, dinner, transferred to larger pond, etc??

[@TLFarm]

Will do matey. Grow-out pond video is on the agenda.

[@timdingleakajacksparrow2748]

Great to see Toon Her her Berries out 🙀⁉️🤪😂🤣😂🤣🇹🇭👍

[@TLFarm]

I'll let you get away with that Tim 😂

[@stewartmcintosh1073]

Nice video thank you

[@TLFarm]

Thanks for your support Stewart. Much appreciated 👍

[@phantim_othy571]

Yes Yummy yabbies here west Australia also called marron....nice eating better than salt water crayfish.....but getting expensive by the kilo

[@TLFarm]

Never heard of the name Marron . . . nice one thanks PT.

[@phantim_othy571]

@@TLFarm Yes just google marron farming Western Australia....its big business here

[@jcbrashe]

I got hungry watching this for the future

[@TLFarm]

Can almost smell them on the bbq James!

[@terelhutto8604]

They some fast little rascals, zooming around that green stuff. What if you. add in a little chopped chilies . Kind of get 'em pre-flavored.

[@johnmastaglia5852]

I open my eye's and I can see u got yabbis

[@johnmastaglia5852]

Yabbies we call in Australia

[@TLFarm]

Can't wait to throw a few Yabbies on the bladdy Bar-Bee mate.

[@johnmastaglia5852]

@@TLFarm don't forget a cold beer mate

[@theadventuresofbrockinthai4325]

DO YOU CALL THEM "FUTURE FOOD"?

[@TLFarm]

Some do fall into that category Brock 😉

[@brno1985]

They are not crayfish they are F----cking Yabbies or Cherabin

[@TLFarm]

Aussie then? Lol. We have the same issue with Americans calling crisps chips 😂

[@natesquestyouknowthatsrigh8269]

😊👍🏼

[@TLFarm]

Cheers buddy 👍

[@markblairharley2890]

Be careful of any Cray twins They can be dangerous

[@TLFarm]

Tis true that. Their mum's hard as nails too from what I've been told ☝️

[@MrAussie44]

555555 fuck this time i lost it at only 14 seconds into the vlog,,, What are we doing today missis ? Crayfish,,, excellent don;t know what i could do with out you,,,, 555555.. Leigh what about the water in the tubs that you put mum and the babies in, does it not get to hot ?.. As it is not a lot of water so i would think it would get really hot and kill them.. I got lost.. why put mum in the small bucket after she has no young left on her or after toon pulled them all off the other one,, why not just chuck mum back in the big tank ?

[@TLFarm]

Remember the CCT (Crayfish Cougar Tank) on a previous video? The stripped females are popped back in there with the male for more sexy time. Toon just popped them into the bucket until they had all been checked. The big tank next to the buckets is set up with the algae for all the babies once they've grown on a bit. There's already quite a few in there. The water temperature in the buckets is fine as they get little direct sunlight throughout the day.

[@MrAussie44]

would not mine a FCT { female cougar tank} right now in the lock down times,,,,555555

[@thegeneral1469]

Id rather hear you two bumbling around than that lift music you threw in....just saying

[@TLFarm]

To be fair we've had God awful audio issues with our GoPro since it's repair. Fortunately, some kind gent has just sent this week a donation to replace it! Lift music may be more scarce in the near future lol.

[@thegeneral1469]

@@TLFarm i thought you' had a lovers tiff just before filming, Toon seemed a tad quiet, i assume the music was to cover the yakyak! 😉

[@42invincible]

Afternoon

[@TLFarm]

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