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DIY Yabby Hatchery Kit – Mid Level

admin — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 08:35:24 +0000

The Mid Level version of the DIY Yabby Hatchery Kit is for those who want a fun family project, and moderate production of up to 3000 baby yabbies per hatching (with 2-5 hatchings per year).

The Mid Level Kit will allow you to hold up to 6 berried female yabbies per hatching, and therefore includes the following parts to assemble, sent by post, instruction videos accessed online, manuals, guides and materials to download and access to a Facebook support group for DIY hatchery builders and yabby enthusiasts. Please see below for the full list of items.

NB – This kit does not come with the 90mm drain pipe, the pump container or the 6 yabby containers, however we provide suggestions on where to source these items.

By Post:

* Materials for assembling up to 6 yabby hatching containers (excluding the containers)
* Materials for creating a water inlet pipe system for up to 6 containers
* Materials and instructions for creating a main drain pipe for your hatchery (excluding 90mm drain pipe)
* Quality Pondmax Pump with 3-year Warranty & upgraded quality fittings

Instructional Videos:

* Step-by-Step Instruction Videos for building the yabby hatchery from scratch
* Step-by-Step Instruction Videos for trouble shooting your hatchery, maintenance and cleaning and harvesting yabbies
* Informative Videos on yabbies, including handling them, moulting, sexing and more

Downloads:

* Instruction Manual for building the yabby hatchery from scratch, including trouble shooting your hatchery, maintenance and cleaning, and harvesting your baby yabbies
* Yabby Care, Feeding & Eating Guide to take you from your hatchery and beyond
* Kit Materials List
* List of Additional Materials
* List of Tools Required

You’ll Learn How to:

* Select the right location for your yabby hatchery
* Set up your shelving unit
* Assemble all the parts of your kit
* Source the right pump container, yabby containers and drain pipe for your system
* Add water, and run & balance your system
* Trouble shoot & maintain your system
* Acquire and add berried yabbies to your system
* Support your yabbies during hatching and initial development for maximum survival rate
* Harvest your baby yabbies
* Care for your yabbies beyond the hatchery
* Feed, grow and breed your yabbies

You’ll Also Receive Info on:

* Commercial oppportunities with yabbies
* Nutritional value & yabbies as a sustainable food source
* Catching, preparing & eating yabbies
* Best ways to cook your yabbies, including 9 delicious cooking suggestions and recipes

All you need are a few basic assembly skills and some common tools you should already have at home, such as a drill, tek screws, hole saw, spirit level, reciprocal saw or hack saw and some PPE.

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DIY Yabby Hatchery Kit – Top Level

admin — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 08:32:08 +0000

The Top Level version of the DIY Yabby Hatchery Kit is for those who are serious about hatching yabbies and want to increase their production to up to 4500 baby yabbies per hatching (with 2-5 hatchings per year).

The Top Level Kit will allow you to hold up to 9 berried female yabbies per hatching, and therefore includes the following parts to assemble, sent by post, instruction videos accessed online, manuals, guides and materials to download and access to a Facebook support group for DIY hatchery builders and yabby enthusiasts. Please see below for the full list of items.

NB – This kit does not come with the 90mm drain pipe, the pump container or the 9 yabby containers, however we provide suggestions on where to source these items.