DIY Yabby Hatchery Kit – Mid Level

Description

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.