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Old 04-20-2012, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Cielbleu View Post
Crawfish are usually transfered from a "this years crawfish pond" to a "this years rice field" during the months of June and July. When the rice fileld is drained prior to harvesting the rice, the crawfish bury themselves, have their young and then come out of the ground in October and November when the field is flooded. They are primarily vegatarians and feed off of the stubble from the rice crop. Only rarely do farmers actually feed the crawfish, they survive off of the rice stubble and natural vegatation.
It took you long enough to say something huh? Good first post.


Theres is a fella near where I live who has pond crawfish that has to feed. He doesn't farm rice though, it's just a crawfish pond that always has water in it. I seen him at the feed store buying sacks of feed a couple time.
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