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Food & crafts => Food processing => Topic started by: northfifeduckling on July 28, 2009, 05:51:37 pm

Title: flies
Post by: northfifeduckling on July 28, 2009, 05:51:37 pm

I was advised to hang the carcass of our drake for a couple of days - already the flies are on it (it's in the shed as we don't really have the facilities to hang a dead bird in the house) and already the flies are on it. Any ideas how to keep them off or does it not matter as it will be cooked in 2 days time?  :&>

Title: Re: flies
Post by: rustyme on July 28, 2009, 07:29:21 pm

If you could make a meat safe out of some old net curtains , that would keep the flies off !!
 The flies are laying eggs on the corpse , and if kept more than a few days they will hatch and  you will have plenty of fishing bait ...ie maggots ... :o  ENJOY !!!!


cheers

Russ

Title: Re: flies
Post by: Rosemary on July 28, 2009, 07:42:37 pm

We hand poultry for 24 hours but we put it in cheap pillowcases that we bought for that purpose.

Title: Re: flies
Post by: northfifeduckling on July 28, 2009, 08:42:39 pm

Thanks! The pillowcase was found quickly - done. Will check tomorrow for extra protein  :yum: