The advantage of the Tassie Hen being that if they escaped they wouldn't get
very far!
On 4 February 2010 11:17, Tony Russell <> wrote:
> Wikipedia says this bird is ca 50cm long and weighs about 1kg and the NZ
> farmer say they are very palatable. There are a number of races on various
> islands off NZ, ie Gallirallus australis, G. A. greyi, G. A. scotti, etc.,
> variations being mainly in colour.
>
> Apart from feral birds like pheasants, Guinea fowl, turkeys, some ducks,
> and
> chickens , are there any other birds farmed for food in Australia? It seems
> it's OK to farm non-native species, but hey, don't we farm emu or has that
> stopped? By "we" I mean the imported "we", not the aborigines, who of
> course have rights in this regard.
> I don't suppose the authorities would let us bring a few Tasmanian
> Native-hen ( Gallinula mortierii) to the mainland for farming and
> consumption - it's a wonder nobody has tried this. They couldn't taste any
> worse than some of the chooks we get already. After all, Tasmania is
> supposed to be part of Australia so it's not as though they are "foreign or
> feral" in the normal sense.
>
> Ok, OK, I'm ducking for cover.
>
> Tony
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Alistair McKeough
> Sent: Thursday, 4 February 2010 9:57 AM
> To: Charles Hunter
> Cc: Birding Aus
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Article: Farmers back plan to farm 'delicious'
> protected bird (NZ Weka)
>
> It certainly looks tasty. Quite an attractive bird too. I wouldn't mind one
> to keep my chickens company. Until Christmas.
>
>
>
>
> On 4 February 2010 10:09, Charles Hunter <> wrote:
>
> >
> > All,
> >
> > FYI, story on the New Zealand Weka:
> > Farmers back plan to farm 'delicious' protected bird
> >
> > http://www.foodweek.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=53&ID=6434
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Charles
> >
> >
> >
> >
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