Article: Farmers back plan to farm 'delicious' protected bird (NZ Weka)

[brian fleming <>]

The first I ever knew of the Tas. Native-hen was an article in Crosbie 
Morrison's "Wildlife" Magazine - captioned "No Flier but can it run!".
A number of rails are listed as edible in old cookery books, notably the 
Corncrake or Landrail.  I recall an elderly Australian cookery book 
which recommended that the Pukeko alias Swamphen should be first skinned 
and then jugged like a hare...
My interest is theoretical only. Old recipes for Parrot Pie are clearly 
adapted from the English Pigeon Pie.
Anthea Fleming


Dave Torr wrote:
> 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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