You know I've never eaten snails! Never had the opportunity, then again
not sure I'd want to try!! I have eaten crocodile/kangaroo/water
buffalo/etc and we always killed our own goats for the freezer. Chevon
(goat meat) is absolutely beautiful, similar to lamb but leaner.

A few times we killed ducks and a goose or two, but to be honest I had
too many orders for both, so there was never any left for us, we went to
the supermarket and bought chicken!!! LOL

Bronwyn ;-)


Jonno wrote:

Dont these eat snails?
How about temperament.
What do they taste like?

HC wrote:

Ducks get my vote too!! Then again I am biassed towards them as I
bred them for many years and had 10 different types.

A blue tongue lizard is also good for eating snails...plenty of empty
snail shells around here and nothing with snail damage.

If you decide to get a duck (or two, maybe three) make sure you get a
DUCK and not a Muscovy....they are NOT ducks, but geese and this is a
very common misunderstanding. Duck eggs take 28 days to hatch, and
goose eggs take 35 days.....Muscovies, because genetically they are a
goose, also take 35 days.

Hope this helps?
Bronwyn ;-)

wrote:

On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:17:31 GMT, col wrote:


My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way to get rid
of them without the use of chemicals please.



Get a pet duck.