Fruit fly is a major problem for many food gardeners all around the world! The female fruit fly lays her eggs under the skin of the fruit by using a stinger on her abdomen. The eggs quickly develop into larva (maggots) which spoil the fruit badly. Chemical sprays are effective but they are also extremely
This video about how to make tomato and cheese open melts is mainly targeted at university students who have left home for the first time and had mummy cook and clean for them right up until they left. The degree of difficulty in making this recipe is rated slightly above making a standard cheese and
We grow, process, and cook our own quail here at Self Sufficient Me and this video demonstrates how to make our special favourite way of cooking quail piri piri style. The BBQ unit used is a Weber Q 220 but honestly any barby with an enclosed lid can do the job and cook quail this
Edited on 2nd Aug 2022: I still use my trusty old Excalibur Dehydrator to make biltong, but I have changed the technique – see here in this post: https://selfsufficientme.com/how-to-make-biltong-using-an-excalibur-dehydrator/ Making biltong in a dehydrator, as this video demonstrates, is not at all a conventional way to make this South African dried meat treat. However, as
This beef jerky recipe is a cross between the South African Biltong and North American beef jerky both of which are great tasting snack foods. The idea to cross jerky with biltong came about through wanting a taste of biltong with the practical way of making jerky and the end product works perfectly! Biltong beef
This video simply shows how to grill home-grown capsicums and remove the skin using a sweating bag technique to make them taste great in a warm grilled capsicum salad. Several different types of home-grown capsicums are used.
Instead of a typical BBQ why not have a Wok-A-Q?! I must admit this video production could have been better – oh well… it's on YouTube now 🙂 But if you forgive the shaky presentation skills and think about the message, which is wok burners are awesome, then you'll begin to consider your own possible
How to make ginger beer… the easy way? That's right, here's a cheap, simple, and cheats way to make ginger beer without all the bottles, cleaning, storage, and worries about things exploding in the cupboard! Basically, the video shows how to turn fresh ginger grown in the backyard into ginger beer to be consumed as
Want a great twist on the standard beef jerky recipes then see this video on how to make beef jerky Thai style! The flavours are typically Thai and most of the ingredients (as shown) are easily grown in the backyard. To buy beef jerky retail is extremely expensive but you can make beef jerky at
The best macadamia nut cracker in the world is not an exaggeration and this video show exactly why I rate this invention highly! There are many different types of macadamia nut crackers on the market but apart from a commercial operation or machine most crackers are difficult to use, slow to operate, and far from
This video shows how wild ducks have self-taught to use a treadle chicken feeder called a Grandpa's Chicken Feeder (made in New Zealand). Although not one of the most exciting videos to hit YouTube, it still is significant for people who are considering buying this feeder as it is marketed as being pest and wild
The above video shows a male (drake) and female Khaki Campbell ducks enjoying their homemade raised duck pond made from a poly garden water tank. The setup works a treat and is perfect for situations where the property doesn't have a large water source (like a dam) and when a bucket for the ducks just
For those who don't have access to a large water source for their ducks to play a great compromise is to give them a raised pond. But, how do the duck get in and out? Easy, just make a ramp and this video shows how…
This XXX rated video puts the discovery channel to shame and shows Khaki Campbell ducks mating.
This video shows how an everyday cheap storage box can be easily converted into an effective brooder for quail. It goes to show you don't need a lot of money or expensive equipment to grow your own quail.
This very popular video shows how to build a fully enclosed run especially designed for quail (but can also be applied to chickens and other poultry). Predator proof and rat proof this run design is easy to build because I made it and I'm definitely no builder! Basically, it's a framework with avery netting/mesh wrapped
My quail run walkthrough is a tour through my own quail run/pen with commentary and it covers: Drinker stations and methods; Feeders; housing; egg laying; the male quail call; quail behaviour; and overall pen layout.
A sequel to the very popular How to build a quail/chicken run video, this revisits the quail run and shows some further modifications which had not been considered in the initial build. These improvements include the flooring, arrangement of the main quail house, and clear roofing over the run to let the sun in but
Commercial brooders are expensive and often don't give great access or visuals of the chicks to enable easy monitoring or even just to watch for fun. Therefore, I designed a brooder out of a bird cage/rabbit cage multi-story which can be divided into 4 different compartments if required to brood chicks at different ages or
Animal slaughtering is not one of the most pleasant subjects to cover but necessary nevertheless. The video outlines a quick and simple way to slaughter a quail with minimal stress to the bird. The demonstration shows positioning of the birds and equipment and actions on how the slaughtering process is carried out. Actual slaughter of
Self Sufficient Me is a blog about self-sustainment by growing our own produce (plant/animal), and self-fulfilment by looking after our health (physical/mental) through exercise and slowing life down a little.
