Dead crawfish in the sack you bought

Youll always have a few. If half of them are dead then you should complain obviously

So far I've pulled about 30 out of a 28lb sack

Saw this a few days ago:

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Suppliers and retailers said Thursday that many of the crawfish they are receiving still have very soft shells from that molt, making them more likely to die before reaching crawfish pots.

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Crawfish with thin shells typically last up to two days out of the pond, compared to the typical five day lifespan of those with harder shells.

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Annual "the weather is hurting crawfish (supply/price/farmers/consumers)" story

Don't pick them out. Eat em if they aren't mealy.

A 5 pound order with 2 potatoes yesterday in Laffy was $38.99. You do the math...

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So far I've pulled about 30 out of a 28lb sack

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Earlier on in the season (jan-March), 1-2 lbs of deads in each sack is common. Usually earlier on, it's all pond crawfish and their shells are soft which can cause them to die pretty quick. Even 2-3 lbs in a sack is acceptable imo in jan/feb.

Later on as their shells harden and the weather warms up, dead crawfish should become less of an issue. When the wild spillway crawfish kick in you should definitely have less than 1.5-2lbs a sack and really less than a pound is acceptable.

The best way to pick out dead crawfish is on a table and going through the whole sack to make sure you get all the dead ones out. When you wash them, most of the deads will float to the top but not always.

This time of year it better be at least 5 lbs to call and complain or ask for refund.

I had a lady bring me 2 lbs dead in a ziplock(off 3 sacks) asking for her money back. I have her $5 and told her to never come back.

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This time of year it better be at least 5 lbs to call and complain or ask for refund. I had a lady bring me 2 lbs dead in a ziplock(off 3 sacks) asking for her money back. I have her $5 and told her to never come back.

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When I had my retail shop I would get a few calls a week about dead crawfish. I had some claiming over half the sack was dead when I was getting 1-2lbs a sack or less out of the same sacks/batch. I would tell them to bring back the dead ones and I will weight them up and give them a refund. I never heard back from these people.

Then some people would complain like your customer early in the season.

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10% loss per sack right now is acceptable.

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This. Some loss is simply part of it. I have only complained one time about dead bugs and it was more like 30% loss.