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  1. feathersnuggles

    Questions about raising Meal Worms

    I've been doing the same thing: begging for the fall leaves from our neighbor's huge maples & trading for some eggs or honey, just to keep the raked leaves coming. I got lots! Didn't have to drive around, and they are wonderful for the chickens to dig through during the freezing weather...
  2. feathersnuggles

    Questions about raising Meal Worms

    Boo-Boo's Mama : I sifted the oldest colony and found that the dust has LOTS of tiny worms...very difficult to see but when sifted in the dust and it is not very deep, they are visible. So I may put this dust in a smaller container and let these grow enough that I can easily move them to one...
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    Questions about raising Meal Worms

    Quote: You're welcome, HorizonSon! Just to clarify more about the egg cartons, I use old dirty paper egg cartons that I can no longer use for storing eggs. I tear off the entire lid (or lids) and place it on top the bran, using it as a cradle for the carrots. The cartons that really work...
  4. feathersnuggles

    Questions about raising Meal Worms

    Quote: I live in the Pacific NW too but I don't have moisture problems with my mealworm colony. This is my 2nd year raising them, we started last year with a container of mealworms from Petco and we're on the 4th generation from that start. Here's how I grow them: 1. 10 gallon rubbermaid...
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