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I find it very effective. No healthy animal will starve itself in the presence of food. :) Also, consider the design of your feeder. I find that my traditional, metal hanging feeder with the deep pan and the good rolled rim is almost completely spill-proof if hung at the height of the...

Temperature has nothing to do with laying unless you get into great extremes of cold or heat that are challenging their survival. What do you mean by "not liking" the pellets? If you mean that they ate less, that is likely to be due to the pellets or crumble providing a higher quality of...

They're probably laying better because the days are getting longer.

Fortunately, I'm not squeamish about bugs.

Dubia Roaches. They're popular with reptile owners because of their more favorable protein to fat ratio over crickets. According to my sister they're easier to raise and the crickets stink whereas the Dubias have little odor...

Probably too much. As I said above, I don't give scratch daily and even then stick to about 1tbs per bird. Frequently I give the dubias on the same day as the scratch.

She definitely knows her stuff on this. She kept a green tree frog for double it's expected lifespan and her bearded dragon has laid three clutches of eggs this summer. She's worried about calcium in regards to that, but if reptiles are anything like birds I figure that Isabella wouldn't be...

According to my sister it's CRITICAL to have the right balance of protein, fat, and calcium to keep a bearded dragon healthy.

My sister raises dubias for her pet reptiles and sells some of her extras, but she gifted me a mini-colony.

Great visual! You could make an article with visuals like that for different kinds of treat foods. I never weighed my handful of scratch, but that's what I've been doing -- one handful of scratch for the 5-hen adult flock. Not more than twice a week most weeks and I throw it into the areas of...