Mealworm Questions

[BeccaDoe]

Hey guys!
So my girls are growing cute and happy, and I want to feed them some treats. I bought these dried mealworms from Hentastic. Will these be okay?
Also, I read that the worms have to be beheaded? Does that go for dried as well as fresh?

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

How old are your girls? Dried mealworms can be fed directly from the package. Are you asking about earth worms by chance? If so chickens will break them in pieces and eat the whole thing. Also you should introduce grit to their diet if they are not free ranging.

 

[The Phantom]

Mealworms are fine. They can be live too. It won’t hurt them

 

[BeccaDoe]

How old are your girls? Dried mealworms can be fed directly from the package. Are you asking about earth worms by chance? If so chickens will break them in pieces and eat the whole thing. Also you should introduce grit to their diet if they are not free ranging.

They'll be two weeks on Sunday. And I definitely have introduced grit. The silly things get excited and squabble over it! And yes, I meant mealworms.

Mealworms are fine. They can be live too. It won’t hurt them

Thanks for the quick response!

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

They'll be two weeks on Sunday. And I definitely have introduced grit. The silly things get excited and squabble over it! And yes, I meant mealworms.



Thanks for the quick response!

Then they are fine.

 

[The Phantom]

They'll be two weeks on Sunday. And I definitely have introduced grit. The silly things get excited and squabble over it! And yes, I meant mealworms.



Thanks for the quick response!

Your welcome.
Small crickets also make a good treat and they have fun catching them.