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FINALLY got eggs from my two new RSL pullets today after 23 weeks!! Rosy was a good girl and layed in the egg box but Daisy decided the dogs kennel was a better spot. Will need to break that habit quick smart.

Ok so my issue of deformed beetles seems to be sorted. It was indeed a bit of cannibalism, I witnessed one beetle munching on the back of another one that was deformed. I have now separated them all out into two bins to avoid overcrowding and I have been adding heaps more food for moisture which...

I'm thinking I have a couple of Roos here but would like a second opinion before I put them to the knife. They are 16weeks old, unknown mixed breeds. Thoughts...?

I am raising them in a single bin but as this is the first generation there is only beetles in the bin at the moment.It is quite dry here at the moment but they are in a substrate of rolled oats with apple for moisture so I don't see why they would feed on each other. I have even added a wet...

Hi there. New to BYC and mealworm farming. I'm just wondering if anyone has come across this with their beetles? It is like they have been eaten or dried up. About a quater of my new batch of beetles have it... :/