A wood boring spp. would be a considerable problem. Then again, they don't survive but a few seconds when released into the chicken run so I'm not much worried about that. I simply know I put some chick starter in a used cat litter bucket for storage. It was probably a 3 gallon bucket. The...
They probably are a different species of meal worm than is purchased commercially. The chickens don't really seem to care what species they are. They eat them up quick. My gravity type feeder had also absorbed some rain and the feed went a bit mealy. Again, the chickens don't seem to mind...
I have been reading about meal worm farming for a while now. I'm amazed at how complicated some make this process. I have some chick starter that got wet from rains while stored in plastic bins with a hole in the top. I have meal worms by the thousands. I didn't purchase meal worms from an...
Thanks everyone. I'm still in the research phase. I have plenty of time before I start to build. I would love to build something soon but I think it will have to wait until before next season. I just have too many other projects that need my attention first.
I just can't see a net holding...
I've been browsing this site for quite a while now. This is my first post. I love the site there are some great ideas out there. It can be pretty confusing at times though because so many people have conflicting opinions on what is best.
I have no birds, yet. I'm in love with the idea of...