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    Meal worms: Super Expensive Form of Protein?

    We raise our own mealworms. It is really easy to do and there are even starter kits on ebay and different sites. We have about 100 chickens and they love getting the "fresh meat".. LOL! We started out with 500 live mealworms ordered from ebay and now we never have to purchase any. Check it...
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    Mealworm farming

    I have ordered from rainbow mealworms but never seen anything like that. Hopefully, someone knows what that is.
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    Mealworm farming

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    Raising Mealworms - Converting Worm Farm 360 for mealworms!

    Here you go.. The Bin 1 photo is the set up with the stand and lid. The instructions on top are strictly for raising red worms but I decided they are too messy and went totally with mealworms. Since I had made the investment in the Worm Factory 360, I decided I wanted to convert it for the...
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    Raising Mealworms - Converting Worm Farm 360 for mealworms!

    I am putting about 1500 beetles per tray and all seems to be working great since it is "self cleaning" as the wire in the top tray naturally sifts out the frass and eggs into the bottom tray where I can see tiny worms crawling around in my first colony tray. I use rolled oates for the beetles...
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    Raising Mealworms - Converting Worm Farm 360 for mealworms!

    I am sorry.. my bad! It is called a Worm Factory 360. I don't have photos but you can easily find photos on the internet or ebay. Setting up my second colony of 1500 beetles per tray today as pupa morph into beetles.
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    Hello from Wetumpka, Alabama!

    Hello folks, My name is Judy, from Wetumpka, AL. I only have a couple of silkie chickens myself as pets, but decided to help my grandkids raise mealworms for their 200+ chickens. They have several breeds but the ones I find most interesting and loving are the silkies. I am semi-retired...
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    Raising Mealworms - Converting Worm Farm 360 for mealworms!

    Hi All, I searched the internet for ideas on converting my Worm Farm 360 to raise mealworms with no luck. OK.. with only an idea of my own, I got the system working well it seems and practically cleans itself, so I am sharing for anyone wishing to covert from wigglers to mealworms with a 360...
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