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    Comment by 'Newbie102' in article 'The Easy Way to Raise Mealworms.'

    I purchased them on Amazon from Surmen Legacy, but they were very delayed and I was afraid they would all be dead by the time I got them. I was very squeamish about the whole worm thing, so when they arrived I just dumped them all in the prepared tank and hoped for the best, so I can’t really...
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    Comment by 'Newbie102' in article 'The Easy Way to Raise Mealworms.'

    I just pick them out by hand, but I would love to have an easier, less time consuming way to separate the adults from the babies. My mealworm farm is booming! I have too many for my five chickens. I have since changed my process a little bit from this one also.
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    Fake Eggs in Nesting Boxes-- Good Idea, Nah, or Meh?

    First time chicken keeper. I just used a plastic Easter egg and they all laid in the nesting box. I just keep it in there. They seem to expect it. One hen likes to push it through the rollaway divider to the back, so I just put it back in place each time I collect the eggs. I am hoping my two...
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    Eggs what do you do if they are dirty and how dirty is acceptable? Maybe you could show me your eggs you collect?

    We use artificial turf in a rollaway nest box. No dirty eggs yet!
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    Fermented food jars keep cracking??

    IDK, it still doesn’t really make sense. The jars are not warm to the touch or anything and the gases should be escaping fine. But that must be it. 🤷‍♀️
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    Fermented food jars keep cracking??

    No, just on the bottom.
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    Fermented food jars keep cracking??

    I only ferment for 3 days. It must be the jars. We bought them for a wedding and painted chalkboard paint on them; baking them for a period of time to set the paint. It must have weakened the jars. That is the only thing I can think of. Thank you to all who chimed in to try and solve the mystery!
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    Fermented food jars keep cracking??

    They are all Ball jars except for the one on the left. Broken jar pic is a Ball and it double cracked. I am starting to worry that there is something weird with the last bag of crumbles I bought. I usually purchase Scratch and Peck and our Grange was all out so I had to purchase a different...
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    Fermented food jars keep cracking??

    For some reason my jars keep cracking. I cannot figure out why. I am not screwing a lid on them, and it always seems to be the ready to use jar. I do set a lid on the top, but it's not even a lid that really fits the jar, so it won't screw on anyway. I have gone through at least 7 jars now, all...
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    Ended 2026 BYC Calendar Photo Contest - We Need Your Pictures!

    This one should be over 2000x3000 according to the image app given.
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    Comment by 'Newbie102' in article 'The Easy Way to Raise Mealworms.'

    I use wheat bran, but I haven’t seen any mold and it doesn’t smell or anything. I do have some beetles, so I’m guessing that is a good sign.
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    Coop too hot

    In Oregon, so not a lot of humidity. I have 1 small fan in the back bottom blowing air into the coop and the other small fan at the front top sucking it out. Or at least that is what we were trying. I also had a box fan blowing into the coop from the back bottom, since it is shady at the back...
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    Coop too hot

    It is covered in 1/2” hardware cloth.
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    Coop too hot

    We built a hoop coop and I placed a thermometer inside to keep track of the temp. The coop is covered with a large white tarp. The temperature has been 10+ degrees hotter inside the coop than outside despite having a solar fan setup. I panicked and we removed the tarp and tried putting ground...
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    Comment by 'Newbie102' in article 'The Easy Way to Raise Mealworms.'

    My mealworms keep turning black even though I think I have enough carrots and/or celery in the tank. Confused as to how much produce I need to have in there as I spread pieces all around the tank.
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