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    Mealworm farming

    Yeah I threw 3 baby carrots in and I didn't expect them to eat through it like that! There were also lots of "sheddings??" in the bag too, which i blew out with a hairdryer on the cold setting. How many weeks/months do you think it will take 1" long mealworms to pupate? It feels cool sifting...
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    Mealworm farming

    Do you feed wheat mill run to your beetles, or just to mealworms you plan on feeding to your animals? I just got my order from rainbow mealworms :), I had about 100 dead ones, which I am fine with since I ordered 5000!
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    Improvised/diy adult quail feed for 3 days?

    I had to scrap the wire floor because I had a raccoon take the legs off of two quail (so down to 25 quail now :( ) the FIRST night I had them out there. I think adding another cage below would be quite easy actually. I cant put anything on the ground below because I get an inch or two of water...
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    Improvised/diy adult quail feed for 3 days?

    My bad on the 2x4 measurement. It is actually more like 3x5, And I already have plans to add onto it, because it is a tad cramped.
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    Improvised/diy adult quail feed for 3 days?

    Thanks for the help and advice! They are outside, but I have been thinking about putting a bulb on a timer out there, just to make sure they get exactly 14 hours.
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    Improvised/diy adult quail feed for 3 days?

    There is one of the quail next to a normal size soda can. I was getting attacked by ants trying to take the picture, so it might not be the best haha
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    Mealworm farming

    Where do you buy wheat mill run? Is it something you buy direct from a mill? Thanks for the help!
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    Mealworm farming

    I assume it is, ill be sure to use metal screen. Do people prefer wheat bran over quaker oats, or is it more of a personal preference kinda thing?
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    Improvised/diy adult quail feed for 3 days?

    My local feed store had game bird crumbles 28%, made by FRM feed, and it does not say that it is medicated. When I bought these coturnix quail, I forgot to ask how old they were, but I haven't seen a single egg to date. They look to be fully grown (then again, I've never seen a mature quail in...
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    Mealworm farming

    Has anyone here (I'm sure someone has) used patio screen at the bottom of a tub for sorting out the eggs? I just ordered 5000 mealworms from rainbow mealworms, and plan on using those large bins than are short and fit under something like a bed. Hopefully I can cut the bottom out of the tub and...
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    Improvised/diy adult quail feed for 3 days?

    Yes I can get mealworms! Also fish food? Im not so sure about that (then again, im obviously no expert when it comes to safe food for quail), what specifically do you buy?
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    Improvised/diy adult quail feed for 3 days?

    Thanks! They did not like carrots, and oats. I tried to cut up some lettuce but they seemed to just play around with it. I bought millet sprays and unsalted sunflower "nutmeats", and pinched the millet off and put a combination of the two in a small bowl. They love it! I called my local feed...
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    Improvised/diy adult quail feed for 3 days?

    I'm in need of some quail food I can feed my new 27 coturnix quail I just picked up while staying at my cousins house for 3 or 4 days. There is a walmart near where I am staying, but I haven't been able to find chicken/game bird food. I know I can find some from my local feed store back home...
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    Hi from northwest Florida!

    Ive been browing BYC every now and then, and finally decided to make an account. I currently have two active coops, one at my house and the other on a 10 acre section of land about half an hour away from the house. Coop at home is a store bought coop from tractor supply currently housing 5...
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