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  1. Perris

    Quail keepers UK and EU - treat / food query

    most of this has no legal basis; I guess it's just people trying to rationalise the ban and making up plausible stuff to fill in the blanks in their knowledge. The bhwt does quote the law (the bit in bold) and you will note how brief it is and that reasons for it are not given there.
  2. Perris

    Quail keepers UK and EU - treat / food query

    I ruled them out because they can fly! Farming them needs MUCH more elaborate set up than do mealworms. And they have a much faster growth rate, which may be ideal if you're selling them, but not if you're just wanting to feed a moderate-size backyard flock.
  3. Perris

    Quail keepers UK and EU - treat / food query

    why do you think this? according to https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-animal-021419-083930 it is false. Snip of table 1 from said paper shows fat in mealworm is 25-36% DM, whereas fat in black soldier fly larvae is 25-58% DM.
  4. Perris

    Quail keepers UK and EU - treat / food query

    Hi @HattiLongSoks (are you related to Pippi Longstocking?) :frow Live mealworms are legal and are what I use as principal 'meat' protein source. I have found it very easy and cheap to run a mealworm farm for this purpose, thread here...
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