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Update. The mealworms have now grown to a size that some conclusions can be drawn. The bin that was 100% manure has about 50% as many MW as the control and is in decline. Mold was a constant problem in the bin so it is a failure. The bin that was 50% dried manure and 50% bran did much...

Today I saw the first tiny worms in the manure bin.......and the beetles are still alive so we know they are mating and laying eggs and those eggs are hatching. My bins are outside in a shed so it is warm and the warmer it is (within reason) the faster the entire cycle goes. In the next few...

I started with larvae so yes the pupated and the beetles are still alive and kicking. I have not seen worms yet in the 100% manure bin yet though have not really looked very hard. In the normal bins I do see very very tiny worms so I soon (I hope) to see worms in the manure bin. I will keep...

Well I can tell you the ducks like the mealworms as much as the chickens do. Just a small update as all the pupae have hatched so it is on it's way.

I sun dried the manure (which took a week in the Florida sun) and to sterilize it I have a 5' tall by 3' wide brick propane smoker outside:) I'm not sure sterilizing it is even needed. For the experiment though I figured I should as it does away with a variable and unknown. Mealworms live in...

I started a thread a couple weeks back asking if anyone had ever tried to raise mealworms on dried rabbit manure and apparently nobody had nor could I find any information on google about it. Mealworms do eat decaying vegetation in addition to grain products so figured why not try it...