A sucessful Tiger Worm breeder hehe

[cybercat]

Now aint that something. Never seen the worm egg before. I have been thinking along those terms of growning my own for winter food but I also have another resource here that way. Thanks for the photos learned something else today.

 

[jbowyer01]

monarc23 you sound just like my dd! When she was a toddler she would put all kinds of bugs in her pockets, rolly pollys, slugs, earth worms, you name it (I was never pleased to say the least lol). One time I put salt on a slug thinking she would think it was cool, she cried and said I was killing it, I had to pick the slimey yuck up and wash it off! As she got older she would sit and disect them and draw them out and label the parts (yuck!) She is now in college to be a scientific illustrator. She still loves bugs and I still do not

 

[vermontworms]

Really nice photos and description, monarc23. I agree, red wiggler compost worms are really neat critters. I've been keeping them for about 5 years now, and sell a few as a hobby side business.

 

[Featherwisp]

I would actually like to farm worms for profit/chicken feeding.

My brother once got this big foam worm farm before when he was a child...I geuss you could call that farming.

May I ask how its done?
Do you just get your worms from a bait store, then breed them?

 

[vermontworms]

Here's a good intro on composting with worms: http://www.css.cornell.edu/compost/worms/basics.html

No, you can't get bait store worms and compost with them. Chances are they're not the right kind. You need red wigglers, Eisenia fetida.

Do it for fun, but "for profit" might be a challenge. I've learned the hard way on that: http://vermontworms.com/compost-worm-update-june-2009/

 

[Featherwisp]

Hmmm. Were do you find red wigglers?

We have a pond with red worms living in the algae. Blue gill love them.

 

[vermontworms]

You might be able to find them in an old compost or manure heap. Otherwise, there are many, many places to buy them online. I don't currently sell online, but I may within the next few days.

 

[vermontworms]

I just added a post to my worm blog about red wiggler compost worm eggs. I can't beat monarc23's already fantastic images, but I do have a good one of what a compost worm egg looks like while it's still in the bin.

Cheers, Jase