California - Northern

[Lynn Manes]

She's back! I forgot to update last night, but I found the poor thing in a bucket.   I guess she had gone in there but didn't get out before dark. 

Aww poor little thing. I'm so happy you found her

 

[Granny368W]

Thank you so much, I got them at PETSMART and I don't think they are real healthy.... so I'll order more on line...I put them in with oatmeal because I couldn't find Wheat Bran, I'll get it when we go to town next....I put some baby Carrots in and they are already attacking them...
How high of sides should my drawers have? I'm wondering if when the bugs grow, I don't want them to get out.... And I need to know what size of screen do I use on the bottom of the first drawer?
thank you!

Well, I just ordered more mealworms from Rainbow, I also ordered the bran from them, so I can't wait till I get em next week...
Now I just need to know what size of screen....

 

[guppy guy]

yesssssss, my local feed store got chicks in yesterday, and they got americanas, my favorite breed, i will pick up some today and once the mom recognises the chicks as her's i will move them mom and babies to my new coop, i will set up a heat lamp for the babies, even though they have mom it got a bit chilly here, we got some rain over here, yay!

 

[ronott1]

yesssssss, my local feed store got chicks in yesterday, and they got americanas, my favorite breed, i will pick up some today and once the mom recognises the chicks as her's i will move them mom and babies to my new coop, i will set up a heat lamp for the babies, even though they have mom it got a bit chilly here, we got some rain over here, yay!

The chicks are EEs. Hatcheries call them by the wrong name.

Great news on getting them!

I hope the broody accepts them.

 

[guppy guy]

i am very excited

 

[Granny368W]

We went to town yesterday and I found baby chicks for sale at our Big R.... I didn't know they got chicks this late in the year.... the sign said these were the most popular chicks.... I was so tempted to buy more...lol

 

[Lynn Manes]

Well, I just ordered more mealworms from Rainbow, I also ordered the bran from them, so I can't wait till I get em next week...
Now I just need to know what size of screen....

I just use a simple Sterilite drawer to raise our meal worms in with a few layers of non colored newspaper and a couple of either paper towel or tp tubes for them to crawl around inside. They'll eat the newspaper. The worms and beetles don't crawl out. That is their little world and they are only interested in reproducing. We started ours from mealworms we bought at Walmart in the fishing dept. Cheap. 50 worms and now have thousands of them.

 

[Lynn Manes]

Just curious, what is the wire for?

 

[HighStreetCoop]

I fear my "bad momma" hen has gone broody again. *sigh* If she's on the next tonight when I get home I'm going to go buy a wire "broody breaker" tomorrow cause she is NOT allowed to hatch eggs again.

 

[Granny368W]

I just use a simple Sterilite drawer to raise our meal worms in with a few layers of non colored newspaper and a couple of either paper towel or tp tubes for them to crawl around inside. They'll eat the newspaper. The worms and beetles don't crawl out. That is their little world and they are only interested in reproducing. We started ours from mealworms we bought at Walmart in the fishing dept. Cheap. 50 worms and now have thousands of them.

Hi Lynn, I've read that people put wire under the first drawer so something can fall through. I forget what they called it... (old age)
But they never say what size of wire... thanks for answering my questions about those bugs getting out..... I bought the 3 drawer Steralite and I put them in with oatmeal and some baby Carrots, they have almost eaten 2 of the baby Carrots... they really attacked them.... I placed an order from Rainbow Mealworms.... Can't wait to get my order....