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My garden is just starting. Just a few tomato, onion and chive plants that I haven't managed to kill yet. So we wouldn't need much. I don't really have a green thumb. Hoping to change that.
Thanks pdirt.
Thanks pdirt.
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How do you ensure the eggs don't "travel" at all (like if you were to harvest the frass)? I'm just concerned about not being careful enough and ending up with a beetle/worm problem (either outside or in my feed which will be stored near the mealworms).
I went ahead and ordered some. I should be mealworm farming within a few days. yay
Just an update. After adding a layer feed, we had 5 eggs the next day. I think we are on the right track now. YAY!
The injured roosters are well enough to attempt putting them back in. We can subdivide the coop with a few minor fixes, so we'll put head rooster and hens on one side and the 3 roosters on the other. That has worked in the past in a pinch. We'll probably be looking to get rid of 2 of the roosters and try to get the head rooster to accept one of the roosters (his brother) as a flock member.
My mealworms arrived yesterday and they are looking good. I got 3000 regular and 1000 giant. After doing some reading and contacting the company I bought them from, I'm not sure how I feel about feeding the giants to the chickens. I am still unsure HOW they get the giant mealworms to grow that big. The company said the hormone thing is a myth, but went on to say that they mealworms are forced to stay in larvae state longer to get that size and that they have the exact same hormones that any young unpupated mealworm larvae has. Forced how? I'd appreciate anybody's additional info/opinion on this.
Thanks!
I think your hen to rooster ratio is the bigger problem. I would get rid of all but one rooster and things might calm down dramatically.