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[erkose]

Have you thought about raising mealworms aka darkling beetles? It takes a few weeks to get production going, and you'll have to minimize feeding at first so you can start your breeding base, bit of time to get started, but once you're started, they are a clean, fast, self-renewing, low-maintenance protein ... and your birds will LOVE them. Around here, east coast US, raising mealworms is the ultimate in poultry spoiling!

 

[erkose]

amazement have been told of mealworms-I will investigate
thank you thank you-
I have more time than I could possibly describe -I am sorry if that's silly
so sorry

 

[erkose]

amazement have been told of mealworms-I will investigate
thank you thank you-
I have more time than I could possibly describe -I am sorry if that's silly
so sorry

amazement-we can get them in aus

 

[MROO]

amazement have been told of mealworms-I will investigate
thank you thank you-
I have more time than I could possibly describe -I am sorry if that's silly
so sorry

Not silly at all! I'm in the same boat, at the moment.
And if you can't find mealworms, check with a public school. Some of the lower grades raise them as part of their science program, and well, let's just say that not all Mums are happy to have the end results of that particular project come home!

 

[erkose]

amazement-we can get them in aus

so sorry you can get them in Australia-humans eat them -I will try-I need to work out a growing system I will study-amazement I have dried grass compost dried weeds -many forms of animal manure amazement -thank you all thank you

 

[erkose]

Not silly at all! I'm in the same boat, at the moment.
And if you can't find mealworms, check with a public school. Some of the lower grades raise them as part of their science program, and well, let's just say that not all Mums are happy to have the end results of that particular project come home!

 

[erkose]

can like you all and I have I will work out the cup points thing-until I do thank you

 

[MROO]

amazement-we can get them in aus

Awesome! Search here on BYC for "raising mealworms," probably in the Articles section. It's a cheap, easy system to set up, often from things you already have on hand. Personally, I like the drawer-box set-up. As soon as the weather breaks and we can get our shed cleaned out (hah!,) I hope to set it up again. It was pretty cool!
Oh - and I'm REALLY sorry about the drought. I know how hard that can be. We had one about 10-15 years ago, and it was truly scary. We're currently in the midst of the wettest summer I can remember ... and expecting more this evening. If I could possibly send some your way, I certainly would. I'll have to have a whisper with the winds, tonight!

 

[erkose]

thank you thank - i have more bits of stuff than I can imagine-it is amazing thank you

 

[MROO]

so sorry you can get them in Australia-humans eat them -I will try-I need to work out a growing system I will study-amazement I have dried grass compost dried weeds -many forms of animal manure amazement -thank you all thank you

Oh - and you don't need all the fancy compost stuff. You can raise them indoors - with no smell - with just a box of dry rolled oats and a slice of fruit or potato. Easy-peasy!