Crickets and mealworms?

[porkchop48]

Can chickens eat crickets and meal worms? As a treat?

I already order a couple thousand of each each week, would it be ok to feed some to my chickens as well?

 

[impis]

Yes - and they'll absolutely love them!

 

[Schwartzfarmnc]

Absolutely! Been giving mine each starting about 3 weeks old and they go nuts for the crickets, so much fun for the chicks, not so much for the crickets!

 

[GiddyMoon]

Why don't you colonize your own?? Lots of people do it, it is very easy and you would save a lot of money. I started my mealworm colony a couple of days ago. A $10 investment will turn into thousands being produced by them.

 

[porkchop48]

With the amount that I go through sometimes it is just easier to buy them.

I do have one colony going of the mealies it just is unable to keep up. I only pay $5.00 for thousand of them so the price is not too bad.

Same with crickets I go through so many trying to breed them with be counter productive.



Would it be safe to say that is best to feed the crickets and mealies in some kind of a bowl?

 

[BWKatz]

I hand feed mine as treats. I can't imagine having that many mealy worms.

 

[GiddyMoon]

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Do you order online or buy local?

 

[porkchop48]

I do both actually.

I recently found a semi local place that even with the cost of shipping is is much more cost effective to just order them.

With being a breeder I was able to get on one places "breeder program" which cuts the cost in half if not more depending on the amount bought.

 

[GiddyMoon]

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I don't know why I didn't think to check ebay..which is insane for me, even though ebay stinks now..I had to buy them local..not a great deal but I wanted to get started..I wish i could find someplace that cheap!

 

[chick on a stick]

I brought my chickies some mealworms and crickets home from the pet store. They went nuts over them.