How many meal worms should I give a chicken?

[Mavrk]

Oh just for the record. A pound of dry weigh the same as a pound of live. The volume changes. LOL

You know the old saying a ton of bricks weighs the same as a ton of feathers. LOL

lol... yeah, you know I meant a single dry mealworm would weigh less than a single live one.

 

[pigeonguy]

lol... yeah, you know I meant a single dry mealworm would weigh less than a single live one.

Yea I know LOL LOL LOL

 

[Mavrk]

But did you know that it very well may be that a pound of lead FEELS heavier than a pound of feathers? Read this if you are interested:
http://www.perceptionweb.com/perception/editorials/p5854.pdf

 

[pigeonguy]

But did you know that it very well may be that a pound of lead FEELS heavier than a pound of feathers? Read this if you are interested:
http://www.perceptionweb.com/perception/editorials/p5854.pdf

Cool. But the answer for the meal worms stays the same 10% of their diet IMO.

 

[pigeonguy]

I weighed my meal worms big fat guys about ready to pupate about 2400 a pound.

 

[4paws]

There are at least 1600 live mealies in a half-pound, that many in a dried quarter. At least, that's my estimate. 200 per ounce There are 50 in and out of the bottle cap in my photo for reference.

 

[Berney]

I found this on the meal worm thread.
Originally Posted by jchny2000


The crickets won but soo not doing those, mealies sure beat the waxworm... here's the info i found!
Grubco offered this info
http://www.grubco.com/nutritional_information.cfm

Nutritional Information

To keep you better informed, our products have been analyzed by an independent lab. We are the only live food producer to publish a nutritional analysis. We have done so for years and intend to continue our commitment to quality and consistency.
NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS

​

Crickets
Meal Worms
Wax Worms
Super Worms
Fly Larvae​

Moisture, %​

69.07
62.44
61.73
59.37
68.18​

Fat, %​

6.01
12.72
22.19
17.89
7.81​

Protein, %​

21.32
20.27
15.50
17.41
15.58​

Fiber, %​

3.2
1.73
7.69
6.80
3.46​

Ash​

2.17
1.57
1.02
1.20
1.40​

Ca, ppm​

345
133
283
124
874​

P, ppm​

4238
3345
2161
2320
2405​

CA/P ratio %​

0.081
0.040
0.131
0.053
0.363​

So if this info is fact then because of the fat content I would say 10% of their diet. This is not fact just opinion. So lets go with that and say each chicken eats between 6 and 8 ounces of feed per day that would be .6 to .8 ounces of meal worms a day. If you have 10 chickens that would be 6 to 8 ounces of meal worms a day. 8 ounces is a half of a pound. I guess now the question is how many meal worms in a half pond? All I know is a lot.

According to these calculations, that would be 119966,70 ounces for my 15 chickens.

 

[katieuppi]

I give my girls about 2 Tbsp each per day and alternate between mealworms and soldier fly larvae. I think I miss 1-2 days a week. I'm happy with the quality of my bird's body and feather conditions, and with the quality of their eggs.

 

[jlw484]

Hi

If you give the live mealworms for your chicken, the quantity is around 50/one chickens. If give the dried mealworms, then around 100/one chickens.

Here are the ingredient for mealworms:

Crude Protein (min) .....55%
Lysine (min) .................2.0%
Methionine (min) .........0.9%
Crude Fat (min) ...........20%
Crude Fiber (max) .......10%
Calcium .......................0.03-0.05%
Phosphorus (min) ........0.6%
Salt ..............................0.48-0.7%
Sodium ........................0.08-0.15%

Check here for more detail: https://atbuz.com/dried-mealworms/

Or read this article about everything about the mealworms you need to know: https://atbuz.com/post/dried-mealworms-everything-need-know/

Hope can help you!!!