Looking for mealworms for my ducks at a reasonable price.

[DucksAreBest]

I just put the gamebird feed in a big pile and the pile gets smaller and smaller till I dump more on. The water crystals were making the oats mold so I put a little bit of potting soil in the corner to put the water crystals on. The bag of water crystals I got is small but they expand an incredible amount so I think they will actually last me years and years

I'm really using the oats more as bedding but they do eat them, but mainly I am using 28% protein gamebird feed because my mom has a lot of it lying around and I just took a small bag of it, it seems the small bag is going to last me a long time.

You have a really awesome set up. I feed my mealworms wheat bran ($.46 lb. at winco food). One pound of wheat bran lasts me one month. Also, I give them potatoes instead of water crystals.

 

[indianaducks]

I saw 50 lb bags of mealworms at rural king a week ago. Maybe worms in bulk is cheaper? haha

 

[DucksAreBest]

I saw 50 lb bags of mealworms at rural king a week ago. Maybe worms in bulk is cheaper? haha

Were they live or freeze dried?

 

[indianaducks]

Were they live or freeze dried?

Dried I think? They weren't moving. I didn't linger too long as that amount of worms was a thing of nightmares to me LOL.
Maybe it was this one (12 and not 50 lb). Either way, I saw them, thought OMG that's a lot of worms. And left. https://www.ruralking.com/mealworm-...3A7DUKTXOpLZQzLnO9Imu94PSyU2B0OMaAhUNEALw_wcB

 

[WindingRoad]

Duck Mealworms are so high priced at TSC! Anyone know where I can get them cheaper?

Exotic Nutrition. Less than $5/lb. Free shipping. Or you can try ChubbyMealworms. They sell domestic worms but are more expensive and don't seem to have them in stock.

 

[WindingRoad]

Dried I think? They weren't moving. I didn't linger too long as that amount of worms was a thing of nightmares to me LOL.
Maybe it was this one (12 and not 50 lb). Either way, I saw them, thought OMG that's a lot of worms. And left. https://www.ruralking.com/mealworm-...3A7DUKTXOpLZQzLnO9Imu94PSyU2B0OMaAhUNEALw_wcB

I buy 88 lbs at a time. I have 12 chickens. They come in 11 lb individual bags. Go right in my METAL trash can beside a bag of pellets.

 

[SolarDuck]

A few days later I've got loads of beetles running around in there. I can't wait till I get enough to start feeding them to the ducks!

 

[DucksAreBest]

A few days later I've got loads of beetles running around in there. I can't wait till I get enough to start feeding them to the ducks!

That's awesome! I already got some pupas.

 

[SolarDuck]

My mealworm farm has gotten to a point that is is producing loads and loads of baby mealworms.

Something I just recently noticed, is they don't go through the feed nearly as quickly as I thought they were. They just kind of move it around a lot so it looks like there is less, but now there is enough food in my mealworm bucket to last a very very very long time. Also I just finished off my 1st tablespoon of the water crystals I use, the little bag I have is going to last forever. Today I went to look through them to find some mealworms for my ducks, and I believe I got an albino mealworm

 

[KaleIAm]

My mealworm farm has gotten to a point that is is producing loads and loads of baby mealworms.

Something I just recently noticed, is they don't go through the feed nearly as quickly as I thought they were. They just kind of move it around a lot so it looks like there is less, but now there is enough food in my mealworm bucket to last a very very very long time. Also I just finished off my 1st tablespoon of the water crystals I use, the little bag I have is going to last forever. Today I went to look through them to find some mealworms for my ducks, and I believe I got an albino mealworm

Whoa!! That is a LOT of little worms!!