My adult daughter and her husband recently came to stay with us while they are in transition to living here near us ( 
). She inherited the crazy chicken lady gene from me and had to sell off her flock for the move, so shes quite enjoyed being able to share my flock., and shes helped me leap into a couple new ventures we'd both been considering.....one of which is raising our own meal worms.
We went with a "self sorting" design. Two plastic bins, one that basically rests suspended within the other, screen bottom on the suspended one. Beetles in the top, worms in the bottom.
We ordered a starter package from a fellow here in Oregon and they arrived a couple of weeks ago....beetles, worms and pupae. So far, so good. A few dollars for wheat bran and oat meal from the bulk bins at winco, a carrot and a potato and we are in business.
The whole thing is in the broom closet and you'd never know they were there unless we showed you.
The girls love the live worms!
). She inherited the crazy chicken lady gene from me and had to sell off her flock for the move, so shes quite enjoyed being able to share my flock., and shes helped me leap into a couple new ventures we'd both been considering.....one of which is raising our own meal worms.We went with a "self sorting" design. Two plastic bins, one that basically rests suspended within the other, screen bottom on the suspended one. Beetles in the top, worms in the bottom.
We ordered a starter package from a fellow here in Oregon and they arrived a couple of weeks ago....beetles, worms and pupae. So far, so good. A few dollars for wheat bran and oat meal from the bulk bins at winco, a carrot and a potato and we are in business.
The whole thing is in the broom closet and you'd never know they were there unless we showed you.
The girls love the live worms!
