meal worm question

[sweetshoplady]

I was going to get some meal worms for my chicks as a treat. When I brought them up to the counter, the sales girl said that I needed to squish their heads before giving them to my reptile because they would bite and injure my reptile on the way down. I said it was for chickens, she said they would still bite and to squish the heads. I figured I would ask if this is necessary and if anyone else has heard of this.

Thanks.

 

[homecatmom]

I feed them to my girls all the time! i never squish their little heads....

How do you know which end is the head anyway?

You can tell I don't look too closely at them....THEY BE UGLY!

 

[therealsilkiechick]

i have no idea, i have never heard that. we feed them to ours chicks and adults and feed them live they won't eat them dead and i agree haha which end is the head,lol.

 

[MandyH]

That is absurd, do you think somebody squishes their heads for them out in the wilds. I feed LOTS of mealworms to all my chickens when it's cold and they will peck their heads usually before eating them anyway. You throw one of those buggers down in front of a chicken and see what happens. It's hilarious.

 

[Matt A NC]

That is ridiculous.

I raise mealworms. My chickens have eaten 10s of thousands of them, especially Snickers(my avatar) and Dot. I have never squished any.

I even give them to 1 week old bantam chicks as treats and to tame them up. They take off running with the worm, before they know what it is.

Matt
Morganton, NC

 

[Wildsky]

how funny - I couldn't IMAGINE having to squish heads - my girls go NUTS when the meal worms come out!

 

[sweetshoplady]

Thanks! I didn't want to squish heads either. Just wanted to give my chicks and hen a nice tasty treat.

 

[JimnJanet]

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That girl has absolutley no business workin near ANY critters after a statement like that.

 

[Cuban Longtails]

lol, now that's a first!

 

[noodles]

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So how do you raise mealworms?