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Mealworm questions

Discussion in 'Feeding & Watering Your Flock' started by KDK1, Jul 6, 2011.

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  1. Jul 6, 2011 #1
    KDK1

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    I've decided to suppliment my chickens diet with mealworms for added protien. They have all the 16% they want to eat. They free range all day and get a real nice salad every morning so they really don't eat that much regular feed. My qestion is: about how many worms per bird per day will bring their protien intake to where it shoud be and how many should they get when they moult?
    Thanks, KD
     
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  3. Jul 6, 2011 #2
    BairleaFarm

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    that might be a hard question answer. My mill worms are 56.58% by volume so it doesnt matter if you feed them 1 or 20 its still 56.58%. I dont know how or if you can translate that into a protein level. I use them as treats only and wouldn't use them as a protein substitute. Id get a higher volume of protein feed if you want to raise their protein level.
     

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