Mealworms???

[chick333221]

I have herd that mealworms would improve the amount and tastes of my chickens eggs, but i think they are soooooooo gross. Is it really worth all the blehhhh? Do chickens enjoy them that much?...

 

[postalpoultry]

They LOVE EM! and you only have to buy one batch as they are easy to raise yourself!

 

[ChickensRDinos]

Chickens LOVE them. Hand feeding mealworms turned my birds into my best friends and they are a great source of calcium. They are also very easy and cheap to farm. I was a little squeamish about them in the beginning but now find them a mildly fun science experiment. Even one of my dogs likes to eat them. He's a weird dog.

 

[NavyChiefWife]

I have been raising mealworms for around 7 years now. They are so easy to raise even my kids can do it!
You get used to them eventually. I was a bit squeamish of them at first too but I got over that fast. If you don't like them wiggly just place them in a plastic container with a few holes poked in the lid and set it in your fridge. They will go to "sleep". When you take them out as they warm up they wake up and start wiggling again. So they should stay still long enough for you to hand feed them to your chickens or throw them in a shallow bowl or the ground for the chickens to peck. Keeping them in the fridge also keeps them from chaging into beetles if you aren't wanting to start an actual mealworm farm.

When I feed my animals (we have sugar gliders, chickens, & a monkey that eat them), I just grab the mealworm by the butt (no legs on that end) and the chickens grab them right out of my fingers. I also throw a bunch in my hand and feed them that way too but you may prefer one at a time if you don't like the wiggling feeling in your hand.

If you are going to start your own mealworm farm just make sure you watch for mold. Mold is toxic to a lot of animals. Not sure about chickens but I know with my other animals it's highly toxic.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

http://www.westknollfarm.com/Meal-Worms.html

I show you how to set up and grow your own. My chickens go nuts over them all.