Michigan "Newbie" Introduction

[kendles]

Hi. I'm Leslie from South West Michigan. I learned from BYC how to raise Meal Worms. I have so MANY questions. I feed meal worms to my outdoor wild birds, and have for a few years now. This is a very expensive hobby, turning me to google and search breeding them. I have my set up that I am content with, I bought 2,000 large Meal Worms from Rainbow Worms (?) and have 3 Pupae so far, not what I would have hoped for, albeit I am eager for all of them to pupate *LOL* (patience is not one of my strong suits). Anyway, more about me I'm a married female in my mid-fifties, who is slave to Bailey a Long Haired ChiWeenie and a Parrotlet named Willie (with a Tiny Teacup Chihuahua on the way). We have no children so we spoil our indoor pets and the outdoor birds. Ken, my husband and I love to ride our Harley's traveling the back roads and stopping to fish from the banks of the Michigan lakes, rivers and stream's. We've also discovered that meal worms travel in our tour packs better than night crawlers and are great for bait! I am eager to learn more about raising these little creatures. What I have learned thus far is absolutely amazing and I am eager to learn more.

I hope that because I am not feeding chickens that I will still be welcome here to post inquiries about the meal worm breeding - if not, I certainly understand.

Thank you.
Leslie

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello Leslie and welcome to BYC!

You certainly ARE welcome to join our community! You don't have to own chickens to be here. Lots of members don't keep poultry at all and are into lots of other things.

And yes, the Bluebirds really do love those live mealworms!!

We do have a Mealworm Farming thread you might like to join in on and share your experiences and other chat about these worms...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/492636/mealworm-farming

So make yourself at home here on BYC and welcome to our flock!

 

[sourland]

Hi, Leslie, welcome to BYC.

 

[kendles]

Thank you! I have been feeding our Chickadee's most recently. We have 3 nest boxes that are FULL of little Chick-a-dee dee dee dee's they love their mealies so much they come up and eat them out of your hand! How can I deny them
anyway, thank you for the welcome
Leslie

 

[kendles]

Thank you - love the MOODY magician. I feel like there are times I have to stand on my head, wave my magic sneaker to make miracles happen thanks for the welcome
Leslie

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! Good luck with your mealworm farm, TwoCrows gave you a nice link, here is an outside page with a lot of info on them http://www.sialis.org/raisingmealworms.htm

 

[kendles]

Kelsie, thank you! Yep I've been spending HOURS reading through the postings on this site, and on other web sites. So much great info out there. Problem is, most of the questions I have, I can not find the answers to. I am confident that I will I am determined to get my outside birds set up for a good supplement to the winter feedings.
Leslie

 

[TwoCrows]

Thank you! I have been feeding our Chickadee's most recently. We have 3 nest boxes that are FULL of little Chick-a-dee dee dee dee's they love their mealies so much they come up and eat them out of your hand! How can I deny them
anyway, thank you for the welcome
Leslie

I have never tried hand feeding the chickadees here, but I have in the past in other places I have lived. They come to the hand so easily with sunflower seeds too. I have always been obsessed with wild birds and have been feeding, watching and birding all my life. But when I first had chickadees landing in my hand to take seeds, I was in wild bird heaven!! Can't get enough of those wild birds! Enjoy yours!!

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

Hope you stop by the Michigan thread and say Hi, look in the Where am I - Where are You section of the Forum

 

[gander007]

Alright Leslie,

Alright Meal Worms yum, yum ,,, good luck in your ventures

Harley's Now that is an American