This morning was the first morning since Monday that I’ve felt halfway good. About all that’s left of the issue from last week is stuffy nose and I can surely live with that til it’s gone.
All weekend last weekend, I had planned to clean out the worm boxes and never got around to it so the first thing on my agenda for this afternoon was getting that done.
Meal Worms
Between using the big old metal colander and this plastic spoon with the holes, I think I’ve removed most of the dead beetles. The worms are the larvae and they turn into the pupae and that turns into the beetle which lays eggs and then dies and the eggs hatch into larvae and the cycle continues.
Meal Worms
Most of the dead beetles and casting were sifted out and the worms were placed back in their box with fresh “bedding”, which is chicken starter feed and wheat bran.
Meal Worms
A cup or so of the worms were used as treats for the chickens.
Meal Worms
Glad that project is done . . the meal worms have clean homes, fresh food and they should be happy for a while . . except for the ones that are now in the chicken bellies!
Sherrill says
Did you put salsa out for the chickens? HA That’s what the last picture looks like-bowls of salsa.
Glad you’re feeling somewhat better.
JudyL says
They hadn’t quite finished their watermelon! We picked some of the Sugar Baby melons, scooped out what we wanted and gave the skins to the chickens.
Rebecca in SoCal says
I see the chickens segregate themselves…that goes back to your troubles blending the different groups. Speaking of the bowls, it looks to me like you are serving in almost cleaned-out watermelons?
I’m glad you’re vertical again, too. You must be champing at the bit to get back to normal!
JudyL says
They do! It’s amazing that they still do it but yet sometimes, they’re all together. Any time there’s something they aren’t sure about, the three Iowa Blues run to the Iowa Blue rooster. The red hens aren’t nearly so timid.
Gardenpat says
Remind me again why you have mealworms instead of red wigglers or night crawlers?
JudyL says
We do have red wigglers for the garden but the meal worms are for the chickens and blue birds.
Tricia says
I don’t know why I thought this post might be about something other than what the title said but, yup, it was about WORMS! What a life you lead, Judy!
Cheryl says
We feed mealy worms to our chickens also! They go bonkers over them! Haven’t taken the time to set up a “grow your own” system like you have but are seriously considering it. Love your blog!
wanda j says
So glad you are feeling better now. It is bad to be sick and not feeling well when you have so much you want or need to do. What is the old saying” A woman’s work is never done.”. You work so hard each day and into the night some times. I hope you take lots of vitamans. Take care of yourself we enjoy your blog and miss you a whole bunch when you are gone or not feeling well.
Wanda in COnroe
Quilterbee says
Better you than me. I can’t even walk by a poor little worm on the sidewalk without shuddering. I’m sure I’d run screaming at just one glance at that pile of worms. Snakes,spiders,grasshoppers all big Texas size. You are a very brave woman.
Nancy says
I have been buying dead meal worms for my chickens. How do you get started meal worm farming? Do you have a blog on that? I never in a million years thought I would be asking about meal worm.