Are You Listening To Your Worm Bin? | Vermicompost Worm Farm
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
- 2+ months in you should be able to understand how much food & moisture your worms want. As your compost worms make natural organic fertilizer & soil amendments for your garden in the form of worm castings you will be rewarded for listening to your worms at this stage!
In this video we dig through the last feeding, show the steps we took to control moisture & heat & demonstrate how the worms will tell you how much they need to be fed. Finally we give a massive feeding as these red wigglers blasted through our last feeding!
Epigeic worms or composting worms are fascinating natural composters & fertilizers that are in most homesteaders bag of tricks to make free organic fertilizer & soil amendments as well as fishing bait. If you've ever thought about vermicomposting or composting with worms to make organic fertilizer & natural soil amendments with your plant based kitchen scraps or food waste, this is the channel for you. I have 3 worm composing bins which you can watch from start to finished worm castings on the 3 playlists following each worm bin. If you haven't started yet, get started now and vermicompost with me!🪱🪱🪱 Visit my Channel at / vermicompostlearnbydoing
Happy Vermicomposting Everyone!!!🪱🪱🪱
Below are some of the items I use for vermicomposting & my channel's videos. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you if you use these links. Thank you for supporting this channel!
Worm Bins I use:
Vermihut 5-Tray Worm Compost Bin amzn.to/3Xs1eGe
Urban Worm Bag V2 amzn.to/3XE9QsT
20 Gallon Fabric Grow Pots amzn.to/3EBYhdr
3 gallon Rubbermaid Roughneck tote amzn.to/3eKDLhO
Other Worm Bins:
Worm Factory 360 3-Tray Version amzn.to/3AHnjqK
Worm Factory 360 5-Tray Version amzn.to/3tYfWY4
Bus bins amzn.to/3fd8AvP
Equipment I use:
12 Sheet Cross Cut Micro Shredder (I use it to shred cardboard) amzn.to/3xYZKYu
Magic Bullet Small Blender (to pulverize egg shells) amzn.to/3gwEzb4
Indoor Outdoor Wireless Thermometer for worm bin amzn.to/3wIdXbO
Additional thermometer sensors 433 MHz amzn.to/41juD7v Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz
Additional thermometer sensors 915MHz amzn.to/3WTFgua Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz
Kitchen scale to weigh worms & food: amzn.to/3HnOQjg
Blue gloves amzn.to/3XsBg5n
Spray bottles to mist bedding amzn.to/3Fq23rN
Digital handheld Thermometer amzn.to/3EWfC2j
Compost Tea Bags amzn.to/3fCb5o1
Solar powered light amzn.to/3nOucAq
Reusable Keurig Coffee K-cups amzn.to/3FNXvt6
Other useful equipment for worm farming:
5 stackable sifter with different sized mesh: amzn.to/3S2k184
Cameras & camera equipment I use:
GoPro HERO11 amzn.to/3jkRpLa
Flexible Tripod amzn.to/3CGTjcF
Insta360 GO 2 camera amzn.to/3oxCc80
Insta360 One X2 camera amzn.to/3nqV6hp
iPhone 13 Max Pro amzn.to/3nq52aU
Canon EOS Rebel T8i amzn.to/3HcBuX6
4 Ocean bracelets I wear
Multiple colors to chose from bracelets amzn.to/3HMbHEx
Books on worms & worm farming
Worms Eat My Garbage amzn.to/3L4FXN2
Where to buy worms: www.TheGardenAndWormLady.com
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00:00 | Intro, recap & volume measurement
01:33 | Digging in & worm close ups
02:43 | Worms ate almost all the food!
04:01 | Worms tell me to feed big!!
05:02 | Listen to your worms!
05:42 | Amendments
06:16 | What is moderation?
06:37 | Covering top feeding with bedding
07:30 | New volume measurement
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Below are some of the items I use for vermicomposting & my channel's videos. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you if you use these links. Thank you for supporting this channel!
Worm Bins I use:
Vermihut 5-Tray Worm Compost Bin amzn.to/3Xs1eGe
Urban Worm Bag V2 amzn.to/3XE9QsT
20 Gallon Fabric Grow Pots amzn.to/3EBYhdr
3 gallon Rubbermaid Roughneck tote amzn.to/3eKDLhO
Other Worm Bins:
Worm Factory 360 3-Tray Version amzn.to/3AHnjqK
Worm Factory 360 5-Tray Version amzn.to/3tYfWY4
Bus bins amzn.to/3fd8AvP
Equipment I use:
12 Sheet Cross Cut Micro Shredder (I use it to shred cardboard) amzn.to/3xYZKYu
Magic Bullet Small Blender (to pulverize egg shells) amzn.to/3gwEzb4
Indoor Outdoor Wireless Thermometer for worm bin amzn.to/3wIdXbO
Additional thermometer sensors 433 MHz amzn.to/41juD7v Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz
Additional thermometer sensors 915MHz amzn.to/3WTFgua Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz
Kitchen scale to weigh worms & food: amzn.to/3HnOQjg
Blue gloves amzn.to/3XsBg5n
Spray bottles to mist bedding amzn.to/3Fq23rN
Digital handheld Thermometer amzn.to/3EWfC2j
Compost Tea Bags amzn.to/3fCb5o1
Solar powered light amzn.to/3nOucAq
Reusable Keurig Coffee K-cups amzn.to/3FNXvt6
Other useful equipment for worm farming:
5 stackable sifter with different sized mesh: amzn.to/3S2k184
Cameras & camera equipment I use:
GoPro HERO11 amzn.to/3jkRpLa
Flexible Tripod amzn.to/3CGTjcF
Insta360 GO 2 camera amzn.to/3oxCc80
Insta360 One X2 camera amzn.to/3nqV6hp
iPhone 13 Max Pro amzn.to/3nq52aU
Canon EOS Rebel T8i amzn.to/3HcBuX6
4 Ocean bracelets I wear
Multiple colors to chose from bracelets amzn.to/3HMbHEx
Books on worms & worm farming
Worms Eat My Garbage amzn.to/3L4FXN2
Where to buy worms: www.TheGardenAndWormLady.com
Hiya wormie friend!! Uuuummm that bubble wrap is so cool! It’s got HUGE bubbles 😂 I’m a bubble wrap popping fan lol 😅 oh wow look at all those worms already! How cool does the tomato skin look!!?! What a nice healthy feeding for them, super nutritious! 🥬🥭🍌🥒 it’s definitely growing in size and getting more volume Patrick! Good wormies!! Have a fabulous week guys!! 🌷💓💐🌻🌸
😂🤣😂That is so funny…we used to fight as kids to pop all the bubble wrap when packages came!! I think I’ve finally got the bin stable with moisture and the population is really blooming so I’m increasing the feedings as they show me they can eat more!! This really is a fun bin and so much bigger than my others! I hope you all are having a fantastic week!! Thanks so much for dropping by to watch & leave a wonderful comment Anita!!🪱🪱🪱
I’m so glad you shared where you have this bin placed. Since I’m in SE Florida I am concerned about having outdoor bins - heat, critters, etc. I’ve been wishing to see how you deal with that. Now I have a better idea! I’m using my pool screened patio for cow poop sifting, table top composting, plantings, etc. Maybe I can sneak in a worm bin too???!
Great video as always!
Thank you!! I saw your screened in lanai on your worm casting tea making video & thought I might see a worm bin out there!! As long as you have some shade for it, I think you could manage one out there. My fabric pot Outdoor Worm Bin sits flush on the ground in some shade outside of my pool enclosure...I think it stays cooler since it gets more morning sun and the ground helps to moderate the temperature. Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!!🪱🪱🪱
@@Vermicompost That’s interesting that you think the outdoor bin on the ground is cooler than the outdoor one on the screened lanai. My other thought is to put an outdoor bin nestled into the bamboo I have about 20 feet or so on the east side of the lanai. Hmmm.
You haven’t had any issue with raccoons or rats eating into the fabric pot bin? That and the heat scare me 😳.
As long as it is shaded the bin will be fine (and you don't put a pile of rice in during the summer like I did 2 years ago😂 ruclips.net/video/qVNkFzs0fV8/видео.html ) Ants may be a little bit of an issue nestled into the bamboo but if you open and close it occasionally throughout the week you should be fine. As for raccoons and rats...I did have something tear a small hole through both layers once. it didn't ravage the bin and it never came back. I just turned the inner bag 90 degrees so the holes don't line up and I haven't had a problem for the last two years...I kind of explain my thinking of why I don't get pests or varmints in this video ruclips.net/video/Cmeq-iN_Ih8/видео.html
Hey there, glad you are enjoying the Vermibag! I started out with the Vermibag Lil’ Mammoth and so glad I did. Anyone that already enjoys their worm farms will love the Vermibag and if you have a family, then the lil mammoth is great! I built the frame to be high enough that there is room underneath for a tub of bedding. I’ve started to put on hooks to store scoops, hand cultivators and a hand broom and dustpan. I put the frame on heavy duty wheels, with two locking, so I can move it about the garage as needed. I have a piece of wood that can rest over the whole thing, while still having room for air circulation, so it gives me a big area to put a few bins of drying castings on.
I’ve never had any trouble using the bedding under the bin. I think because the fluid that comes down goes into the bedding, it doesn’t really get anaerobic as it would in a fluid only situation, when bacteria can use up all the oxygen in the fluid. Anyways, it’s never been a problem and it’s been a lifesaver for sopping up really wet feedings. I like having bedding ready to go and you’ll notice that material cycles through quicker. You could put half that spent coffee in the bedding too and work it through which helps the bedding stay separated, as I don’t like finding clumps of matted paper that the worms can’t get to. I always do a mix to the bedding bin after feedings, to make sure there isn’t any pooling fluids and us it to help clean off my hands or tools.
Great job.
That is a great set up you've made there with your Vermibag Lil' Mammoth!! I probably needed to mix up the bedding I had in the container underneath every so often. As it turns out the shredded cardboard seemed dry on top and when I lifted the container up it had a semi foul odor and there was pooled liquid in the bottom...I'm not sure why it didn't totally soak into all the dry shreddings??!? I'll give it another go and this time mix up the shreddings below into the liquid. Thanks so much for all the tips!! And of course thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
Hi Patrick, from Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🇺🇸 🪱🇺🇸
It's a Big Honkin' Feeding 😅
No judgment, Mom 😂
That's a BIG BIN!!!!!
😂🤣😂 I just don't want her to waste food...but my worms are benefiting!! To her and may dad's defense (my dad made the day to day dinners) they had 5 kids and we are all gone so they are still adapting to having only the 2 of them around and no grandkids in town (they have 16 grandkids, I contributed 3). Thanks so much for all your support Peggy!!🪱🪱🪱
Top notch advice with "listen to your worm bin"! Pair that with an understanding of how worms and microbes work, and you almost can't go wrong (almost...)! Love your idea of having a bin of bedding at the bottom of the system to catch any runoff that occurs in the UWB. I always keep prepared bedding for my worms that is not only moistened, but also fed (typically coffee grounds, chow, and neem cake), but what you've done there is nearly the same thing with less fuss! Very cool!
Thanks Evelyn!! I like to try the different techniques of folks with the same or similar bins to mine to see how they work for me!! It sounds like you have a great formula for super charged bedding!! It's been fun to learn and listen to my new UWB!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch & pass on some great bedding techniques!!!🪱🪱🪱
It's great that you are liking the worm bag. Take care. 😎
Thanks AJ!! So far so good...in fact, I need to start wasting more food since I'm running out of scraps now that I got this bin going!! Thanks for all your support!!🪱🪱🪱
Before seeing your channel I had no idea you could fit so many worms in a bin! Lol
😀 They are rapidly reproducing!! When I check on them through the week, I lift up the newspaper and there are a ton on the top of the bedding!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!!🪱🪱🪱
Interesting! I never thought about different sides of the changing temperature based on the location of the sun. I always think only in terms of the center being the warmest. Thanks
Thank you! The way my back porch is shaped the worm bag doesn't get any hot sun until the afternoon so it is much more pronounced than in my Outdoor Worm Bin. The fact that it is a hanging system I think also contributes to the big difference in temperatures from each side. Thanks so much for watching Whytedavy!!🪱🪱🪱
@@Vermicompost you are welcome.
Wow, looking great. Mine is doing great also, still the tray system but with a huge load of baby worms. Thnx for posting this, I really want one myself.
Awesome!! So glad to hear your tray system is doing so well!! Baby worms are a fantastic sign of a future and ongoing population explosion!! I'm loving my UWB for sure!! Thanks so much for dropping by to watch!!🪱🪱🪱
Amazing progress
Thanks Joe!! This bin has really turned out to be a work horse for me!! I can't wait to see what the harvests look like!! Thanks for stopping by to watch and congrats on 21K Subs...of course tomorrow it will be 22k!!🪱🪱🪱
@@Vermicompost I wish. No. The monster video that catapulted the channel has throttled down to a crawl. At least it got me monetized.
That is fantastic that it got you monetized!! You've got a fantastic audience waiting for the YT algorithm to show them another one of your great videos!!
Looking very good!! They really chowed down! 🪱🪱🪱🪱
Thank you Ann!! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment on and watch all my videos!!🪱🪱🪱
Hello there. I am new to Vermicompost and hope to start up my own bin here shortly. I have been bin watching the past 6 videos you have posted and have subscribed. A lot of the information from you and AV have been helping me a ton with learning what to do and not to do with my bin.
Thanks so much for watching & subscribing!! I'm so excited you are getting a worm bin soon!! @A-V is the best!! Everyone in the worm farming community learns so much from him!! Here is a video, if you haven't already seen it, that may help to get your started when you get your worms and bin: ruclips.net/video/1IRP-Nu6_90/видео.html Thanks again for all your support!!🪱🪱🪱
@@Vermicompost I watched this one first! I will be rewatching it after I have ordered and received my red wigglers.
Success always friends🇲🇨
Thank you my friend!! Thanks for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
I started an UWB in late Sep 2022 with 2k reds and blue mix from Meme's. I am about full and I have to start taking some castings out! I have about 3 inches left of the tan showing and I am swimming in worms of all sizes. I too am making some massive feedings on about a 6-9 day interval. This is an outdoor bag under the shade of a giant Valley Oak. I just pulled my seed heat mat off last week as our frost danger is pretty much done for the year (Zone 9b). I am also monitoring with that same ThermoPro remote sensor and temps are nice and comfy. Thanks for the great tips, tricks and ideas. Keep 'em coming.
Thank you so much Alvin!! Looks like I am about 3 months behind you, I can't wait until my first harvest...although depending on how it does I might have to throw it right back on top?!? Did you have to do that or did it come out as pretty much all worm castings? I am really impressed with how much food this worm bin can devour!! I need to shorten my intervals and keep pumping it full of food scraps as long as it keeps up!! I'm in zone 9b as well, and I'm loving those temperature sensor!! They definitely give confidence to know the worms are doing well as the temps fluctuate around here!! Thanks for dropping by to watch and updating us on your UWB!!🪱🪱🪱
Great advice you gave was, "make sure you listen to your worm bin" in regards to feedings. Great progress
Thank you!! Right now each of my bins is telling me something just a little bit different!! I appreciate you taking the time to watch & comment!!🪱🪱🪱
The bin is looking great and the worms are tearing up the feedings. Awesome video. Have a great day
Thanks Dirty Joe!! I’m pretty impressed with how much they can consume!! Thanks for the good words, I appreciate you stopping by to watch!! Have a good one!!🪱🪱🪱
Awesome feeding! Can’t wait to see how much food you put in when it’s nearly full.😂🤠👍🏻🪱
That is an interesting thought!! I guess by the time it gets that high I will have harvested a couple times??!? That would be perfect if I could harvest a little every time I feed it like my Outdoor Worm Bin!! I guess I'll jump off that bridge when I get to it!! Thanks so much for watching Nick!!🪱🪱🪱
So glad that Im not the only one cutting grapes smaller for my worms.. I like to think more of them can get a taste that way and hopefully enjoy new tastes!
😂 I spoil my worms sometimes!! I like to let them get the taste of sweet grapes versus sour grapes so I give them a passage way in by cutting them up!! Glad to hear someone else likes to spoil them!! Thanks so much for watching!!!🪱🪱🪱
Wow big feeding. I bet you see leftovers next time.
if I don't see leftovers next time then these worms are super heroes!! I keep trying to challenge them and they keep eating almost everything I throw at them!! Thanks for dropping by to watch Ann!!🪱🪱🪱
Great feeding Patrick! The shredded cardboard underneath is a good idea. Catch the water that comes through and repurpose it for another job. At the end what were you showing with the ruler?
I started with showing we had about 9 inches to go until we reached the top of the bin...at the end I was showing that after the food and bedding was added we had about 6 inches to go until the top. Of course some of it will settle and the worms will shrink everything down as they turn it into castings but it kinda shows how much each feeding adds to the bin! Thanks for dropping by to watch this oversized feeding Rick!!🪱🪱🪱
@@Vermicompost gotcha, you can definitely see the volume is increasing.
Interesting how even your filming angle is aligned to face due north... permitting you to point to west & east knowingly. Intentional or coincidence??... They did a good job on the last feeding 👍🏻 ...and I suspect they'll do just as good on that nice big portion that you guys just game them :) Good advice given here to _'listen to the worm bin'_
😀The North side of the bin is against the house so the easiest camera angle is from the South…so kinda of accidentally on purpose!! They are definitely telling me they can eat a lot (even though the executive producer is saying noooo behind the scenes). I wonder if spreading it out on the larger surface area is helping? Thanks for stopping by to watch AV!!🪱🪱🪱
My guess is that spreading it out helps. And all that bedding is great too 👍🏻
Neat to see the swings in the bin and you slowly dialing it in. Mind-blowing that they consumed that last feeding !! What was with the ruler at tge end ?
Let's goooo !
Cheers J&C 🌱🪱🤜🤛💪
Btw Are you flexing at the 1:16 mark 💪😄
Thanks for watching that long!! I started the video with the ruler showing 9 inches to go until the top and the ruler at the end showed 6 inches to go...just a little fun to show how big the feedings and additional bedding raise the volume...of course the worms feasting and weight will shrink it down a bit but I like numbers & data so just one more thing to measure!! Thanks for watching J&C!!!🪱🪱🪱
@Vermicompost Learn by Doing never miss a second of your videos, brother!! Your one of three creators that Colleen and I watch together lol !! 🤜🤛
Colleen is the best!! Thanks brother!!🤜🤛
I've had that feeling in the pit of my stomach when I dread I overfed over a bin. Doesn't matter what time of the day or night, I go check! So, what a great reminder from you for us all to listen to our worms. By the way, Patrick, where is the second temperature sensor?
~ Sandra
😂 Glad to hear I'm not the only one who thinks about my worms day and night!! It will only get worse this fall when our youngest son goes off to college and I don't have as much to worry about!! Sensor 1 is in the Western side of the bin, Sensor 3 is on the easter side of the bin (both dug pretty deep) and sensor 2 is the one on top giving me the ambient air temperature within the zipped up bag. When they fall out during harvesting I'm gonna write the numbers on the sensors as you suggested so I know which is what without having to freeze them to find out😂 Thanks so much for dropping by Sandra!!🪱🪱🪱
Thank goodness you can read typo, Patrick! I'll try to be more careful and proofread in the future. 😉
😀 No worries!!
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Thank you Tory!! We appreciate your support!!🪱🪱🪱
How long can one of those bags last, realistically? It looks like an interesting system. But do the zippers last? What about the fabric? Love your videos. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the kind words!! That is a great question!! I've only had this bin for a few months but I have some subscribers that have had earlier versions for several years. The one I have (I believe it is the newest version as of Jan 2023) only has one zipper on the top (two zipper heads or whatever the things you pull are called) made of tough thick plastic. I know some earlier versions had a zipper on the bottom that some people complained got jammed with castings and was difficult to zip. My version has velcro high up the bottom sides as well as 4 plastic buckles to hold up the bottom catcher. I actually have just taken this off and I leave a bowl underneath it to catch drippings if I get it too moist up there. The fabric seems extremely durable especially compared to my fabric pot worm bin. The thing I think most people have had trouble with in the past has been the poles that come with the complete model. It looks like you can buy just the bag itself and make your own stand too if you prefer. I purchased some optional stabilizing straps for the poles that seem to be doing well for it...I also have it on a completely level surface. So far I'm very happy with it and my expectation is for it to last a long time!! But I'm only a few months in!! I hope this helps!! Thanks so much for watching my videos & for all your support!!🪱🪱🪱
Hi, I'm watching your channel for a while and there's a lot of knowledge, thanks so much!
I started my worm bin with coco coir over a month ago (now it's upgraded to 2-bin-tower made of 11 gallons bins) and I realized that volume has increased significantly and I'm not sure if it's already processed or not. There's not so much feeding left and it looks dark and crumbly (but moist and warm, fermentation probably). I'm have under 1k of red wigglers and I'm feeding them once a week with scraps and a lot of carbon. How to reasonably judge if the castings are ready to harvest? Should I stop the feeding for like, idk, two to four weeks to let them process that? I'm running out of space at this rate.
Thank you so much for watching!! Sometimes using coco coir bedding can make it hard to know when your worm castings are done, so it may be best to determine if they are done by using time. I would say it will probably take the worms at least 90 to 120 days to break down all the coco coir and food you have given them. If you plan on continuing to add levels to your 2 bin system then I would rotate the trays every 60 days. I think you could probably wait 2 weeks and let them continue to break down the bedding and reduce the volume for you like you said. It may be best to feed a little bit less as well to help keep them focused on the bedding and prevent any fermentation or over feeding situations. It sounds like your bin is doing well!! So keep up the good work but just skip a feeding or two, and add less food and bedding for a while until the worms catch up!! Thanks so much for watching my videos!! I really appreciate your support!!🪱🪱🪱
Great video. Love the ice d bottle idea. How many worms did you start with?
Thank you!! I started this Urban Worm Bag with about 2100 worms. My VermiHut worm tower I started with 200. My Tiny Worm Bin started with about 100-50 and my Outdoor Worm Bin starred with 90. I prefer starting with about 2000 but it can be done with much fewer…it just takes way longer!!! If I could have started with 4000 in this Urban Worm Bag I would have. It is an enormous bin! I hope this helps! Thanks so much for watching!🪱🪱🪱 Update/correction I started the VermiHut with 2000 worms not 200!
@@Vermicompost thanks for the reply. Mine, I only have about 50 so it’s taking a wild but that’s OK.
I live in southern New Mexico, and it’s sand for soil and no worms as it’s too dry. I am starting to develop this as a good way for my plants I want to grow. Thanks again.
Your plants are gonna love your vermicompost!! You will be there in no time!! I am proof 50 worms can turn into thousands!! If I can do it anyone can!!
My worms like to hangout on the sides of the container and have castings everywhere. Is that normal thing for the worms to do? I have vent holes uncovered but they don’t come out of them just hangout on the sides.
It is totally normal for them to be up against the sides and in the corners underneath the bedding. It is almost as if they like they having something hard to go up against or perhaps they like the moisture that accumulates down there. If you mean is it normal for them to be climbing up the sides and depositing castings along the sides, the answer is yes & no. They will use any moisture available to explore so if condensation gets on the sides they will wander. If they are not escaping then not too much to worry about. But if you want that to stop you can leave any lid you have off the bin and perhaps make some holes lower along the sides if it is a DIY bin. This will help increase airflow and prevent condensation from getting on the sides of the bin. I have a VermiHut worm tower and I don’t mind the worms climbing up the sides so I leave everything how it came with the lid on etc. My Tiny worm bin has larger vent holes that keep the condensation off the sides so I never see the worms climb up the sides even with the lid on. I hope this helps! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
Great video! Are boiled eggs safe to feed to red wigglers?
They are safe to feed your worms but...BIG BUT...they will smell and possibly attract critters...unless you feed so little of the egg that the worms eat it almost right away...or you have so many worms that a whole egg will go fast and you bury the egg deep! Worms will eat just about anything that was once alive (or in this case came from something alive) but some things take a while for the worms to eat...or for it to break down by microbes and other worm bin critters before the worms will eat it. I don't feed my worms boiled eggs but I know folks who do! I hope this helps!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch and ask a great question!!🪱🪱🪱