HOW TO START A MEALWORM FARM | CLEANING YOUR MEALWORM HABITAT

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  • Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
  • Check out the supplies needed to start your own mealworm farm as well as your first phase of cleaning! Follow me as we go through the life cycle of the mealworms and maintain the farm as they grow!
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    Pupae Sifter Insert-
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    Mealworms purchased from Max-a-Mealies-
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Комментарии • 87

  • @Terminator2310
    @Terminator2310 Год назад +11

    Thank you, I learnt more from you than the professional breeder RUclipsrs.

    • @rcklivestockhomestead2633
      @rcklivestockhomestead2633  Год назад +4

      How kind! I will say there are a few of those youtubers that I learned from! However there are some missing questions in theirs that I found in the Facebook groups! I appreciate you watching!

  • @vokez5297
    @vokez5297 Год назад +7

    Your chickens are so well behaved... if I had my mealworms open and accessible like that in front of them they would be in there eating them up! lol

  • @kristyyates5516
    @kristyyates5516 8 месяцев назад +2

    All my beetles have come from my local pet supplies plus so I don't think they spray them, but maybe other pet stores do. Just got a lot of mealworms out of my latest beetles and sadly my last two beetles passed. (I never expected to breed beetles, I was just taking care of them cause they were hiding in my leopard gecko enclosure and I figured if they survived all that, they deserved to live as long as possible (which was almost a year!) lol. Now I have my own little farm. 😊

    • @OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt
      @OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt 6 месяцев назад

      Now I'm interested in all the different types of beetles that made possibly be good for making chicken food or fish food.

  • @Potts2k8
    @Potts2k8 10 месяцев назад +1

    I bought my mealworms (4 tubs at £2.50 each) from Jollyes (UK) to start my farm when we got our bearded dragon and haven't had a problem with pupa or beetles 👍🏻

  • @rvenable8958
    @rvenable8958 Год назад +1

    Thank you for all of the info!

  • @alichohan5147
    @alichohan5147 Год назад +3

    Thanks alot for this information

  • @cayleighshomestead4436
    @cayleighshomestead4436 Год назад +2

    Yes very informative ❤️🐓

  • @paul12clearwater
    @paul12clearwater Год назад +1

    Thank you. Definitely the best video on mealfarms so far that I’ve watched. Well done. Thank you again.:)

  • @Emanemoston
    @Emanemoston 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the video.

  • @CaminoProvisions
    @CaminoProvisions 2 года назад +7

    This is fascinating! What a great way to feed chickens! Very easy to follow your directions. Thanks!

    • @rcklivestockhomestead2633
      @rcklivestockhomestead2633  2 года назад +2

      I'm glad it helped! Thank you for watching!

    • @S.Trades
      @S.Trades 8 месяцев назад +1

      You'll need to breed a lot though. Hens LOVE mealwoms!

  • @josiegallegos7144
    @josiegallegos7144 Год назад +2

    Awesome! I learned so much with you. Thank you for taking the time to show me.

  • @S.Trades
    @S.Trades 8 месяцев назад +1

    Enjoyed this! I'm just starting out again with mealworms. Fun and very low maintenance!

  • @Gladysaur1
    @Gladysaur1 Год назад +1

    Hmmm interesting tip about pet store mealworms. I didn't know they were treated/sprayed with anything. It would explain what used to happen with my birds. In the past, there were a couple of times I bought meal worms from pet smart on a pinch when I ran out and my order hadn't arrived. I stopped though because without fail, my starlings would end up getting diarrhea and poop the worms out unprocessed every time. This never happened with breeder mealworms. Now I avoid mealworms from chain stores. Thanks for the video very helpful!

  • @teresaholland4790
    @teresaholland4790 Год назад +2

    Thanks for sharing your help today and sharing your help

  • @londonpickering8675
    @londonpickering8675 Год назад +1

    Great vid! Thank you for taking the time to post this...

  • @jamesreyes777
    @jamesreyes777 Год назад +2

    What a wonderful video. You really were super helpful and I love your process. Keep up the good work I am subscribing and liking your video and I’m sure I will too like the rest of them.

  • @dannysan626
    @dannysan626 11 месяцев назад

    I must have the most resilient "mealworm farm" because I never wanted it lmao, no humidity, and they still pupate.... But, I have accepted them, and now knowing a bit of humidity would make them super happy, I wonder how proper care will make their numbers boost!

  • @Adnancorner
    @Adnancorner 4 месяца назад

    Man ur operation is pretty nice.

  • @hassanzaidi1767
    @hassanzaidi1767 Год назад +1

    GOOD JOB MAIM KEEP IT PLS PLS LIVE STOCK IS A GOOD THING THANK U

  • @Nhatkybaoan79
    @Nhatkybaoan79 10 месяцев назад

    Cảm ơn bạn chia sẻ video rất hay, chúc bạn luôn thành công nhé 😊

  • @connectionoflivesandinterests
    @connectionoflivesandinterests Год назад +2

    *Hello, I'm new here watching I just lost a long comment I was leaving you. I totally appreciate this informative video. I bought mealworms for the lizards that come around. I like the idea of being able to have multi uses for having mealworms for the garden. I loved hearing your chicken share its inputs about what you were sharing with us that was too funny. I plan to grow for another fertilizer for the garden. I want you grow a bunch of greenery Foods indoors for healthy eating. The one part I don't like about having mealworms to raise is the Beatles is there too ugly. Worms I can touch all day long but the Beatles no. I need were talking about getting chickens and I would love to be able to help them out with the meal worms. You did a fantastic job with this video share. I'm still watching your video and wondering how much the sifter things cost. 😍😍😍* Sharon in SC

    • @rcklivestockhomestead2633
      @rcklivestockhomestead2633  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much! The beetles give me the creeps too! Some people wear gloves when they're handling the beetles and that helps them a bit. I don't remember what the sifters cost but I will update the description with an Amazon link in the coming days if that helps!

  • @takenstios445
    @takenstios445 Год назад +2

    This was great! I use mealworms as feeders for my spiders (tarantulas and such) and I have some pupating right now so I thought hey, why not see if theyre easy to raise, and they really are!

  • @roberttoms4641
    @roberttoms4641 Год назад +3

    Very interesting.. Do you need to cut and glue a screen in the top bin ? Thanks Bob

  • @taylorrana-ruby391
    @taylorrana-ruby391 Год назад +2

    Thanks for the info!

    • @rcklivestockhomestead2633
      @rcklivestockhomestead2633  Год назад +1

      Absolutely! Keep an eye out for the next video on Pupae! It's coming in the next couple of days!

  • @Pmz604
    @Pmz604 Год назад +3

    In terms of pet store meal worms...just let the meal worms go through its process..im sure you'll be surprised..and pupae starts to form.

  • @amysbackyard1682
    @amysbackyard1682 Год назад +1

    Nice, i want to have that sifter too but we dont have that here in the Philippines. We have a small farm of mealworms too. 🥰

  • @bartacomuskidd775
    @bartacomuskidd775 Год назад

    Would the mealworm eat husk? Or rice hull? And have you ever had mealworm eggs get into your veggie beds, when you apply the frass as fertilizer?

  • @Adnancorner
    @Adnancorner 4 месяца назад

    Have you tried using sand for substrate ? because if you are feeding them food separately then perhaps sand is a good option ? Oats and other things can be served on a small plastic plate separately kept in the middle of the sand box.

  • @crypto-jorozu1532
    @crypto-jorozu1532 Год назад +1

    👍

  • @dandavatsdasa8345
    @dandavatsdasa8345 Год назад +2

    Great Video!
    I was wondering how to put the mealworms in an outdoor compost pile and even get them going in a wooded area with the forest floor full of rotting leaves.
    How to have more maggots in a Compost Pile for chickens?
    Thank you

    • @rcklivestockhomestead2633
      @rcklivestockhomestead2633  Год назад +2

      I'm not sure! I would maybe look into vermiculture for that application!

    • @dandavatsdasa8345
      @dandavatsdasa8345 Год назад +2

      @@rcklivestockhomestead2633
      One website article says that it wouldn't hurt to let the mealworms escape the compost pile outdoors. But there was a complaint about superworms getting out.
      Vermiculture does seem easier than even mealworms and can be put into an outdoor area.

  • @OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt
    @OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt 6 месяцев назад

    I bet these things would be great for feeding fish like tilapia in a tank with watercress and waterchestnuts

  • @cayleighshomestead4436
    @cayleighshomestead4436 Год назад +5

    You should look into Black Soldier flys they are a really good source of calcium for your chickens!🐓

    • @rcklivestockhomestead2633
      @rcklivestockhomestead2633  Год назад +5

      They absolutely are! They are also a higher protein source than meal worms. But mealies are much easier to raise and I have always fed the egg shells back to the girls for their calcium.

    • @drisxxx5761
      @drisxxx5761 Год назад +4

      flys so irritating man

    • @ronaldwatkins6079
      @ronaldwatkins6079 Год назад +1

      @@rcklivestockhomestead2633 11

  • @ashleymcclelland8395
    @ashleymcclelland8395 Год назад

    How long does it take to go from worm to pupae, from pupae to beetles? My beardie LOVES the beetles. I bought worms, now I'm waiting...lol

  • @stephjake7330
    @stephjake7330 Год назад +2

    How do you know when to clean the containers?

  • @cristinajacuzzi6630
    @cristinajacuzzi6630 Год назад +2

    So you didn't need to add any holes for ventilation?

  • @candicebeshears6772
    @candicebeshears6772 Год назад +2

    Do you sift the frass again later just in case eggs fell through and hatch?

  • @larrybethrowden2149
    @larrybethrowden2149 Год назад +1

    But banana peal works very well though

  • @petriedsh
    @petriedsh Год назад +2

    Why do you separate the larger worms from the small ones?

    • @rcklivestockhomestead2633
      @rcklivestockhomestead2633  Год назад +2

      Really it's just preference. But, If youre selling them or feeding them to other animals, it's easier to grab a handful in your large bin, so you aren't feeding your future generation to continue your farm.

  • @iemervingp9002
    @iemervingp9002 Год назад +2

    What is your IG Can you teach me how to cultured those? worm because I got Backyard Road island CHickens

  • @karenreaves3650
    @karenreaves3650 Год назад

    Wheat bran needs to be baked at 150 to prevent mite infections.

  • @colleenshepard9785
    @colleenshepard9785 10 месяцев назад

    I hope you or another can answer my question
    I cannot find BULK wheat bran in my area
    Is there another item I can use that I wont be spending more $$$$ on bugs than on food for my table?
    Lol

    • @rcklivestockhomestead2633
      @rcklivestockhomestead2633  10 месяцев назад +1

      I think alot of people like to use oats. These can also be found at feed stores fairly commonly.

  • @MistressOP
    @MistressOP Год назад +1

    you might want to switch to cockroaches or black larve flies instead of meal worms just for the breathing problems that go with it. You never know when that allergic reaction going to pop. Also. you can split about quarter the mealworm feed with dried azolla or duckweed.

    • @fawnlove9527
      @fawnlove9527 6 месяцев назад +1

      You can also develop allergies towards dubia roaches colonies

    • @MistressOP
      @MistressOP 6 месяцев назад

      true, but it's less likely due to less interaction needed. There's a lot of dust steps to mealworm. It's sheer overwelm with the number of steps with mealworms and I've met a lot of people use to farm them. using full breathing suits and stop because of the problems with them. Because once they are allerigic you can no longer eat the eggs produce from them either. But dubai is a lot less likely but you should always take care with insect farming. @@fawnlove9527

  • @emom46
    @emom46 8 месяцев назад

    Im breeding for outdoor birds and anoles. What do i do with the beetles.

    • @SamStone1964
      @SamStone1964 4 месяца назад

      Birds and lizards eat the beetles.

  • @pollytaulbee7484
    @pollytaulbee7484 7 месяцев назад

    How do you get the worms.

  • @paulb9769
    @paulb9769 10 месяцев назад

    Is vegetable waste not a good food source or is it to messy?

    • @SamStone1964
      @SamStone1964 4 месяца назад

      As long as it's not soggy. If it's soggy it will go mouldy quickly.

  • @hollywiseman8812
    @hollywiseman8812 Год назад

    How many should you start with?

    • @rcklivestockhomestead2633
      @rcklivestockhomestead2633  Год назад +1

      I believe I bought 1000 meal worms to start, but there are kits where you can buy both meal worms and beetles to speed up the process. It's all dependent on what you want to spend up front and how big of a farm you want. But the 1000 to start worked well for me!

  • @SJ-gj7mx
    @SJ-gj7mx 3 месяца назад

    Just one question, the frass can cause severe respiratory problems. that is my main concern. Do you wear mask?

    • @rcklivestockhomestead2633
      @rcklivestockhomestead2633  3 месяца назад

      Hi! I just do it outside so I don't need to really worry about that. If you're doing it indoors I would recommend one.

    • @SJ-gj7mx
      @SJ-gj7mx 3 месяца назад

      @@rcklivestockhomestead2633 Thank you

  • @Losbitiboys4441
    @Losbitiboys4441 Год назад

    How do i get the meal worm to start

    • @rcklivestockhomestead2633
      @rcklivestockhomestead2633  Год назад +2

      You have to order your meal worms online from a breeder. I have linked where I got mine in the description, but there are other metalwork farmers that sell also.

  • @cesarm.4579
    @cesarm.4579 10 месяцев назад

    hola
    te recomiendo uses cubre boca

  • @brogansolt657
    @brogansolt657 Год назад

    4:46
    ayo jerry stfu im growin ur foodd

  • @hassanzaidi1767
    @hassanzaidi1767 Год назад

    DRAWER SHOULD BE SMALL