The Mealworm Farmher | Sustainable Farm Tour | Chickenlandia Stories
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- In this episode of Chickenlandia Stories: The Mealworm Farmher, I travel to The Barn at Holly Farms to meet Holly Winters, owner and operator of Egg Song Farm. She shows me her wonderful chickens, and teaches me the ins and outs of mealworm farming. We had so much fun and I hope you love it! #farmher #chickenlandia #sustainablefarming
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Please do a how-to video on Holly’s meal worm set up !!
I would really like to know exactly what type of bedding, and where to get the start for meal worms.
Worm math Is a lot like chicken math. I bought a starter kit of mealworms about 4 years ago and now I have Thousands of them. My hubby thinks I'm nuts but I actually enjoy working with them.
Hi---just watched the video out of curiosity. Was wanting them to mention a little more about acquiring the worms and raising them.
Could you possibly fill in that gap a bit?
Where did you get your worms and is it time intensive caring for them?
Do you keep them in your home or is an out building sufficient? Are temps a problem?
Thanks...if you have time. Jesus bless.
I love the sound they make, it's like rice crispies with milk in it 😂
You two need your own tv show. This was so informative and entertaining. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Call Oprah and tell her! LOL
It was like the magic garden show... lol . Really fun!
You two are so adorable giggling over chickens and mealworms. What a great place to visit. Thank you! I used to grow redwiggler bait worms under my rabbit hutch. So I know the feeling of joy this brings. I agree, everyone should have chickens and little homesteads too!
Her energy is so contageous
Hilarious! You both I swear we're sisters or besties. The smile at the end you look just a-like. The energy was through the roof. Loved it!
After a difficult day at the VA with my husband, I came home down and out. I checked out RUclips and found you two! How fun and uplifting! I loved it!!!
That is awesome!
What a nice farm, the animals and birds look so happy and healthy :) I had no idea meal worms turned into beetles! I'm loving these Chickenlandia stories :)
I’m so glad you are loving them! I certainly learned a lot about mealworms meeting with Holly. She’s a wealth of knowledge and a really fun person, too!
@@WelcometoChickenlandia mine think meal worms grow out of mind hand also😁
Omg my teacher in Sturgis Ms. We call it little Sturgis bc we only have 166 people here but man it's a lovely town and my teacher in second grade brought eggs to class and set up an incubator and we actually got to wait for them to hatch then one morning I come in an they were hatching! I never forgot that and is probably why I have about 30 chickens now 🤣! Thanks Ms. Smith!
Meal worms are so great and so expensive. I never knew we could learn to 'grow' them ourself. This is a game changer. Thankyou so much!
Awesome channel name... we're a big fan of mealworms as well. Nice job on the video!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate you watching.
Oh yay! Both of my favorite RUclipsrs!!!!!! I love both of your channels!!! 😊
never thought ill find u here
This is a fun and interesting video. Now you’re going to have to start a meal worm farm. Wormlandia!
Hahaha I’m gonna leave that to the experts!
Y’all seem like you’ve know each other for years and are best friends! ❤️
"Just roll over and started eating!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Love it!
U guys are STRAIGHT ADORABLE!
What a great spotlight on a chicken related business. Very fun and informative. Jessica was growing meal worms for our chickens for awhile. I'm glad to know we're not the only people who have containers of beetles and worms.😆👍
Haha you’re definitely not the only one! Apparently it is a booming industry.
OMG I AM GOING TO DO THIS. I AM GOING TO DO MORE INVESTIGATING AND RESEARCH BUT I THINK I AM GOING TO TRY THIS I LOVE THIS. THANK MISS PRESIDENT
Yay! Do it!!
You two were awesome together! It looks like you had so much fun! Would love to see you two fo more chicken videos together!
This is one of my favorite Chickenlandia videos ❤
This video was just great, I have learned so much. I have raised chickens before, but was never shown anything but the basics. Thanks so much!
Cute informative video, Thanks for sharing!
Love it love it love it!!!!
Nice, you're both local.
This is the first video I have viewed from you!
I will be checking out more!
Thanks!!!
Thank you! I appreciate you being here.
My favorite chicken channel. Love the education and your personality
Thank you so much 🤗
Great video! I love the positive energy.
Dear president of Chickenlandia…….i love your wit and sense of humour😂
The two of you are adorable! 🌸💕🌸
Love, love, LOVE your channel! Thank you for posting such fun videos.
A couple of years ago I was raising meal worms for my feathered ladies. It worked out okay, but I soon learned it was easier just to buy the darned things.🤪
Fun, fun video. ❤️
This is great ! I used to 'raise' meal worms to feed my frogs when I was 9 ! (I'm 70 now...) but I never knew about frass ! How do you separate out frass from other stages of the cycle?
I wish I could answer all these questions but I honestly don’t know! Holly is the expert. ❤️
I’ve heard a simple strainer and just shake the oatmeal through it to separate the frass
What a cool video. Looks like you ladies had a fun day!
Love this and thank you for the inspiration!
You're the best! I just found you, watched about a dozen videos last night. Learned so much. Plus, I love love love your personality, your smile, your optimism, your attitude. Thanks for making this incredible channel! :) Also, I'm jealous you're in one of the prettiest towns! :)
Thank you so much!
I was wondering about my sister's chickens eating meal worms and noticed this video. I'm very impressed this. Seeing the various critters at Egg Song Farm make me realize that one has to be quite expert with animals because each animal has its own specific needs and wants in order to grow and thrive. Then there is quite a bit of crop and insect management going on too. I appreciate your work very much indeed. This video helps to further my education. Thank you for posting it.
Of all the chicken people I watch your my favorite!!
Thank you!!
This is fantastic!
I watched this again and I still love this video. I am finally starting my mealworm farm.
$6.00 for 50 live large mealworms in my area
I didn’t know much about mealworms so this was nice. Thanks!
Merry Christmas! What a fun day how cute! I need to raise as much food as I can for my chickens. Wendy🎄⛄️
so fun! You are so entertaining
One of my favorites
That was awesome.
My favorite RUclips channel...!!! :) I'm learning so much!!! Gives me a case of the happies watching these!!! Thank you!!!
Smiling and Happy! I love watching your videos.
😁🐔
Better late than never..... found your channel, put a smile on my face....Thankyou, greets from .nl
What a wonderful video!! Thank you ladies. We are so grateful for you.
Great information thank you 😊
Just precious!
Just collected a few plastic drawers that a neighbor threw out, perfect timing, because my 5yr old granddaughter and I want to raise mealworms. Nearly $10/lb is too expensive, but the chickens, ducks and goose love them and they are the perfect treat to train them and entice them into their coop.
By the way, learning about it all from two good looking women is my treat. 😆
Nice video. I was hoping to see her production area.
Sweet and such a fun experience for you and all of us... I grow my own mealworms and it is as easy as she said. Thanks for sharing.
What do they eat? Thanks
@@heatherk8931 Mine eat oatmeal, cornmeal,, carrots, potatoes, pretty much any vegetable for "water". Watch out for mold
Chickens always run to me. I call it worm love.
This is real informative ,,,, I did not know that the cycle was like that !!! Thank you for sharing !
I learned so much shooting this. And it was super fun because Holly is a really fun person.
What a fun place
Great video.
I love chicken besties Title
and the smiles and giggles. My sheep always beg to get out then they run right for the hens food that is out free range for the hens. My sheep are free range til hubby comes home and they have to go back.
Great channel and we do meal worms also which my 9 year old granddaughter who is obsessed with chickens and fishing loves to feed worms to either of her obsessions so it’s hard to keep the batch going lol
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That goat was so cute!
Wow this is so cool ladies, I live in East pierce county Wa so excited to meet you here ty
Haha, I never heard of a crazy chicken lady 🐣. Love your videos
Enjoyed this! She has a Joan Cusack feel ❤
She does!
I got 3k for 35 dollars from a friend and raised them for my bearded dragons and they were VERY easy to raise and no smells nothing.
I love your sense of humor and the way you care for your flock. Someone who likes her chickens like I do. My husband fusses about the feed prices and I do try to stretch it by foraging for them. They can't free range here. To many predators. 👍
Gosh you’re the Mindy Kaling funny of chicken lovers! 🥰 PS To Everyone Definitely only buy North American 🐛!!!
LOVED THIS!!!
Thank you♡
What a lovely fun video to watch! It is fun to get together with friends who also enjoy what you do! Blessings
Thank you!
I really needed a smile today and the introduction did just that. Thank you for your channel.
Very interesting.
Where do you buy the mealworm larva from? So neat! Thanks for the amazing docmentary. 😃👍🐓
It made me smile
Wow what a coop
Lovely video❤
This was excellent! I'm going to grow meal worms too!
Go for it!
Hi Holly! Never have used mealworm for our chickens. Hooray for rainbow eggs!
Now you can start growing them!
That was so fun and had lots of info. Thanks ladies.
Wonderful video! You guys crack me up! You are both awesome.
I SO enjoyed this video 😊. I live in Prineville Oregon but if I'm ever visiting my family in Vancouver Washington I will definitely be looking for this farmers market.
12:20 Captioning had Holly saying "as long as you throw in a fresh piece of apple or Karen in there"... Sounds like a good way to deal with 'em.
Omg You two are hilarious!
Can the beetles or worms escape that plastic bin? Do you keep them outside year around? I'm not sure I wanna keep em inside if they can escape
How much of the chickies diet can be these live or dead worms/beetles? I think I read 10% but chickies in nature might find more then that foraging.
You are such a funny girl, and you just make me laugh!
Its worm week!!! What a lovely chicken kingdom. I think mealworms would be great extra hobbie for you to take on. Beautiful farm.
Haha we shall see. My problem is I feel sad feeding live ones to the chickens because basically I've named all the mealworms hahaha.
@@WelcometoChickenlandia LOL. I name everything too!!! Im pretty sensitive towards my animals
You get it! ❤️🐔🐛❤️
I ran out of names for all my chickens! Now they’re all just nicknamed from their breed. For example, our Ancona is named Annie and our Sienna Star is cleverly named Sienna.
@@hollyjoh brilliant!
This place used to be a top level hunter jumper barn. Nice to see the new life it's been given!
awesome video ... love it .. well done and such an amazing farm too!
Thanks, Max! Dalia is a fabulous videographer and I feel so lucky she chose Egg Song Farm to feature!!
Thanks so much for watching! Holly is pretty fab herself!
Awe this is my neck of the woods!!
Yay!
@14:12 what are the black and white Chickens are they a polish? Those are some I want in my flock. Thank you for another awesome video
Oh, I love this!!! I wish I lived closer... Tucson, Arizona needs a farm like this. Maybe I'll start one... lol My daughter lives in Maple Valley, WA and I'm sending her a link. Great video, thanks.
You’re so welcome!
Exelent información, I love how you take care of your farm with love.
Thank you!
Cool
She could sell them as a regular snack as well, it's really awesome if you roast them with some spices, like a potato chips but a lot more nutritious.
Ummm…… no. Just no. Chickens eat the mealworms. I eat the chickens. That’s how that goes.
Dolia, this was such a cute video. I thoroughly enjoyed watching. 💕 I have for a while wanted to raise mealworms. I believe this video seals the deal for me. Thank you so much. 💕. NonnaGrace
Oh I want to know how that goes. Please keep us updated!
Personally I wouldn't want to be a teacher in a school either it's so limiting compared to the opportunity you would have on a farm like this and YOU GET THE BEST of the best with it being a field trip for the kids when they get do come to the farm. Plus you get to work with animals and kids. EVEN BETTER! I wish kids learned so differently then they do today. I mean seriously I can teach you Math on this farm in any form better then in a boring classroom on a wall with a board. The word (Board) says it all when it comes to schools. Sand mud and stones are just as effective or MORE then a boring chalk or dry erase board. We really need to rethink our board room blues class rooms in schools. Especially cuz KIDS ARE HANDS ON. You can BET this mama is going to use her chickens that we just bought this year in our home schooling. Aaaaaaamen. Thank you for the great ideas you have given me, now time to pass them on to my friends that home school there kids. :)
Who was it that built that coop in the video? I live in WA and am interested in a quality built coop...great videos...thanks!
Lacy is the best name ever! I have a few laced chicks that could use that name. I love how happy you always are. I want to be friends with you to show my hubs I am not the only crazy chicken lady out there!
I like your check wander full mam thanks you give very good ideas
Hi, first time watching you. Please could you tell how to start a mealworm batch from scratch. What you I need?
You showed us, but you already have a continuous growth. I want to do a small skill, just for my “future chickens.” Preparing myself before actually doing it. I will have a small space, but want only quality.
Also please would you recommend feeds for babies and when growing up that are healthy and super nutritious? Thank you in advance.🙏💜🐥
I just bought 100 mealworms for $5.00 in November 2021. Now I have a three drawer set up like Holly. It takes a while to get the process running!
I would love to meet you ladies in person to learn so much more, thank you so much for the laughs I absolutely loved this video.
Thank you
You're welcome!
Great video! Makes me want to start a mealworm farm!
You should do it!! ❤️
@@WelcometoChickenlandia I’ll consider it when I get chickens! This is a big year!
I loved this video! I am looking for a good Mealworm video.
Is that a Carolina Coop? Awesome design!