A mealworm farm is cheap and easy to maintain and you can keep it in your room

Is the pet feed market not oversaturated already?

Bet this smells bad

i checked on the internet it was $42 for 3000 worms
they also sell dried meal worms

oversaturated

if the cost to feed stock goes to zero imagine what would happen to food prices

you have no idea what you're talking about

what will happen to food prices if feed becomes cheaper

Realistically nothing because the goys are already used to getting ripped off. But i guess i do see a place for bug farming for high protein animal feeds.

imagine if people started cultivating worms and supplying their food producers

food is so scarce and shitty, literal bugs are a delicacy

you can't make it up

Do you have any research or personal observations about whether chickens actually eat these worms or whether you have to process them somehow to make them more appealing to birds?

eat worms and insects, anon!

Yeah no, that's exactly what the jews want me to do. The aryan cannot survive without the cow.

you don't have to

for now

Chickens eat anything that moves. They LOVE that shit. Id it moves they will gang up on it & rip it to shreds in seconds

I know they are gluttonous little bastards but ive seen them be quite picky about what they eat. I also doubt they enjoy snails so i just want to know how they would handle bugs.

they love it, ducks love it, fish love it
you can also use it to feed wild birds

see

the solutions to free yourselves from corporate greed are right in front of you
but for some odd reason you scoff at it

faggots complain about slide threads and the quality of this board instead of talking about real solutions they can implement

you deserve your elon musk overlord brain implants

I know a guy who does this shit in his spare bedroom, his entire house is infested with beetles, it's fucking ridiculous

my dad works at nintendo!

how they would handle bugs

Anon, have you literally never seen a chicken peck a worm out of the ground and fucking eat that thing?

It's actually Sega you fuckin asshole

Bugs are gross and eating bugs is disgusting

i've seen one of my chickens eat a whole mouse one time

if grinded down into a pulp and made into a chicken tendies you would love it

I have a big covered area where I keep my chicken feed boxes, I was moving some shit around in there once while the birds were in there and a mouse jumped out and landed and froze and the chickens locked in on it and everyone was dead frozen for like 5 seconds and you could see like a giant MURDER button click on inside the birds and they swarmed that fucking thing, ripped him into pieces and blood shot everywhere.

Would you shape them like dino nuggets?

The majority of all humans living in the first world don't live in locations where they can properly raise chickens or ducks

You are completely fucking retarded. Like embarrassingly fucking retarded. Holy shit, that will probably be the stupidest thing i read all week. Might be the dumbest thing all March.

cock shaped for you faggot

Are they weather hardy? It gets cold here.

One day I might have my own few acres and I've been wondering how I can grow my own chicken food on that much land. Seems like a good plan

eat zee bugz propaganda

just feed it to the animals that we have banned using government oppression

You are a rude nigger animal and I am going to spray diarrhea and take it on the the bowl of my toilet before you come over to repair it.

Thanks for the giggle mate

they don't like the cold as no insect does
but it's not hard to put up isolation and keeping them warm

Thats fucking disgusting retard. Mealworms turn into NASTY beetles that BITE HARD. Fucking retard.

T. Used to keep reptiles and tried this already

They turn into nasty biting beetles it’s retarded what this guy is suggesting

Yeah this
Oh I see. You’re jewish.

another one working for nintendo

I actually work for the department of anal fisting at your mom's house

Black Solider Flys are prob better, easy to feed and grow, eat scraps.. Chickens and ducks love the juicy worms..adult flies don't have mouths, they just breed..

Japanese Beetle traps are also good source of free food and certain types of mushrooms that grow on the surface of ponds.

kek

Japanese beetle traps are like magic, they fill up so god damn fast

I hate those fucking things. First off, they stink. Second, they creep the fuck out of me. Third, I'm not sure, but they probably bite. Last, think of the disaster if they escape their enclosure. I would feel less queasy if I could prove that my house is haunted. So, fuck these things. I just think they're gross.

>The majority of all humans living in the first world don't live in locations where they can properly raise chickens or ducks

You're retarded. Even my suburb allows chickens, and the yards can be tiny. 1/4-1/2 acre including the house of 1,200-2,000 square feet.

There are many areas of America that are more rural and remote than Poland.

your room.

It would probably be better located in a garage or somewhere far from where you live/sleep. The smell and also risk of them escaping into your bed that would not be good

They can't bite. They live for like 2 weeks going "Aaaa where am I I'm hungry what am I doing" they literally exist to be eaten. That's why you are horrified by them because they are real and ghosts are not

Do you have any research or personal observations about whether chickens actually eat these worms or whether you have to process them somehow to make them more appealing to birds?

Have you never seen a bird in the wild eat a worm off the ground? Jesus fuck Pawel, have you been abused and held in a commiebloc apartment your entire life?

I know they are gluttonous little bastards but ive seen them be quite picky about what they eat. I also doubt they enjoy snails so i just want to know how they would handle bugs.

Chickens will literally eat all kinds of little spiders, grasshoppers, caterpillars, beetles, termites, ticks, slugs, spiders, and even the larvae of ants, moths, and termites.they find crawling along the ground.

they don't smell and you can keep them from escaping by putting a lid on the box

I was thinking about growing some to feed my hens, because a 5lb bag is like 40 bucks. I do love listening to them coo as they gobble them all up, so it's worth it. I give them like half a coffee cup worth every other day. Now they're a bunch of beggars.

I don’t want worms where I fuck and sleep

are you one of those living in a pod guys?

No I’m a get your nasty ass worms out of my bedroom type of guy

Nobody wants to talk to you. You're only getting replies because you're throwing a tantrum. PIC related, you faggot.

it's like having an ant farm

quite picky about what they eat

I’ve raised chickens for the past twenty years. I’ve never seen them show any signs of pickiness. They will literally eat anything with protein.
OP actually is giving good advice.
What do you feed the worms, OP.

If you fuck up you'll have beetles everywhere, right?

you fill the trays with wheat bran or oat meal and they will eat that, you add a carrot or potato for moisture and replace those ever once in a while

you can eat them yourself

That's against my religion. Feed them to the Christians. Christians eat everything, even their own shit.

Chickens are only picky about things they shouldn't eat. They know what bugs they can, or can't eat. I've watched a poisonous caterpillar walk right through all my hens and they made way for it. That being said, the people who say

MY CHICKENS WILL EAT ANYTHING!

are not lying, they will eat almost anything because they're probably not being provided with access to feed in 100% of their awake hours. So they're hungry. They'll eat wood if you starve them. My chickens habe what they like. They love their feed, but mealworms they like better. They don't like Brussels sprouts, but they love squash, but only if I cook it for them first, and they still don't eat the skin. They're pretty indifferent about lettuce, but they love all sorts of bugs. I put big flat sections of logs in their pen that I flip over for them they go wild for all the bugs under them.

I've seen them kill and eat a magpie that tried to steal their feed. Chicken are scary beasts.

a comprehensive guide
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That’s much cheaper than feed. And it’s what they actually want. Chickens ALWAYS prefer bugs and worms to feed. And feed is crazy expensive now…especially if your wife is religious about using organic EVERYTHING. Most importantly, the more bugs they eat, the better the eggs taste. Their meat is far better on a bug dense diet. In the warmer months, I like to let them forage at the tree line for all sorts of bugs.
Also, OP is 100% correct. Any anon who tried this could turn it into a decent side business. People bond with their chickens these days and will spend crazy amounts on feed. Like the example of my wife. We spend 40% more on basic feed to get the organic.
I may well set up a meal worm or black soldier fly farm. It’s a solid idea. And, again, any enterprising anon looking for easy side income should look into this. I absolutely guarantee there is a market for these.
I live around rich people. These people (and myself) will even spend crazy amounts on wild bird feed. I’m not rich, but I do it too.

Excellent thread, OP.

calm down hes just a shill for (you)s

cheers bro
the sooner you start the sooner you can harvest

They are vicious. The cruelest and most disturbing part of their behavior is the way they brutalize any deformed or injured chicken. Any chic that exhibits a deformity or weakness will be killed by the flock: death by pecking. It must be a group survival mechanism. Even an injury will trigger their instincts to purge weakness. Chickens are fascists through and through.

also a popular additive to tequila shots

Chickens are fascists through and through.

Based

Already did one, those that need them regularly grow their own, those that dont, tend to already go to stores that already stock them.
You need contracts to ensure constant turnover, otherwise, lots of fucking worms stacking up and turning into beetles.

The black soldier fly is a better insect to be honest. Fewer problems and the larvae can even survive on styrofoam if need be

My chickens have never pecked on each other. They land on my arms and my shoulders. They have pecked my fingers but never hard. They peck at my hair and ears but never in a mean way. I see people getting attacked by their chickens and I don't get it.

yea, that's why you keep a tiered system with rotating worm trays
it's all laid out in this guide

Reminds me of blade runner
I feel some civilization will be based on meal worms and maggots post apocalyptic

It’s usually the presence of roosters that will cause that aggressive behavior. Certain breeds are more aggressive than others, too

Yea we should also kill the weak, disabled and mentally disabled. Then we wouldnt have shit like troons or normie fags locking down

Someone faggots out there don’t show their peeps love. Chickens know when somebody is a little fag or a bad person

Ahh. I don't have a rooster. Just the girls.

If you got geese and kept them locked in a rack force feeding them those mealworms you could be a domestic fois gras farmer.

if we all grew mealworms and provided our chicken farmers with them the price of chicken and eggs would drop significantly

nature and nurture, breed and upbringing.
Every chicken I've owned with black feathers was more aggressive towards others, and profoundly stupid, unable to find the coop door at night and just sleeping outside, or running from me when I try to herd it into the coop with the others. Lighter colored birds don't seem to have these problems.
The white fat broiler chickens peck way more and harder, though, maybe because they're always hungry? i just throttle them a couple times and they learn that my fingers aren't food.

Broiler chickens are voracious, eating whatever they can get their greedy little beaks on. If you have layers then that is also going to be a factor.

Why do people get so pissy about bugs when eggs are literally the menstruation of female chickens?

t. literal alien from space

he's probably got a huge flock with no space which will stress them out

not just that but probably a gay nigger from outer space

So, merely habit, is what you're saying?

You and my chickens can eat the bugs. Normal people will eat eggs. Chickens are amazing they can provide 1 big egg a day, like a little egg factory.

the jew

the jew wants you to eat it and put it in the food you sell to others. you think they're eating that shit?
kek.

You're not a human, so you should be more humble when asking for information and understanding.

don't talk shit about based costa rica

sounds based. what do the monthly costs and revenues look like?

people don't realize how easy it is to have daily supply of fresh eggs
they pay ridiculous amounts of money for them

Based and egg pilled

my little Brahma babies keep my yard bug free and give me all the eggs I need for almost free. I only use about 1 bag of organic feed every 3-4 months. All the rest they get from scraps, bugs, and lots of small critters we get here in Florida

One thing they really like, on hot summers days is to take a cupcake pan and fill it with shopped veggies (esp corn) and water and make little veggie popsicles for them. They LOVE their veggiecicles

I don't advocate for eating bugs, just point out that eggs are actually worse from an objective perspective.
Mr Vance don't you have a couch to get kinky with?

depends on the size of your farm
i'm not much into such calculations but you will always end up with a net positive

We've been raising mealworms for our quail for about four years. The bin system we have is complicated and finicky and the worms usually get reserved for winter time.
Post setups for inspiration, I want to up our game.

I have no mouth and I must breed

I don't advocate for eating bugs, just point out that eggs are actually worse from an objective perspective

Eggs aren't full of shit, unlike insects and their larvae. Mealworms can be something like 80% digested material by mass (including H20). The inside of an egg is pure nutrients, typically with zero pathogens, unlike insects.

how did you manage to set up a complicated system?
just put the worm tray under the beetle tray and the eggs will drop down and the worms hatch, then you swap the worm tray for another worm tray

you could be like uncle jim

a mealworm farm is cheap and easy to maintain and you can keep it in your room.

soup pollack finally revealed himself as Klaus Schwab's asset.
Begone servant of Ahriman

another one

Wife wanted a particular setup she'd seen on Youtube. It works but not well. I want to build something simpler.

Seems like a nice clean final solution implementation. OP goes in first.

I tried to make friends with my neighbors obnoxious little faggot dog by throwing it a 20 oz ribeye.

The little faggot sniffed it and ran off, came out half an hour later to see if he cane back for it and was horrified to see a dozen chickens standing around it viciously tearing it up

6gorillion hours in paint

also put a carrot in the worm tray

Nice. I've just got to find some new bins that stack well.
Any idea on the size of holes? Part of why our setup is shit is because we use window screen mesh instead. I'll just drill holes next time.

You fucking idiot. You missed the fire for the trees.

YOU CAN SELL MEAL WORMS TO FRESHWATER FISHERMAN FOR BAIT AND MAKE A DECENT LIVING!

How COULD YOU BE SO FUCKING STUPID TO NOT THINK OF THAT?
You are truly stupid soup anon.

window mesh should work fine
maybe try bigger sized grid

that's what i implied by fish
also i'm not soup anon

you can also try to add a layer of oatmeat, which is bigger than wheat bran, over bigger sized holes

Well that's the end of the thread then. There's no more profitable way to sell mealworms than to fisherman. Your thread is now dead. And I hate soupanon. Shit in his soup for me

This would actually be kind of cool for my chickens. Is it easy to set up outside?

you will not shut me down jew

For the last 5 years I

never went to a restaurant

never bought cooked/half-cooked food including bread

always examined the ingredient list of groceries

I am yet to see a single worm-based "food" but you never fucking know these days.

Its getting rid of them thats the problem, bugs eat bugs, westerners dont.
Maybe find a forum more akin to your people?

a steady temperature will increase the production
if it's too cold they get less active
so it's best if you put them in a well insulated shack

why are you obsessed with eating them?

Because your failing to respond to the problem, getting rid of them.
They compound, and quickly.
Anyone that needs mealworms already have their own setup, or buy it.
You need constant turnover.

what do they eat? You have to feed these bugs
Could be if they eat grass and brush and tree bark as i could forage that to feed the bugs to feed to chickens.

if you don't need them you can sell them or supply your chicken/fish farmer
the more people grow worms the lower the food prices will be
grow worms, break the system

wheat bran or oat meal is ideal

Depending on the state, you might need to have an inspectable agricultural facility. My state only allows licensed, inspected producers to sell mealworms for fishing because of some parasite or something.
Yeah, the trick is and has been securing it to the bin.
Will look into oatmeat, too.
The problem is in redefining ingredients. You won't know it's 16% ground up larvae because it will be labeled as just flour. This is going to be a real problem for the significant number of people who are allergic to insects.
Sales plus your own birds.
Dried oat meal and a few veggies for moisture.

it's disgusting unless you have a harvesting machine to sift the frass out. that's chink work.

t. agro entrepreneur

just how pathetic are you shabbos goy

eat them yourself

I would rather eat glas shards with gasoline

feed chickens, ducks, fish

You do realize that the west wants to put us into sardine canned sized home where you barely have enough room to move in your sleep chamber, right?
How the fuck would you have space for this? On the land? They're trying to extort nature and make their concrete walls your way of life..

use it commercially and sell them

Even if you could raise them, the profit is not even worth the effort as you're not affording shit on selling something people can dump into a dumpster and collect a week later before the garbage man comes and cleans it up, repeat.

Fuck globalhomo, take your garbage and eat it yourself if you're so excited about it

Yeah, the trick is and has been securing it to the bin.

use duct tape? a stapler? come on man

Cos you and the asian nigger dont seem to understand, those who need it, ie; people like you who have birds, ALREADY HAVE THEIR OWN SETUPS.
The people you are selling to, are casual customers, they arent a constant turnover.
You will spend more on feed, than you will marketting them.
I've literally done it, im telling you the exact problems I faced.
But go on then, try supply pet stores with an intermittent supply of mealworms, cheaper than a mass producer while also sustaining your own flock.

sieving frass out takes no time at all and it makes a great fertilizer

The problem is in redefining ingredients. You won't know it's 16% ground up larvae because it will be labeled as just flour. This is going to be a real problem for the significant number of people who are allergic to insects.

My last hope is that the current legislation works and keeps working as is. Right now, producers must label the ingredients properly, so the worm powder might be "naturally sourced UV-treated protein" but not just "flour". In supermarkets, I always check it says "wheat flour" exactly.

What's sad is that all normies I know had 0 clue until I told them. Doubt they listened. They'll eat whatever I guess.

you realize you can rent a small garden, even with other guys together, and do it there?
how helpless are you "white man"?

in your room

yeah i bet you enjoy that smell you fucking subhuman

wheat bran or oat meal is ideal

this is a deal breaker as i could just eat that oatmeal. Im not going to feed human foods to bugs

veggies

maybe leftover rotten vegetables of the kind they throw out in markets, it still puts a hard limit on how many bugs one could raise

OR just get a farm stead and chicks and grow own food

seriously questioning the iq on this board right now

This will be the perfect supplement to my indoor chicken farm. And I can make extra money opening up a Purim haunted house.

No, I used metal tape that they can't climb. It's a shitty setup and I have to fix it.

The people you are selling to, are casual customers, they arent a constant turnover

Absolutely. I agree with you on this. There are no pet stores where I live, I raise them only for my birds. The stocked trout near here won't even hit them.
There was a recent scandal in Germany about a nanopowder silicate being used as an anticaking agent in flour. Since it's indigestible (and shreds your intestinal lining like chitin) it didn't count as an additive.
It's about a 1/4 pound of oats and a quarter carrot.

it's way too much work to be economical large scale without an auto sifter and yeah that was the reason i was doing it.

the kike who stole my closed loop ip is still running 20 bins and just toilin in bug shit and can't get anywhere in the agro capital of california

It's about a 1/4 pound of oats and a quarter carrot.

what does this mean? Can i grow a million tons of bugs with 1/4 pound of oats?

its cool to see people who love their animals
jews take notes

The majority of all humans living in the first world don't live in locations where they can properly raise chickens or ducks

God you are so fucking retarded. Holy fucking shit how do you function

There was a recent scandal in Germany about a nanopowder silicate being used as an anticaking agent in flour. Since it's indigestible (and shreds your intestinal lining like chitin) it didn't count as an additive.

Looks like it's an actual additive. Fucking grim.

I don't mind the spice clumps, just shake the bottle. Don't care that milk products clump. They seek solutions to non-existing problems. They also call it "sustainable", my ass.

Thanks for letting me know.

frass

this
if you make compost tea out of it your plants will literally become sentient and murder the fuckjng kikes

How do none of you have room for a couple chickens in your gardens?
After all the deano-box threads I genuinely thought the UK had uniquely shitty gardens in comparison to the rest of the world.
Turns out you're all just liars. City-slickers in concrete commieblocks. For shame.

even they can grow worms and supply farmers with it

No but maybe 500?

grim

We can only try to do better at home.

Based
any way I hope you ready for the SUMMER of WHITE FUN ..
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No but maybe 500?

Its a shit conversion ratio and essentially its not a way to get free bugs. These are just animals but unlike sheep that can eat grass these bugs need human foods like grain and vegetables. Horrible idea except to make use of rotten vegetables from a wet market

too late jannie
too many people have seen it