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question for winter mealworm feeders
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Posted by kendra2 (My Page) on Tue, Jan 19, 10 at 9:52
| To those of you that feed mealworms during the winter, may I ask around how many do you feed, and how many times a day? I estimate that I'm feeding around 50 to 70 mealworms at a time. On days I have to work, they get fed twice (before work, and after work). On days that I'm home when I see them sitting in the tree waiting I just can't resist and end up feeding them four or five times. It does put a dent in my mealworm populations. I've had to buy 2000 twice in the weeks since they arrived because my own supply isn't growing fast enough. I am feeding a flock of 10, so they eat a lot. I also supplement with suet crumbles, which they do eat, but they prefer the mealworms. So how much do you feed in a day? |
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RE: question for winter mealworm feeders
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| Kendra, where do you purchae your mealworms? I haven't seen my blues in quite awhile, so I'm hoping to get them back by offering mealworms again. Thanks. Donna |
RE: question for winter mealworm feeders
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| I buy mine from New York Worms. I've always had good luck with them, and I know the price up front because they don't charge for shipping. |
RE: question for winter mealworm feeders
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| I have 10 bluebirds, two Carolina wrens, three or four song sparrows, three or four tufted titmice and some chickadees. I go through 10,000 meal worms every week and a half. I see all of them first thing in the morning and then they come back two or three at a time several times throughout the afternoon. I probably put out 100 or more at a time. I order large but haven't seen any I would consider large for quite some time. I think that is one reason they eat as many as they do. Dave |
RE: question for winter mealworm feeders
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| Thanks for your reply Dave. So you also go through lots of them, feeding 10 as I am doing. I have reptile heaters under three of my mealworm bins to get them growing faster. Like you said, if the mealworms are small, you have to put a lot more of them out. I started this particular mealworm colony with 2000 beetles, so they have produced tons of little mealworms. I keep hoping I can get them to grow fast enough that I can stop purchasing them. It does get expensive. |
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