Bramble Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 So, I've just bought a pack of dried meal worms for the girls and they LOVE them! Question is, should these be just a treat and how many should the girls have/how often? Thanks PS, bought them in Poundstretcher, £1.99 for 100g, seems quite good value? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 mine have some everyday! not a lot but it how i got them so tame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Beaumont Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Not sure how much is too much but it is the best way to get my girls back into the run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfectspace Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Mine have 3 or 4 each a day. They go crazy over them. I could get them to do anything (includes making me a nice G&T) in return for a Meal Worm. £1.99 is a good price too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grb944 Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 i think they all ove mealworms !! A cheaper option is instant noodles..you can get supermarket own brand basic packets for 10p mine go equally as mad the that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 My two girls get a level spoon of live mealworms between them every day and they go wild for them! £1.99 is good value too . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimee Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 If you find yourself spending a fortune on them (as I do...), Ann Kennedy pet supplies online are the best price I've found - £30 for a 3kg sack. A big initial outlay but works out at the equivalent of £1 per tub. I just fill up the tubs I'd aquired and feed from there, that way I don't go overboard and bankrupt myself. Oh, and I won't ever let them see the mealworm sack again. It's the closest they ever came to staging a full scale riot and I spilt about a quarter of the bag in the ensuing frenzy . Just when I was about to persuade them to go back in the run too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambles Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Mine adore them. I don't think they've ever forgotten the day that my son tripped up and emptied an entire pot in the run - don't think he got much back in the pot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 Isn't it weird - they seem to just go to dust, it's not like there's anything inside them, but as you all say the chucks go absolutely MENTAL for them, I was kind of hoping they wouldn't like them 'cos i'm a bit squeamish about them, but no luck there. £30 bag sounds like excellent value, I bet there's a whole lot of mealworms in one of those!!!??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaP Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Don't know how chickens know whether they like them or not, they gobble them up so quickly Every few months we buy 2KG for about £23.00 on ebay - dried ones as I just can't bring myself to deal with live ones. Lisa P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 Don't know how chickens know whether they like them or not, they gobble them up so quickly Every few months we buy 2KG for about £23.00 on ebay - dried ones as I just can't bring myself to deal with live ones. Lisa P Know what you mean about the live ones, the dried ones are bad enough (even they look like they're moving) but I could not deal with live ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Know what you mean about the live ones, the dried ones are bad enough (even they look like they're moving) but I could not deal with live ones That's what I first thought. I took the plunge though and got some live ones, I was discusted at first but you do get used to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I was absolutely convinced my dried mealworms had somehow reconstituted themselves and come back to life!! I even posted on here about it... they just kind of jiggle a bit dont they? not sure I've got the stomach for live ones though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelurch Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 They smell and taste just like pork scratchings I might allow our chickens some soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 They smell and taste just like pork scratchings I might allow our chickens some soon! I don't want to know HOW you know what they taste like, do I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I don't want to know HOW you know what they taste like, do I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????? TheLurch, how on EARTH do you know what they taste like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelurch Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I don't want to know HOW you know what they taste like, do I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????? TheLurch, how on EARTH do you know what they taste like... Well I the pack came from eBay, I had a few beers that evening and they looked tempting, especially the smell. Got the munchies and the rest is history! Go on, try one, you know you want one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Well I the pack came from eBay, I had a few beers that evening and they looked tempting, especially the smell. Got the munchies and the rest is history! Go on, try one, you know you want one And were they live mealworms or dried ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelurch Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Dried! Live ones would be disgusting! They should sell them in packets in pubs on those cardboard thingys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 "I'll have a pint of lager and a pack of mealworms please" Acctually, theres a shop I went to in Brighton called Cyber Candy (it sells sweets and drinks from all over the world) and they had lollies that had a mealworm in the middle They had some with scorpions in the centre to Just found it here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelurch Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I think I may need a dose of flubenvet soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Some Poultry Spice will keep your feathers in tip top condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenBruce Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I'm with Lurch on this one...they are very, very tasty, considering their small size. The taste seems to last a very, very long time on the palate and this is due to their high fat content. Given that the hens have taste buds, I can fully appreciate why they like them so much. I wouldn't say pork scratchings, though...close, but not exactly. There's a touch of saltiness to them, but I was reminded more of 'chicken' flavoured crisps. SWMBO totally freaked when she first got the tub as, as others have mentioned, they did seem to be quite animated in the tub. The static electricity in the tub was just enough to give the very lightweight bodies a little lift. Shaking the tub had a similar effect. Of all the treats offered the girls, the mealworms are certainly the most effective. Regards, Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenopolis Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Now, I wouldn't say they tasted like pork scratchings...they have more a Twiglet flavour to me. I am a firm believer in whatever I feed my chooks I should taste it first to see if it is OK And, I think they taste like Twiglets. Our ladies do not like the live worms, so I am spared that tasting session.... Anyway, I didn't think that chooks had tastebuds????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 I can't bring myself (vegetarian) to feed live ones. I'm not that bothered about the way the dried ones looked...but the saturday girl in Tescos really freaked out the last time I bought a tub! My girls absolutely adore them. I put them in one of those treat balls for small animals, together with some dried corn. It keeps them happily playing football for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
