Luvachicken Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I saw a big tub of Calciworms in the local garden centre the other day and just wondered what they are and if chickens can have them as a treat ? It did say it was food for wild birds. They looked like bigger, fatter mealworms, but I don't know how they are reared and if they are suitable for chickens - I know mealworms are not meant to be fed to chickens because of what they are reared on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girly Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Mine love calci worms for a treat. They recognise the tub and come running. I’ve had no problems with them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Oh god those smell!!! They love them though. Even Red the tomcat likes them... 🤮 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 Are they safe for them though, bearing in mind that they shouldn't have mealworms because of what they are fed on ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, Luvachicken said: Are they safe for them though, bearing in mind that they shouldn't have mealworms because of what they are fed on ? Noooo clue... bu then again, I don’t know what’s in half of my food either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 1 minute ago, Cat tails said: Noooo clue... bu then again, I don’t know what’s in half of my food either. Plastic is probably in most of it 🤢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrisonFamily Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Mine love them as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 Well, I bought them a packet, only to find that they are actually mealworms with extra added calcium. Oh well - they were on offer at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clivefrancis Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 A simple search online will show that you should not be feeding calci worms or meal worms to hens. the rules are there to protect your hens and you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 On 6/24/2022 at 4:14 PM, clivefrancis said: A simple search online will show that you should not be feeding calci worms or meal worms to hens. the rules are there to protect your hens and you A simple search online will show that these rules don’t exist in all countries outside of the UK and not all of us here live in the UK. I’m perfectly allowed to feed my chickens calci worms or mealworms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted June 28 Author Share Posted June 28 On 4/15/2021 at 10:33 AM, Luvachicken said: I saw a big tub of Calciworms in the local garden centre the other day and just wondered what they are and if chickens can have them as a treat ? It did say it was food for wild birds. They looked like bigger, fatter mealworms, but I don't know how they are reared and if they are suitable for chickens - I know mealworms are not meant to be fed to chickens because of what they are reared on. On 4/15/2021 at 5:02 PM, Luvachicken said: Are they safe for them though, bearing in mind that they shouldn't have mealworms because of what they are fed on ? On 5/2/2021 at 3:22 PM, Luvachicken said: Well, I bought them a packet, only to find that they are actually mealworms with extra added calcium. Oh well - they were on offer at least. On 6/24/2022 at 3:14 PM, clivefrancis said: A simple search online will show that you should not be feeding calci worms or meal worms to hens. the rules are there to protect your hens and you That's why I asked the questions above in the first place and then actually answered it for myself. They didn't like them anyway so I fed them to the birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
