I imagine the manure is still helping... What I like here.. is the food and the bag keeping worms at the surface.. I don't need to dig to grab some for my fish tank.. Cheers, and thx, worms! 😇 😊🌻
The idea of buying something to feed the worms sort of defeats the purpose. The idea to me is to use things I am going to toss out. Food scraps, used coffee grounds, junk mail, cardboard boxes.
Agree, but it's always good to have a side feed on hand as a booster. Most people just use old oatmeal or corn meal. I raise chickens so the sweepings from the feed shed floor are a little extra for the worms.
I find this interesting, and it is cool that they love that food. But for me, my worms only eat scrap, and that is sort of their purpose. I wouldn't "pay" to feed them unless I was breeding for sale or maybe if the intent was to do it for a short time to try and increase population I guess. Neat video regardless, thanks.
It would seem to me that a better demonstration would be to put one food on one side and the other on the opposite side and see which attracts the bigger population.
Nice video. Very helpful. I make compost for my garden on top of the ground and use the worms for fishing as well. Sort of dual purpose. I generally use scraps but didn't have enough to consistently keep worms fed well. What do you put in bin to start the process. I use mulched leaves and grass added occasionally in a shaded part of my yard and just aerate and add water periodically. I don't like plastic bins so I don't use them.
Great info. all of these little critters live and grow with natural food sources without processed ingredients nor are they dependent on supplements. As such I’m not into purchasing food for worms as they will be raised solely as a food source for my chickens. I get the point of your experiment though. You want LOTS of happy worms. I’m wondering if cow, horse, goat manures would be as beneficial as there could be a steady supply on a small farm or homestead. Chicken litter 🐓💩 goes into the garden 👍. How about ground up acorns (High in protein) Or another abundant free food source that you’re aware of ??
No one can give you a exact amount. Sounds like your new to this, so I would strongly suggest watching videos.... then try a small amount and figure it out.
Your BEDDING should be what holds your worms over between "feedings". Your feedings are going to be "green" or nitrogen rich. Your bedding is going to be mostly "brown" or carbon based. The bedding will stabilize the system's moisture and the worms will consume the bedding until you have appropriate scraps to feed.
Worms can only eat so much. How fast they can also relate to how large your herd is . Trial and error will soon give you that. I like to vary their diet somewhat. I dont mind giving a special mix on occasion [oats, cornmeal, whole wheat flour] , whatever mix you try go easy till you see how much they like it. Anytime I mix in some fruit scraps like strawberries they see to go crazy over.
Times are going to get tough and chicken feed will soon double every few weeks when hyperinflation kicks in, so the idea is to recycle and feed scraps to feed the worms and able to feed the worms to the chickens for as little cost as possible
I bought chicken crumbles also for my red wigglers but it seems to attract mites and when i find lil blocks of crumbles its always infested with Mites! How do ya prevent that?
@@angelamcdonald7079 I was really worried everywhere I read says very high salinity. But it worked great they chewed through it for months. They're outside so the larger amount of bedding helped with cold insulation as well.
You can tell this is two years ago chicken feed is over 20 a 50 pound sack right now red worms love sugar if you put sweet rotting fruit in there bannana anything sweet your going to see millions of tiny baby worms
I feed rabbit droppings and the stuff I clean out of the rabbit's cage the worms get left over alfalfa hay some rabbit feed droppings and I make home made worm chow
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I imagine the manure is still helping...
What I like here.. is the food and the bag keeping worms at the surface.. I don't need to dig to grab some for my fish tank..
Cheers, and thx, worms! 😇 😊🌻
The idea of buying something to feed the worms sort of defeats the purpose. The idea to me is to use things I am going to toss out. Food scraps, used coffee grounds, junk mail, cardboard boxes.
Agree, but it's always good to have a side feed on hand as a booster. Most people just use old oatmeal or corn meal. I raise chickens so the sweepings from the feed shed floor are a little extra for the worms.
Absolutley Not .
No, some people want to maximize for better castings. Or for mating in order to sell.
That's not always the most productive if you're trying to start producing to sell
I find this interesting, and it is cool that they love that food. But for me, my worms only eat scrap, and that is sort of their purpose. I wouldn't "pay" to feed them unless I was breeding for sale or maybe if the intent was to do it for a short time to try and increase population I guess. Neat video regardless, thanks.
so the worms prefers chicken feed?
Thanks for the video. I'm new to vermicomposting and I really appreciate your insight and sharing your experiences.
yea same really helped
You still got worms? I’m one month in lol
This is a very good video with great info!
It would seem to me that a better demonstration would be to put one food on one side and the other on the opposite side and see which attracts the bigger population.
Nice video. Very helpful. I make compost for my garden on top of the ground and use the worms for fishing as well. Sort of dual purpose. I generally use scraps but didn't have enough to consistently keep worms fed well. What do you put in bin to start the process. I use mulched leaves and grass added occasionally in a shaded part of my yard and just aerate and add water periodically. I don't like plastic bins so I don't use them.
My bin is lapping up a even mixture of boiled white rice and oats with a few tablespoons of brown sugar.
Cow Manure is very popular in Asia, mixed with leaves, food scraps. It is the cheapest for raising worms.
Great info.
all of these little critters live and grow with natural food sources without processed ingredients nor are they dependent on supplements. As such I’m not into purchasing food for worms as they will be raised solely as a food source for my chickens. I get the point of your experiment though. You want LOTS of happy worms. I’m wondering if cow, horse, goat manures would be as beneficial as there could be a steady supply on a small farm or homestead. Chicken litter 🐓💩 goes into the garden 👍. How about ground up acorns
(High in protein)
Or another abundant free food source that you’re aware of ??
Would course ground corn meal have the same results?
Yes
can't hear you very well can you turn up volume
This is nearly inaudible even with the sound all the way up.
What kind of worms is that?? Thanks for sharing
Where did you get that bin. Nice Worms!!!
is that a 10 or 25 pound bag of feed ? how long would that bag last feeding 2 bins your size ?
Is this the same as Purina Flock Raiser ? The price is 1/3 the cost as the one you show.
I'm pretty sure they're close enough to the same.
If I don't have any kitchen scraps, HOW MUCH ground up Chicken Feed would you put in a bin of 500 worms to feed them for the week?
No one can give you a exact amount. Sounds like your new to this, so I would strongly suggest watching videos.... then try a small amount and figure it out.
Your BEDDING should be what holds your worms over between "feedings". Your feedings are going to be "green" or nitrogen rich. Your bedding is going to be mostly "brown" or carbon based. The bedding will stabilize the system's moisture and the worms will consume the bedding until you have appropriate scraps to feed.
Worms can only eat so much. How fast they can also relate to how large your herd is . Trial and error will soon give you that. I like to vary their diet somewhat. I dont mind giving a special mix on occasion [oats, cornmeal, whole wheat flour] , whatever mix you try go easy till you see how much they like it. Anytime I mix in some fruit scraps like strawberries they see to go crazy over.
Look at all those worms. 😎
i think that you're method is the best
@@mehdiautisme5587 I'm still learning. 😎
Times are going to get tough and chicken feed will soon double every few weeks when hyperinflation kicks in, so the idea is to recycle and feed scraps to feed the worms and able to feed the worms to the chickens for as little cost as possible
They also love rabbit poo if u can find in your area
What brand is that, and where can you purchase it?
Awesome! Thanks for sharing 🤠
I bought chicken crumbles also for my red wigglers but it seems to attract mites and when i find lil blocks of crumbles its always infested with Mites! How do ya prevent that?
Heat and food grade diatomaceous earth.
I filled my whole bin with earthgro steer manure. Wish me luck ✌🏻
@Marcus Wion What were your results? I'm just starting out.
@@angelamcdonald7079 I was really worried everywhere I read says very high salinity. But it worked great they chewed through it for months. They're outside so the larger amount of bedding helped with cold insulation as well.
@@thedealer799 Great info. Thank you!
Where did you get that bin from?
store ?
@@dancoon6214 "store?". Your reply did not tell me much. Your "in-ground bin" that your worms are in, what store did you purchase that from?
Great video, thx for the knowledge
So should purchase steer manure blend and put it in the worm famr
No poultry feed he said they didn’t care for the manure
Too low volume
I CAN BARELY HEAR YOU! PLEASE TURN YOUR MICROPHONE GAIN UP!!!
nice
You can tell this is two years ago chicken feed is over 20 a 50 pound sack right now red worms love sugar if you put sweet rotting fruit in there bannana anything sweet your going to see millions of tiny baby worms
Try dry Molasses.
I feed rabbit droppings and the stuff I clean out of the rabbit's cage the worms get left over alfalfa hay some rabbit feed droppings and I make home made worm chow
The HM worm chow is how I go , allows the worms to eat sooner.
All thing are not equal. Temperature is the difference.
They will eat paper and leaves. Have your neighbor give you their leaves
Why are you whispering?
1:50 “the faster they’ll grow “. Not true. It’s like saying a pregnant mother willing deliver a baby faster than 9 months.