How To Make Infinite FREE Animal Feed

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[@mrducky6322]

Mans created a minecraft mob grinder 💀

[@darkthestickman41]

.... 😂😂😂😂😂

[@dart336]

Don't forget to go to harbor freight for tarps. They sell both sun mesh that blocks out 70% of the sun's light and some privacy, and a canvis tarp that is breathable and mildew resistant. Either one should help prolong your storage totes life and conceal them better.

[@MrZiachi]

it sounds to me the grubs wont grow for the winter seasons. So do we dry store the excess grubs during the season and fee the chickens during the cold seasons?

[@zits56able]

Could probably vacuume seal bags of em and freeze them. Dehydration and rehydration could probably work too, or dehydrat and grind into a meal that could be made into paste or pellets

[@bloggerpartner7838]

you can process them into some kind of grubs flour.

[@TwoJaysMoon]

They form into a chrysalis a week or so after becoming the black grubs. You can take that, and stick it in the fridge, it's good for a long while like that, and the chickens will eat them even in the chrysalis. They don't hang like caterpillars, they just get kinda stiff and don't move.

[@TheHealthyChickenProject]

Where are the plans? The title of this video is “HOW TO MAKE…”

[@Q-BOT]

He explains it pretty well. While its not a step by step guide, all the information is here.

[@drexii9]

​​​​​​​​@@Q-BOTyou're exactly right, every single piece of information you need to do this yourself is all in the video if you extract the information yourself without someone holding your hand, he's explaining how the process works scientifically, if you can't understand that the ingredients here is a tub, pvc pipe, coffee grounds and organic material, and a decent sized brain to put it all together, then you don't deserve to have this knowledge. Period, end of story.

[@matthewsmith-ld2ub]

Bro it's a bucket with rubbish in it on a brick.

[@IslamicallySpeaking]

It’s all in the video man 😭

[@KingYhan]

Facts you kinda just gotta take what he said and build your own contraption he shows it all thou. I just sent it to my mom so if she can do it then you sir are the problem.

[@burropoco]

02:18 That is great liquid fertiliser (leachate), capture it. Pipe should go into a sealed bottle. Use to feed plants in 20:1 leachate/water mix.

[@elcatelblanco8152]

What flies can replace the black soldiers flies in southamerica?

[@allankokkonen5722]

I would love to know as well

[@HectorNoya]

Mosca soldado!

[@allankokkonen5722]

@@HectorNoya thanks. Mas precisa colocar a larva no ecossistema ou ela ja está por aqui?

[@HectorNoya]

@@allankokkonen5722 ela vem até se você não quiser! Kkkkkk

[@MrNombik]

I read recently that Black Soldier Flies originate from South America. There should be some there, too.

[@Tricky-yg5xm]

Protein is protein, dont judge me

[@solfarms9304]

😂

[@agoogleuser2507]

Did you know some crazy people were considering feeting this chicken worm food to people?

[@beebop9808]

The bugs are much more efficient if you will grind and drain produce. That will let you ditch the drain tube also. Balance the moister out with dry food like grounds and bread. A single pod 2x2 1/2 feet has been producing 1/2 gallon of larva daily all summer being fed about 10 lbs a day. Larva reach peak nutritional value at 15 days. Most of what is fed to 15 birds are large white larva while most of the black pre-pupa are released to mature and return with eggs. Not including the family of 5 sweet little Wrens that eat bugs out of the bin all day. Have to come up with accommodations for the song birds when the operation is moved indoors and ramped up in January.

[@PronghornPrairieFarm]

They eat other fly larvae that’s why there’s no other pest flies.

[@TherealAsanD]

Do they eat mosquito larvae

[@PtrOBrn]

​@@TherealAsanDmosquitoes lay thier eggs in standing water. So... no.

[@mizan-mq3me]

No , Black soldiers fly not a predator Other fly didn't exist because the food sources occupied already by the black ,so the other will looking other food sources

[@lobsangtwain7872]

Hi i'm from Poland and I'm planing to move to country side and I want to have chickens some day and Im wondering if this could work in Poland with other fly spices

[@eklectiktoni]

From Wikipedia: The black soldier fly "is native to the Neotropical realm, but in recent decades has spread across all continents, becoming virtually cosmopolitan. It is present in most of North America and Europe". So black soldier flies might already live in Poland. I would give it a try and see what happens.

[@mikemcelveen]

For those in mosquito prone areas, the stagnate water at the base of the legs would be a problem. However, if you made it deep enough, perhaps you could also have some mosquito fish living in there to keep the mosquito larvae at bay.

[@SamiRemingtonStorm-ty6ro]

Put BTi in the water.

[@andrewdraper6586]

I homestead in Texas and mosquitos came to my mind immediately when I saw the stagnant water. Great idea otherwise.

[@Maytopia0de]

Thank you for the creative video. Inspired by your video of the first bio pod I have made one for a neighbor. To mount the cardboard I have just used sharpened studding. This makes it easy to remove old cardboard and install new one. Just spike it up.

[@jnwwood]

I really like this idea, I live off-grind and have about 35 chickens, and I'm always looking for ideas to bring my feed cost down. Nice work guys :)

[@anthonymazzeo6123]

How much does feed for that many chickens cost you normally?

[@kevreilly7]

They will go crazy for the grubs

[@kevreilly7]

​@@anthonymazzeo6123 Alot. Free range chickens will get them to be profitable. Cage chickens are a negative investment

[@OffGridInvestor]

Off grid you mean. Join the club. Unfortunately my cat would kill the chickens.

[@mooctopia123]

can you freeze the grubs until winter when there won't be production due to weather?

[@noericardo1490]

Freaking captain america flies

[@dojoparsnip9905]

you do whatever you want. its your life. if you want to, you can.

[@Reciprocity_Soils]

Super great! Thanks for the look into your biopod for black soldier fly larvae nourishment, growth, and harvest.

[@kieranomahony00]

This is really good. Just a thought, wouldn't it be easier to just place this next to the chicken coop sticking through the side and then just have the grubs fall out of the end right into the chocken pen? Which would act as a kind of natural, automated system?

[@j.d.wilkins9220]

This was my thought as well... ima gunna try it, what could possibly go wrong... haha

[@onlinesuccessinternational8281]

You are amazing. Can't wait to see the full DIY video of this 😍😍😍🔥

[@Qettec]

I love this channel ❤

[@vicentegomez1416]

Well, this looks like a very well thought idea, congratulations. I don't know if in europe we have these flies (hope not but probably yes?) but I remember from when I was a kid that you could do something like this with some scarabs that ate paper and flour. People with terrariums and so had big jars with self sustaining (well, if you provided flour and paper) worm populations.

[@sai63836]

When building this, will black solider flies just appear? Or do they need to be introduced first, and can they be invasive

[@BankruptMonkey]

Whether they are invasive or not depends on the country/ state you live in

[@OffGridInvestor]

If they're around, they come for the stink.

[@peopleschampiii584]

Lazy low effort way I do this is just put food waste in a box, drill holes in it and open the lid when larve develop and let the chickens have at it

[@maigematthews5620]

Hey, whatever happened to the that long video of the DIY BioPod???

[@Geh_Dama_Weg]

can you pls do a building tutorial of this boxes?

[@victor_istaken]

Frfr

[@drexii9]

Why does he need too? The ingredients are in the video? A tub? A pvc fitting? Coffee grounds? Cardboard? And organic material? How do you not have a brain big enough to put all of this together?? With the 30 likes your comment has I can't believe this has to be said but here I am. People are so dense.

[@Geh_Dama_Weg]

@@drexii9es gibt 2 arten von menschen. die einen machen sich drüber lustig, wenn jemand etwas nicht kann oder weiß, die anderen haben genug gehirn um zu verstehen, dass niemand alles wissen bzw alle skills besitzen kann und helfen dementsprechend auch gerne. mit handwerklichem zeug habe ich bisher einfach net viel zu tun gehabt, dafür bin ich dir aber in ganz anderen bereichen überlegen ;) ich weiß wenn ich so ein video sehe nicht, was für schwierigkeiten und komplikationen auf mich zukommen, deswegen hätte ich mir einfach n tutorial dazu gewünscht. gute tutorials haben mir schon viel weitergeholfen :) p.s. so ein kasten steht bei mir bereits seit letztem jahr im garnet und das habe ich auch ganz ohne tutorial geschafft 😂😂💪🏽 nur weil ich mir ein tutorial wünsche heißt es also nicht, dass ich etwas nicht hinbekomme. also nochmal ein fazit an dich: denk bevor du sprichst oder schreibst und sei nicht immer so angreifend. ich verstehe, dass du n schlechten tag hattest, aber im internet sitzen auch nur menschen. die brauchst du nicht so dumm anzumachen :)

[@user-xo4om8qv6m]

@@Geh_Dama_Weg👍🏽

[@albertoe.martinez7763]

@@Geh_Dama_WegGood, I support your response 100%, 👍.

[@lowlightRN]

The most important question you didnt discuss: ehats the design and how do u do it?

[@SamiRemingtonStorm-ty6ro]

You can't determine what you need from the video?

[@chimee1237]

Do you get black soldier flies in Australia?

[@eklectiktoni]

Apparently. The Gardening Australia channel has a video on farming black soldier flies.

[@ckafer1]

Where are plans? Would love to compare to the one I built. Moisture management is the biggest issue I have.

[@Ransetsu]

Do you have the tube leading out the back? Is your system at an angle?

[@drexii9]

Literally every single thing you need to know is in this video? I don't even own chickens or a farm and I completely understand how to replicate this and how this process works effectively by just watching and listening to him. His title is not misleading? This is exactly how you make these bio pods? What are you so confused about? You can answer your own questions by rewatching the video and paying close attention? Why does he need to re do this entire video in extreme detail? so you can have someone hold your hand? I don't get it.

[@Words-of-encouragement.-.]

@@drexii9 You just said you don't own chickens or a farm and yet you think you could completely replicate it with no problems...you don't even know what OP's moisture problem is or why he has it. You are a shining example of the Dunning-Kruger effect and you've never even actually tried doing it. Unbelievable. "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." - Yogi Berra

[@dubl8]

What size pvc pipes did you use? The one i made doesn't seem large enough for the BSF to use. Im also curious to see how your 2nd version with the pipes and bucket outside of the pod is set up. I tried a single pipe as a ramp but they don't use it and rather go up the side of the pod instead.

[@scotttaylor4219]

I accidentally caught black soldier fly in my outdoor worm bin and missed them completely in the 2 bins I set up to attract them. Oh well!

[@jamesmoriarty9603]

Do you have concerns about things tipping over during a storm? What would be the impact of it accidentally opening up and spilling the larvae everywhere?

[@ErtugrulK]

You can always let chickens out so they can pick all of the larvae

[@onlinesuccessinternational8281]

Simply let the chicken have a fun filled day of eating 😆🥰🥰🥰

[@incoco2]

Thanks for Sharing really good idea!

[@tiagopariol]

Really great sustainable idea! Congrats !!!

[@marbacc]

How to prevent cockroaches? They could easily get in wouldn't they?

[@Bleeper168]

Such a wholesome channel. Definitely subscribing. Great content!

[@MJK151]

Hello, I’m wondering if the plans or building tutorial were ever posted anywhere? Great video and concept.

[@davidbailey3337]

As the food waste accumulates do you empty out portions throughout the season from the container?

[@CALCOBRA94]

It's compose.

[@davidbailey3337]

@@CALCOBRA94 thank you

[@tukangiseng]

the gruberinos : "Finally we're Freeeeee---ack!"

[@KaleidoscopeJunkie]

NO bites or stings from the Black soldier flies. 👍🖖

[@TheNicagator]

does that work with house flies as chicken feed?

[@FallofftheMap]

I thought black soldiers flies were native to South America, not North America.

[@Quinn-rb5cq]

Building tutorial

[@magikfrog2]

Do these produce larva year round where you are located? Do they need to stay warm during the winter?

[@angryidahobusdriver]

Definitely needs to be protected from extreme cold and heat. I would say ideally anywhere between 64f - 87f. That’s just an example point. I’m sure in extreme conditions that it doesn’t produce nearly the ideal amount.

[@tinver]

What flies can replace black soldier flies in Europe?

[@zoranpavlov5433]

Have you researched this further? As i am going to be looking into this aswell

[@hugoD-1]

Great idea! I would like to implement this, but I'm pretty sure there are no Black Flies in Canary Islands (islands located in the Atlantic, near south Morocco). Is there an alternative fly type that can be used? This is a pretty dry and volcanic landscape btw

[@toobaffled_on_X_site]

just ship the worms. BSF is the most ideal. But next on queue is mealworms.

[@rodrigovidal04]

No te preocupes. Hay insectos descomponedores en todos los ecosistemas. En España tenemos varias especies de descomponedores.

[@eklectiktoni]

Black soldier flies are "native to the Neotropical realm, but in recent decades has spread across all continents, becoming virtually cosmopolitan. It is present in most of North America and Europe, including the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, Italy, Croatia, Malta, the Canary Islands". - Wikipedia

[@tomomalley6628]

Ha. He implied that I would need to obtain coffee grounds

[@KaleidoscopeJunkie]

Do you drink enough to supply multiple bins? I'd be up ALL NIGHT ! ! ! 😵‍💫🤸‍♀🎉🥴😁

[@crispy9175]

​@@KaleidoscopeJunkiei do. We go throw out a couple cups of coffee grounds a day. I used to add it to the compost but realized we produce so much it changed the ph of my compost... and yes. I'm up all night 😂😂😂😂

[@CollectiveConsciousness1111]

Great content 🙏 thanks for sharing with us ❤ from Australia ❤

[@ramhornjoe]

Nice video I will certainly be making one of these in the future 💖

[@johnscarboroughregenerativ7240]

How much protein do you get from the black Soldier fly larvae?

[@trustedSolared4u]

Will this work in Tucson Arizona?

[@angryidahobusdriver]

Yes! It’s important to not let the heat get too hot for your pods or the substrate in the pod from getting too dry

[@justapassione5554]

Which better, Bsf or earthworm?

[@angryidahobusdriver]

Both are great in their own way! Best of your project

[@filipkalchev]

So why is this system with the flys better than the one with worms?

[@eklectiktoni]

From my understanding, the flies process scraps faster than worms, are a more protein rich food for chickens, and can be fed foods that worms can't eat (like citrus, meat scraps, and dairy).

[@Aer0xander]

Looking to start Regenerative Farming in Puerto Rico, def going to build this!

[@Super_magi_c]

We made these water barriers Underneath the legs this ensures Nothing can climb up them, because they’ll drown in the water Fire ants: Are you challenging me?

[@LightofJoshua]

I’m so glad I came across your channel

[@burropoco]

02:27 Everything here is good except the "water barrier". This absolutely won't stop ants or other insects but WILL attract mosquitoes!

[@JackedUpOnMTDew]

Have someone look into 3d printing a better bed/nest for the soldier fly’s to lay there eggs. Could probably maximize more eggs than the cardboard maybe? Gonna give it a shot when I build mine. Great vid!

[@lovingit1538]

Great video..waiting for the next. When purchased do better instructions come with pods ?

[@acornlandlabs]

We are releasing our own DIY plans in 2 weeks!

[@GLG_YT]

@@acornlandlabsthis all sounds good but why not feed the food scraps straight to the chickens?

[@looneyknight21]

​@@GLG_YTas mentioned in the video, to provide protein to the chickens. Most of their food scraps are probably not protein

[@lovingit1538]

@@acornlandlabs nice !

[@acornlandlabs]

@@looneyknight21 Correct!

[@oscargutierrez2171]

The black larvae is worse according to scientific publications. Good content anyway

[@jeremiahyeo5863]

It seems to me you have two different styles here in your video. One with the climbing ramp with the hole in it and the bucket mounted inside of the tub… The other ones you’ve taken off the mesh from the air ports and attached a Y which guides the grubs into a bucket externally hanging. But you don’t bother show what that ramp looks like. I’m pretty sure you said you were going to make another video about this. Is that gonna happen anytime soon? It’s been eight months. Did you forget? You did say in this video you were going to show how to make one of these. I know it’s pretty simple looking at it but when you’ve gone with two different versions, it makes it a little bit more difficult to understand for your audience - which version they should probably go with. Especially since you don’t really give them all of the details. I assume the principal is still the same. Perhaps you should at least provide a link in the description to someone else’s channel who has actually shown how to do this.

[@Superdadbod]

This guy looks like Trudeau. He seems to construct sentences a little better though.

[@felixgagne1283]

Does it work all year or it is just at a certain time when they reproduce

[@lilyfast8710]

Would this work in Germany? Black Soldier Flys are not native here. Are there other insekts, that would work in this system?

[@TheHKdan]

Sorry if the question sounds a bit dumb, but, would any kind of fly be attracted by these bio pods? I’m asking cause I’d like to see if this is viable in South America

[@SaltwaterSurvival]

One scene shows the vent holes with no pvc pipes then in the end of the video it shows them On. Do I need them or not.

[@KaleidoscopeJunkie]

Maybe you should watch again. The video shows two versions but BOTH have ventilation.

[@acornlandlabs]

Those are two versions! The one with the bucket in front for harvesting is an older model. The one with the bucket inside under the ramp is better. Our DIY plans will go over the newer model.

[@thislife3738]

Hi! Is this system sustainable? How did you grow adult fly if the larvae fall into the bucket? Do you have a system also where you put the black larvae that grows into adult fly then back into that system?

[@AbigailYazzie]

Flies took over mine. But I find it easy using the bin for chicklings to eat the maggots. Idk how to do this since they are older now. Kinda wish all the black carpenter flying ants would take it over.

[@Raturifa]

Apakah cuma saya yang tidak bisa mendengar suara apapun?

[@peakyhollows]

Love this idea, but nobody calling out they switched the design mid video and then it switched back? Which version works better, bucket inside or out? Or is it preference?

[@Xarcell]

What about wasps like yellow jackets? Do they find there way in?

[@smartturkey123]

Do you have ants getting into the pods?

[@karlbogrand1239]

awesome thanks. will be trying!

[@soilgardengro6942]

Thank you for your sharing ❤

[@AliMorgan-w6q]

If you throw food waste on the ground grubs will just grow our of it. You dont need the plastic box.... I mean i suppose this gets you more better maggots maybe.

[@66bigbuds]

That only works in certain regions where black soldier flys are found.

[@saucelessbones5872]

Can you use the liquid from the moisture for something , like fermented with grain

[@AlexanderNewman-v1x]

Won't wild animals (foxes, dogs, bears) just tear the boxes apart to get at the food waste?

[@Plasma_god]

Spawnkilling

[@erinyoung2405]

Roughly how much does each bipod make in larvae in a season?

[@deanapan8413]

Great video! I live in the tropics and have quail and chickens…. So need to start this!

[@masterjefftkd]

If your chickens eat all the larvae, how do you maintain a fly population?

[@SurrealNotion]

Great idea! I can't wait to see the plans to build one. We have chickens are I'm always looking for ways to save money. Thanks so much for sharing info like this.

[@G0SuBunnY]

you should also consider a worm tower with the three bucket system. another way to get chicken feed.

[@thylawhiskers8003]

Can the soldierfly larva also be food for other critters, like reptile snacks or fish bait

[@Humtaro]

Sure, if they like to eat them

[@Bucknastyy]

Yes I feed them to my cichlids

[@mairajzafar]

Instead of coffee can we use used tea

[@angryidahobusdriver]

Yes. All types of organic matter

[@unlimited-edge]

can u say "turn food waste into fun waste" instead? thx

[@lenalovesnature2791]

😮 ❤ what flies can replace the black soldier fly in Germany?

[@dwatts51187]

Not sure how winters are in the area you are located. Thats my concern. Winter food sources

[@TheFrugalMombot]

For cardboard just use the cardboard egg crates!

[@ChristopherP-d3x]

I wouldn't want anything I'm eating eating flies for a diet you are what you eat. It is what it eats.

[@marlamurphy3077]

Is there is DIY video or build plans for the Biopod?

[@hootieman1991]

Was the longer guide on how to build the biopod ever released?

[@lifewithlouie420]

My favorite part is when he said they don't use the coloreds

[@cthreeadkins6296]

If i did this i would have an infestation of house flies and maggots 😢

[@aletrip642]

How many bins for 15 chickens?

[@phly007]

Does this work in Southern California?

[@idrisnassir5797]

Can't wait to get the plan.

[@JovenJimenez-zm5br]

Red ants : Ok soldiers line a bridge and We will eat those thing

[@denarigumbs4023]

Can u use the compost left behind?

[@zacht7888]

How did you make that ramp for them to self harvest

[@dreammessi07]

What flies can replace black soldier fly in india

[@ybaggi]

Are there Black Soldier Flies in Europe?

[@OffGridGuides]

Yes, I don’t think they’re native, but you have them now