Which is Better? Let's Find Out!

Hi there! Welcome to The Happy Chicken Coop. Today we are going to be talking about the difference between Mealworms and Black Soldier Fly Larvae.
You'll find out which is better and more!

[@karolespencer]

This is spot on and true. Last fall I fed mealworms to my flock because they were eating the rooster’s neck feathers. The mealworms will actually cause a calcium deficiency to happen, because they have a negative amount of calcium. (hard to explain). All of our hens started laying soft shelled eggs as a result. We had a mess of broken eggs everywhere, not to mention the loss to our collection of eggs. Once I researched it, I immediately switch them to the black soldiers fly larva, and also added eggshells to their diet in a separate bowl from the oyster shell. It was 2-3 days until we started seeing healthy strong shelled eggs again. I think sometimes people use the word “mealworm” interchangeably, but they have to be careful. There really is a serious difference.

[@CryptoSchool01]

How to get black soldier larva ??

[@royalicing8603]

Thank you! That was a really complete breakdown of the differences! I love your channel!

[@cs4870]

More great content! Love it!!

[@thehappychickencoop6460]

More to come! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@estormy8794]

Thanks for the info. This is awesome! On a slightly different note, can chickens also eat superworms for their protein (when molting) and BSFL or mealworms?

[@karimghrab6634]

great channel

[@user-nk9cn2db1z]

Good video man. Well thought out and not terrible.

[@LeoTheYuty]

Great video

[@BirdsPawsandMore]

Interesting video comparison. Thanks for putting this video together. Very helpful. I was looking for the best option to attract local blue birds to my yard and film them while providing the best nutrients. The birds can find healthy choices in nature on their own I am certain, but I wanted to make sure that if I offer an alternative, they are consuming the better option.

[@MrDee001]

Great info,

[@scrapzwtf]

I started a mealworm drawer last week. They are larvae now. Their process is going to take a long time.

[@marlonbackyard5751]

Watching and full support po God bless po

[@firenado1674]

Well if you feed mealworms and superworms oatmeal instead of a proper diet that would eat in the wild you get those problems

[@mollycblaeser]

I already feed bsfl to my chameleons, so we can't wait to also feed them to our future chickens!

[@curiouscat3384]

This is great details! We had a rough winter here this year (usually they lay year round) but this year everybody moulted and then gave me only a few soft shelled eggs. So I started a mealworm farm too late, and I've wondered about the BSL also. Two questions; #1 the flies only live during warm months so do you heat set up climate control for the bin - or is drying them for winterfeeding the only option? And is there a maximum healthy amount of mealworms to feed chickens? I think they would eat as many as I could give them (It will probably be summer before i get enough volume this year but I'm preparing for next winter). I'm thinking about growing the "worm farm" big enough to feed my dozen backyard chickens and maybe sell some locally, Subscribing! :)

[@JonFrumTheFirst]

Now if we could only feed vegans to black fly larvae - win-win!

[@mariatorres9789]

I'm going for the vegans, first. They're more likely to eat organic. 😅🤣 Jk

[@nodescriptionavailable3842]

Shoppers had 2 or 5 pound bsfl bags bogo last time I was in

[@mariatorres9789]

Bugs for human food, needs to be banned.

[@skyelord6229]

As soon as I get Klaus Schwab's mailing address he's getting a box of roaches...