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| sherrye |
Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 07:07:10 AM
checked my worm boxes yesterday. YES i have worms. our goal is to grow enough to feed the layers worms for protein. they go crazy over them. we live in the desert. heat and cold were a problem. we used old shower enclosures. closed the end with sheet metal. buried them. filled with sand and rock on bottom. then dirt,compost leaves and a layer of poop. this yr. they have passed my hopes. girls there is no work. kept shaded cool moist thats it. no gmo no chemicals. pure clean food. i have no odor i use coffee grounds tea and all the left over coffee water.truly a chickens delight. once built just add worms. i use a coffee can to scoop worms for the girls. they live on chicken poop. they are thriving. its cheap or free. just a thought sherrye have you got worms???
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| sherrye |
Posted - Apr 27 2010 : 07:18:45 AM
hi les, glad your a worm girl too.my only concern i have found is, they need to be mite free. we have cows. i went out after the cow pies were dried off on top. when you lift the cow pie if its old enough it will be full of red wrigglers. maybe you know someone who has cows. i started mine that way.i think they like poop as long as its not too hot. i place the poop on top layer of bed. worms come up and eat and go down where its safe. we have lids on them. if it gets too hot or cold the shower stalls layed sideways is deep enough for them to move where they need to be.the chickens go CRAZY when they get them. i throw them all around and they run and chase each other. happy days worming sherrye
want to welcome you to MJ. this is a great place to have friends. these girls rock. they will support you love you teach you help you. be there for you.
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| Sourceress |
Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 11:38:18 PM
I have a worm bin that I bought around 10 years ago, but which was never terribly successful because my husband insisted on hiding it in the basement (where I almost never go because I hate basements), and between that and the new baby, it got neglected a lot, and when I wasn't neglecting it I was overfeeding them, and with one thing and another, well...it didn't turn out too good for my worms. :(
But that was a long time ago. That new baby just turned 11, and is starting to turn into an adolescent - ack! We've moved 3 times since then. I've gotten some coir fiber from the co-op, and I'm planning to set my worm bin up on my back porch (where I will walk by it every day at least once, and usually more than once). As soon as it stops raining long enough for me to get the darned thing set up and get the coir decompressed and into the worm bin, I will be looking into getting some worms. I am debating whether I should order them through the mail from somewhere that supplies worms for worm bins, or if I should just head over to the convenience store in Gettysburg with the refrigerator full of live bait and pick up a carton or two of red wigglers. I guess ultimately it's going to come down to price and how impatient I am.
I just finished reading "The Earth Moved" and I was stunned and amazed at all the things worms do, and how much they really affect every aspect of our lives, even when we're not aware of them. I would love to have an earthworm named after me, especially if it was the bright purple one with the sunny-side-up polka dots... :-)
Lis
*the Sourceress*
unschooling mama to
Corwyn (4/99)
and Galen (5/01)
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| sherrye |
Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 5:53:58 PM
well you do not have to feed them everyday. they dont need milking. hooves not a one need. they sure dont leave and take the whole cow herd with them. we just found our cows yesterday eve. lol they eat poop and coffee grounds. they do not MOO when your late to the barn. you sure dont need a vet or vaccinations. AND chickens love em. i thought their would be others too that grow worms. they sell here for 25.00 a pound. good money. we have huge bins full. happy to talk with another worm girl. what a good idea using a big tank. i have to bury mine so they dont freeze in winter.i put some rock in the bottom for water to run into. i find i need to watch the water amount. ours are red wigglers too. i started mine about a year ago. sherrye
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| homsteddinmom |
Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 10:21:24 AM
I just got my order of 2000 red wigglers and i have nightcrawlers coming also! I am using a used horse tank for mine! we need a way to get rid of rabbits poop, decided that was a way to go plus maybe generate some extra income
Homesteading Mom in East Texas. Raising chickens, Rabbits and goats here on my farm! |
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