I know it’s too soon to begin building the static coop and run for our upcoming
chickens. It takes everything I can muster not to bring home baby chicks – even
with knowing they will stay in a tub ~ in the house ~ with us for the first
couple of months!
But today, I can start
something for our future goal of keeping chickens!
I’ve spent a lot of time
reading and watching videos about sustainable feed, to help keep the cost down.
One of the ways is feeding worms to the chickens! An excellent source of protein!
It reminded me… I kept a worm
bin in the library while serving as librarian in a local public charter school
(sadly, the school is now closed). The students loved checking on the worms!
They loved watching how, over a period of only a few weeks, the worms turned
veggie scraps into dirt!
One of my favorite go-to guys
on Youtube, Justin Rhodes, reminded me how long it takes to get a nice “herd” of worms. So, I
will begin raising our own today! I emptied a tub yesterday after noon, and the
drill’s battery is fully charged! I’m waiting on the sun to rise and shine!
I found a good overall
informational page on Home Worm Production provided by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
And, Uncle Jim’s article, Raising worms to use as live fishing bait, is a very good basic how-to.
Since we don’t have cattle
grazing on our place right now, I wonder if anyone around here would mind me
collecting a bit of manure?
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