My flock tried a new treat at a local farm stand and it was a total hit

I stopped by Miller's Farm Stand last Saturday on a whim and grabbed a bag of dried mealworms on a gamble. My girls usually ignore store bought treats but they went absolutely crazy for these things, like it was chicken Christmas morning. I sprinkled a handful in their run and they cleared it in under two minutes flat. Has anyone else had luck with dried mealworms versus the live ones?

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michaela1617d ago

oh man same here, i grabbed a bag off amazon on a whim and my birds went nuts for them. live ones creep me out way too much to keep around, but dried are easy to store and the girls act like i just handed them gold bars. i actually mix them into their scratch grain now and they sort through everything else just to get the mealworms first every time.

price.tyler17d ago

See i hear you but i honestly think dried mealworms are kinda overrated. i tried them once and my chickens ate them sure but they were way more excited about the live ones. the dried ones just sit there and get all hard and gross if you dont use them fast enough. live ones wriggle around and trigger their natural hunting instinct which is way more fun to watch and honestly i find it kind of relaxing to dig through the bedding and scoop them out.

luna51917d ago

right? same here, mine lose their minds over dried ones too, it's hilarious to watch.