Insect Farming

[SecretPrepper]

IN an effort to reduce costs and be more self sufficient i have started a couple of insect farms for my new and eventually some chickens which will be my next project after the aquaponics.

At the moment i am farming meal worms. mealworms are a yellowy/browny colour with weird little legs. They have 4 stages:

1: The egg
2: The worm
3: The cocoon
4: The beetle

I am growing them in a plastic set of draws each level a different stage in the top drawer i have the cocoons waiting to turn into the beatles then the worms underneath. when i finally get beatles i will put the eggs in a sepereate tub untill they hatch so they are not eaten.

I need to add mesh to the bottom of the draws so eggs can fall down if they are hatched in the bedding (oats) and on the worms so the poo drops into a second level for easy cleaning.

I am starting a cricket farm today in an old fish tank for a greater variety of insect for the animals.


Eventually i would like to feed them off plants i grow for them so i dont need to get anything for them.