[lizatros]

To make them a bit more palatable you can always pop them in some warm water to rehydrate them. They are much nicer when soft and plump !

[Selkie]

sorry for ressurecting an old topic but my dad bought dried mealworms with the intention of feeding them to the wild birds in their garden -- for some reason though they won't take them so i've 'inherited' the tub of worms.

tried them with our hens today and they went crackers for them; they had wolfed them down in the blink of an eye.

is it ok to give them a few everyday through the winter?

[muntjac]

feed em as much as you like anytime any place any ewhere ,hold ya hand out with them in it and you will tame them in minutes lolo,,, and what the chucks dont want ,,,,,, send to me ..,,,,,yumyuym  

[Aunt Sally]

and what the chucks dont want ,,,,,, send to me ..,,,,,yumyuym  

       and you think hes joking...  back woods cooking king  

[chuckiehentastic]

Same as everyone agrees our girls run fastest of all for mealworms, and to see them jump! Our pekin bantam cross can leap a clear 2 feet from standing to pick one out of my hand.  It's the funniest sight ever.

[muntjac]

nopes i have to disagree try them with crickets lol   ,totally hilarios lol

[slowef]

Yes Mealworms are a cause for utter devotion to mum!!

We have a small brick store shed near the house,  I keep mine in there as its cool and I swear they hear that door open at 100 yards.  You hear a stampede of 38 pairs of feet legging it down the garden to get to me.  A real case of heads down and charge.

p.s. the ducks and geese love them too, I adore the sound of slurping when I throw a few in the pond for them