• Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
master stewards:
  • Carla Burke
  • John F Dean
  • Timothy Norton
  • Nancy Reading
  • r ranson
  • Jay Angler
  • Pearl Sutton
stewards:
  • paul wheaton
  • Tereza Okava
  • AndrĂ©s Bernal
master gardeners:
  • Christopher Weeks
gardeners:
  • Jeremy VanGelder
  • M Ljin
  • Matt McSpadden

Anyone has experience with feeding black soldier fly to chickens

 
Posts: 1
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
I read this article: https://hermetia.blog/blog/benefits-of-the-black-soldier-fly-for-chickens-and-birds which say all good things about feeding insects to chickens. Any experience
 
Posts: 95
Location: Indiana
34
2
  • Likes 3
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Sorry, but I don't consider that article to be very good.  That said, black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are an excellent resource.  Black soldier flies will literally fly away and can't easily be used for chickens.  BSFL won't increase egg-laying quantity unless your chickens are badly malnourished.

I've been giving my girls dried BSFL as a treat for about 3 years.  They love them.  
I used to give them dried mealworms, but the BSFL has a better nutrient profile.

I'd like to grow my own BSFL to be cheaper and more sustainable, but I'm too far north to do it easily.
 
I FEEL suave and debonair. Why can't you be as supportive as this tiny ad?
Learn Permaculture through a little hard work
https://wheaton-labs.com/bootcamp
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic