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Only one worm was perched on the bin edge today. Gave them coffee grounds eggshells powder banana peel and grapes and will give them a whole banana tomorrow.
 

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The worms are well. I hadn’t poked around this week being so cold. They were like hey Harold, it’s that crazy bird lady with the glove again. Let’s be quiet and maybe she’ll leave us alone. :roflmao:
tonight they got a moist crumbly mix of worm chow and oyster shell flour. So let’s see. 57 tonight so no heater.

The worm chow is formulated for composting worms
 
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@Shezbug the chow is formulated for composting worms. Seems commercial worm farms use it,
 

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“Hey Harold, the lady with the glove is back”....omg I’m :loltears:
 

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mass exodus underway
 

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mass exodus underway
Put your lights on them and they should stay in the dark. When you say mass how many are we talking?
 

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Put your lights on them and they should stay in the dark. When you say mass how many are we talking?
Lid is on. Heater was on and interior was getting hot to the touch. Surface only 68. Turned off the heater.50- 75 worms on walls. Long fat ones. Not usual. Low 44 but it will probably stay at 58-60 without heat in the greenhouse tent. Added dry.
 

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Lid is on. Heater was on and interior was getting hot to the touch. Surface only 68. Turned off the heater.50- 75 worms on walls. Long fat ones. Not usual. Low 44 but it will probably stay at 58-60 without heat in the greenhouse tent. Added dry.
I saw such a long one before, as long as the banana :laugh:
 

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Yeah ok. I’m wondering if your heater is maybe too much? Having to keep them warm is something I’ve never had to deal with- we only ever have to be careful they don’t get too warm.
 

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Big lights coming today

@Shezbug do you approve? Not my video


Fb guy says never aerate. Worm lady said once a month. Video girl says once a week

gopro on head if you say aye :roflmao:
 

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Big lights coming today

@Shezbug do you approve? Not my video


Fb guy says never aerate. Worm lady said once a month. Video girl says once a week

gopro on head if you say aye :roflmao:
Will have to come back and check a little later.... I’m late for Burt’s breakfast and my eardrums are starting to hurt :laugh:
 

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Will have to come back and check a little later.... I’m late for Burt’s breakfast and my eardrums are starting to hurt :laugh:
Join the club! :roflmao:
 

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It seems everyone has their own preferred ways of keeping worms for composting. There’s no one strict particular way, whatever works for your set up and food supply is what you do- just experiment a bit.

The shredded bedding, chow and special additional foods (oyster shell, egg shell, linseed stuff that girl used) are something we don’t ever do! Lol If it’s gonna cost me to keep worms then I’m not having them!! That’s the whole point to composting- it’s environmentally friendly but it should also be time and finance friendly. Worms are essentially scavengers like vultures and are part of nature’s clean up crew.
Mine get strictly rubbish... organic crap that would otherwise go in the bin and stink it up, there’s no special sprinkles for the top, no special diet mixes or shakes- just rubbish that is literally good for nothing but throwing away.

Maybe experiment with one side of the bin getting a little turning for air and the other side none. See where the most worms are and adjust your care plan to suit. There are so many varying things people do- you can make it as complicated or simple as you want... I prefer simple so everything just gets dumped in the worm bin in no particular order and we run a few litres of water through it every now and then for the worm tea/juice run off so we can use it on the garden but other than that nothing that causes thought stress or work is really done for our worms.

Yes to the go pro lol. We need more pics of your birds looking at you funny :roflmao:
 

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Read they like raw red potatoes?
 

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They like any food that’s rotting and gross.
Hmm I’ll set one in the bin. Won’t take long to rot in there! Thanks
 
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