What Our Crickets Eat, Where You Can Get It, & What To Use If You Can’t
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
- In this video, we cover what we feed our crickets. We’re super lucky to be able to source a high quality cricket feed so locally.
We use BioForge Labs Insect Diet with Meat.
We also use potatoes to feed freshly hatched pinheads.
If you can’t access. BioForge labs feed, a non-GMO or organic chicken starter works well.
Check out BioForge Labs here:
www.bioforgelabs.com/
/ bioforge-labs-43386965...
For more info about our cricket products, please visit:
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My cousin is starting a “small” cricket setup, all your videos are EXTREMELY helpful!! Thank You So Much!!! 🥂
Nice!! I’m glad they’re helpful. It’s an adventure.
thanks so amazing idea,i appreciate and am so much inspired to start keeping crickets
Great! Thank you for the bulk feed ideas…😊
Thanks for this video really helpful I've been wondering what you use for a while 😁 my crickets are going to be greatful too! 😂 keep up the good work! 😀
oh, good!! So glad it was helpful. Thanks so much for watching.
Thanks for the videos you've been posting!
I've been tasked with kicking off a cricket-breeding project for work (to feed our animals). Your videos have been a great help.
I'm curious how much feed you go through in terms of lbs in a given month. Knowing the rate of food consumption per # of crickets would probably be helpful to many watching the videos.
Also, I'm planning to order some of your cricket-based snacks as soon as I'm not poor again.
Cheers!
Do not eat crickets. They contain chitins. Not suitable for human consumption.
Thanks for sharing all this information with us 💙🙏
thanks so much for watching!
I am from indonesia
You are the best. Thank you.
Thanks so much for watching! 🦗
Any chance of getting a pic of label to show our local feed store?
Blends and chicken starter feeds but you did not mention what it is that they eat besides potato... what is in the blends?
Have you tried feeding crickets, termites or their eggs ? We have lots of termites here in in the keys, not enough crickets
Awesome thanks. I feed Dubia to my chams just got a colony so looking for bulk healthy die for dubia.
This would work great!
Just noticed here in the UK when I look at the components of bug feed - they are almost identical to a lot of good quality dog dry food - so theoretically one could (in a small scale) grind it up oneself.
Yep! That’s a very good, high protein option.
How often do crickets need to be fed?
Hi Cricket Lady,
You are doing great work.
I am from India and researching the cricket farming business feasibility here. I am exploring options to cut feed cost for commercial chickens farms through cricket/BSF/mealworms.
1. Chicken eat 3kg of feed to produce 2kg of meat which has 27% CP in it.
Whereas crickets eat 2 kg of feed to produce 1 kg of raw crickets which has 16-20% CP so the FCR is high and cricket feed is too costly.
2. Also from consumer perspective, 100 grams chicken eggs contain 13 gram of protein, whereas 100 grams of raw Cricket has 16-20gm protein, so the cost of consuming 20 gram protein from eggs is hardly 20cents whereas from cricket is very high. Also other sources like beans etc are also quite cheaper.
It’s going great from environmental perspective and could be a game changer in near future but I am still not convinced from economic feasibility or consumer perspective? Why would someone still make them in their regular diet while other cheaper alternatives are available, jus to try something new 🙂?
Trying to find feed for crickets here in Surprise, AZ.
A non-gmo or organic chick starter that is unmedicated will work! If you can find a farm store they should have it or know where to find it.
Hello? how can I indulge into cricket rearing in Kenya?
Hi! There’s tons of info on this channel about the basics. How varies depending on what resources and set ups are available to you.
Greetings from Russia. I really like your video. Very informative. I also keep a small farm in my city and I also want to consult with you about feeding. Give me advice if I'm feeding my crickets right. I would be very grateful.
The diet of my crickets is dry and wet food.
Dry food is the starting compound feed for chickens, granulated. The protein level is approximately 24-28 percent.
Wet food is pumpkin. I know you use potatoes, but I prefer pumpkin. Crickets love it more and its protein level is higher.
I have a concern that I am not getting enough calcium and protein. Maybe I should add dried hamarus or something like that? What do you think?
Hi! Thanks so much for watching. It sounds like you have a really good feed source in place. Do you know if there is any animal protein in the chicken feed? I am guessing it's plenty high in calcium as most chicken feeds are. If pumpkin works best for you, stick with that.
@@BuildingInASmallTown thanks a lot 🙏 😀 for your response 👍. Yes, there is included animal protein. My concern just in its quantity. For the breeding ones I add some dride hamarus. Maybe I should do it for the little ones 🤔
Why not use cuttlebone and non flavored whey protein. I know some people use egg shell powder too.
Can i feed them tree leafs?
I just feed both my mealworms and crickets the same. Test tubes with drinking water, fruits and veggies. A dry oatmeal and bird seeds mix substrate 🤷 The inky difference is egg carts for crickets
If it works for you, that’s awesome!
They can also eat any meat i give them, cooked though. Not risking raw beef pork or chicken ☝️ They are omnivores so 🤷
Hey amazing i like it I'll try it thank you so much for information i am from Pakistan i want to use them to feed my poultry chicks for their good health I'll try but they creat noise kindly tell me how to save my neighbors for their noise if you have any solution
They only chirp when they are mature (last week of life in my facility). Unfortunately, there's no way to prevent them from chirping and they chirp all hours of the day, dark or light. Hope this helps & thank you for watching!
Got first bundle 3 days ago, 500 for $37AUD. 49 have died, only 2 of them were fed to spiders. The ventilation and food are fine. The temperature is about 2°c below the preferred range. Is that why they're dying?
Unlikely due to the temperature. They have water? Possible that wherever they came from has a disease problem. Also, do you have egg crates or other housing for them?
Thanks for information, i m watching from turkey, i want to try this work but i have 1 big issue,how can i get them first 10k :)
And i have 2 question
1 what happaned some of them die but not all of them, if i dontrealize.
2 where they poop and what can you do with it. Sorry for my english :) tnx
Great questions!! (and please don't apologize for your english, my Turkish would be horrible!)
1. When you say some of them die, what age are they? Are they fully grown adults, or younger? What do they look like when they die? Is there any discoloration or visible trauma?
2. They poop in their enclosures, but it should remain dry. If it's moist in anyway, you have a humidity problem. It makes GREAT fertilizer for your garden or house plants. If you have a compost pile, it's also a great additive.
Thanks for watching. I hope this helps! :-)
What would be the reasons against using local black crickets?
You could use them! Just be careful how you source them and what you feed them.
Thank you for your information.
1-Price of the 50 pound bag?
2-How many crickets does a 50 pound bag feed more or less?
3- How much feed do Crickets eat from the time they are pin head?
Sorry for my questions
Any info on these questions?
yep!
1. You'll have to check current prices (fluctuates with grain prices). $40-60 depending on volume you are buying
2. figure 2 lbs per lb of crickets you intend to raise. If you're new, plan on 3 lbs per lb (roughly 1,000 crickets per lb)
3. See answer 2
Hope this helps! Sorry it took so long
What else can the eat other then what u listened
Lots of things! They definitely need some form of animal protein.
Hi. Who are your cricket customers
Hello, who are yours?
,Hi,for the pinheads,you just give them sliced potatoes ?
sliced potatoes as well as the dry feed. Helps with hydration!
Excellent,Thank you !
Are they make noise in light or dark or both light/dark
When they are mature, they chirp in both light and dark.
@@BuildingInASmallTownhey are you merried or single
Please reply and don't mind
cricket people. Interesting. I plan on starting a colony to feed my chickens. I have them ordered. I don’t know how the idea came into my head.
That's awesome! How's it going so far?
@@BuildingInASmallTown only so so. I put them in a 55 gallon drum with a heat lamp. Most of them were dead when I got them. I just hope that I can have the time to take care of them.
Can I feed them kitchen scraps?
On a small scale, yes. Change it out at the first sight of mold/rot. Make sure you get some sort of animal protein in there as well.
Hy
Thanks so much for watching!
Good info ..me need the diet for my house cricket farm ..i dont under stand about the diet..which type of diet will be used plz ..elaborately explain about diet ..and tell me about diet name and brand ..where from i buy them..thanku
Just called Petco and they were 18 cents apeice 50 of them will cost me $8.50
WOOF! that's absolutely insane!! I can't believe how expensive they've gotten, but it's a supply and demand issue. There's plenty of demand and not enough supply. Wild times.
I feel bad for the crickets for my toad waiting to die in his tank.... starving while waiting to die mind you.
How many are you putting in at a time?
@@BuildingInASmallTown the person i bought him from said, 30-40 crickets every 6-10 days
The sound that made by it at night disturbing me when I am studying at night...plz say to remove from my home without killing...🙏🙏
I give my cricket bread
He like bread 🇲🇫
I bet they like it!
@@BuildingInASmallTown no he is dead
😢@@BuildingInASmallTown
non GMO is a lie, the reason of gmo is usualy to not need pesticides, and gmo and organic may very well be the same thing. GMO is not toxic nor sinthetic nor dangerous in any way
I am not arguing for the merit of non-GMO or organic, simply stating that the lower pesticide residue levels help our crickets perform better.
The reason they came up with GMO is so that plants can withstand the sprays they use to kill pests and weeds. So the crops that are grown from GMO are sprayed with both kinds of toxins. Some hast to get absorbed by the plant you would think especially if it’s plowed into the ground and replanted every year
Hey beautiful lady kindly give me some reply
Take to long
Too*
We are not supposed to eat them shameful
Leviticus 11:22 or John the baptist could change your mind?
Apparently the government would have us eating bugs over beef? I’ve seen articles from the 80’s and 90’s talking about a better protein in bugs. Interesting. And yes, some men in the Bible ate locusts. Interesting 😂
We’re not going to have any choice but bugs because by 2030 they the elites that run the world will have cut down cattle heard by 80% and be prepared to live in 15 minute cities so you won’t even need car. We as a human race need to stand up now and fight this otherwise we will be eating bugs which is fed soybeans basically which is sprayed with chemicals not in our favor. 5 billion people gone in the near future is their plan. They don’t even hide it anymore. 😢
"Bioforge Labs insect diet with meat". WELL, aside from meat, what else is in it? "its like cornmeal" but what is it? other than meat. Grain based feed/chick feed still doesnt say all the things in it,
I don’t have the specific label in front of me. Non-gmo grain blend (corn, soy, oats, several things I’m forgetting). I gave the exact brand and name so that folks can find it via the Google machine and order it if they like. Listing specific ingredients didn’t seem as efficient and helpful to me 🤷🏼♀️
@@BuildingInASmallTown seems like it would be basic to list the top 4 or 5 ingredients in a video describing: "what our crickets eat". thanks for reply
@@Holypikemanz Apologies for not covering what you felt I should. I appreciate the feedback.
Can you use ground up rolled oats as feed? Tia