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A belated thanks, Smart Red!

Yes Wisconsin will be too cold to be outdoors. They will need to be about 80F to breed prolifically. Collecting outdoor bugs is a great way to start harvesting that protein! By rearranging a few things in the backyard you can provide a surprising amount of chicken food. Roaches won't do it for...

Goatgurl :D lol yes in cold weather they would have to be indoors with a heat mat to get the best results. I wouldn’t recommend pouring them all out, but there is a number of things you can do from flash-freezing to dehydrating that will get your protein source in a storable, (or more...

hahaha! You're not alone there. Then again, could be a great photo for your next profile pic! :ep

:) If you want to select your size for feeding, you can drill some holes in a 5 gal bucket, so the size you want fits through. Then take another 5 gal bucket (solid bottom) and place the one with the holes inside it. Pick up an egg carton or "frame" as I call them (i did bees before roaches) and...

Raising Dubia for Poultry Feed I have seen a lot of info on here on DIY, etc and would like to make a few notes on raising insects. We will share care info for a variety of insects over the next month - hope you enjoy! I know most of you are cringing while reading this, but hear me out! I...

Denim Deb - haha o_O you're not alone in that! We recommend Dubia roaches for beginners. They are by far the least roachiest<? (it's a word if I said it!) They are slow moving, cannot climb glass or smooth tupperware and look more like roly-polies than roaches. Furthermore they are a tropical...

www.TheInsectivoreCo.com

Hello, All! This is our first post, please enjoy! Our foray into raising insects started innocently enough. As a young teenager I was constantly at the local auction, buying and selling all sorts of poultry. I ordered my first bugs back then and was promptly delivered a large, crawling bag of...