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I agree!

@@mauritiusmunsperger5541 I just received 5,000 BSF larvae today. Time for me to get things going.

They can be for portions all the way to the majority of the diet is depending on which one of them it is

you probably need to add a drying agent (something like grain or spent coffee grounds)...look for food waste that is dry and will absorb some water

@@arizonawormfarm Thank you so much for the quick response. I have 4 chickens as a hobby, but the soldier fly. Hobby is a lot more addicting. Thanks for the video it has helped me a lot

thanks - you can use soil, but it needs to be "fluffy" - not hard pack. Any food waste will work for the hatching shower. I use chicken mash because it is really easy for the larvae and for us.

We feed three days a week, a set amount based on the size of the bin - so I can't give you a direct answer. If you are going commercial, you might consider coming to our training day www.wormbusinesconference.com

I feed every day and usually need to add water to the feed to keep the moisture level in the bins. My bins are open 24" long, 16" wide and 4" high. I get them for about $5 each.

@@arizonawormfarmdo you still have this training?

@@SarahPerine We do. The next one is scheduled for September 18. Registration is here: app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/038c2ee8/?appointmentTypeIds[]=63171601 $350 for the full day. Take advantage of our early bird special: $285 available until July 15th!

@@zachbrooks1892 I would love to attend. Thank you so much!

Trial and error until we get it right. For 8,000 larvae we add 1 gallon of half ground food waste and half spent brewers grain

@@arizonawormfarmCan you estimate the number of larvae per pound?

Hey Sarah - you should call the farm at 602-622-7663 and ask to speak with Tessa. She is our BSFL guru and help talk you through what you need. If it is affordable for you, a trip to our farm would probably also help you get kickstarted. The direct answer to your question: A set-up for 1000+ hens requires a small commercial set up. You need a breeding room and a grow out room. The breeding room needs natural or artificial light and you need to be able to keep temperatures between about 80 degrees and 95 degrees and 70% humidity. The grow out is a bit more forgiving. We produce 400 pounds of larvae a week in one shipping container (40x8x8). It has AC, heat, and a humidifier. And, while we have not done much experimentation with it - it appears the larvae will grow nicely on chicken manure as feedstock. You might have everything you need right in your operation. Although, if you are doing true pasture raising, the manure is probably helping feed the fields they are on.

@@zachbrooks1892 That is super nice of you. I don’t want to take advantage of your time, so I’ll stay small scale getting experience until your workshop! Very much appreciate your content and am so impressed with your business! And yes I’m as true pasture as you can get… even kept my birds on pasture all winter (hoping to avoid that this winter as it’s too much work😹). Another BSFL producer told me to use food scraps instead of manure (I do have a little manure from a few animals who live in the barn and paddocks)…. I’ve even read about people using humanure!!! I just want to have as easy of a system as possible that can be rodent-proofed!! Thanks again very much 🤩

I don't know the values - I bought one specific for BSFL and it worked...my research stopped after that!

@@arizonawormfarm Thanks for the quick reply. I will look for panels that begin at the bottom and end at the top of that range. It's good to know that green is necessary because that's the opposite of efficient plant grow lights.

We do them about three times a year. The next on is in September. Details are here: app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule/038c2ee8/?categories[]=Class

20% is the maximum. More than that and they sometimes die. We err on the side of caution and feed 3-5 pounds per day of live larvae to our flock of 50 hens.

I wonder if it’s dependent in the nutrition they get from the pasture- if they need more grain in winter and less during warm months on pasture.

text some pictures of your set-up to 602-622-7663 and we will try to make some suggestions

I would have to look at pictures of your set up to be sure, but my guess is temperature and wetness. They need warm, damp (on the dry side) to coax them to pupate. feel free to send pictures to azwormmedia@gmail.com and we will take a look

we have a 40 foot grow out shipping container and a 30 by 20 fly house. We are producing 500-700 pounds of larvae in that space. I am actually designing a systems right now that I think can gross $250,000 a year in a 3,000 sq feet warehouse (including all the processing area)

The big net produces enough larvae for 100 pounds a week

​@@arizonawormfarmdid you buy a 20x30 prefab structure or did you buy your own? I want to build my own facility out of 40 ft containers on my land out here in the Desert.

@@atomp153 I built the 20x30 - the room where this video was shot - it is not prefab. We do grow out in 40ft containers. There is no reason not to do breeding in a container.

Do you insulate the container?

we use spent brewers grain as a bedding/drying agent. you can use coco coir if the food waste is too wet

500 dries to 220 pounds. We sell them direct to customers for $10 a pound. We sell live to customers for $10 a pound. The key is selling retail direct to customers.

You can add any amount of Frass anytime - it won't burn. If someone burned plants it was because they did not screen the Frass and included lots of larvae urine (if your frass smells like ammonia, then you need to rinse it). The reaction in plants is triggered by the Chitin in the frass and in insect bodies, it works the same hot or cold. We recommend 2% frass, 5% worm castings, and the rest good compost. You can replace the compost with organic manure after it has composted - but we recommend adding some Carbon (mulch or cardboard or something that was a tree). Also - just FYI, frass and worm castings do not make good growing media - so if you want to grow stuff, you really do need either native soil or compost,

@@arizonawormfarm thanks a lot for your reply. this is great information.

At our farm, we feed Monday, Wednesday and Friday a specific amount (based on the age of the larvae). the actual day is not important - but if you doing it commercially - the important thing is to do it on a set schedule

Can you go into details of what is the filler you have the lauva in

It is emulsified BSFL and frass, plus some micronutrients taken through a hydrolysate process. I am glad to hear it is working!

hi please share a video how the frass separated from larvae

​@@arizonawormfarmplease share the website to buy love cage

@@saravanabhavan2726 www.evoconsys.com/marketplace.html

For commercial purpose: we put one tablespoon of five day old larvae (about 2,500) in one gallon of food waste (ground food plus spent brewer's grain). We feed again at day 12 and day 17.

We are doing this class live later this month. It is better in person (but not worth a flight from KC unless you want to see a commercial setup).

After the does have died in the love cage, do you clean the bed and what do you do with the dead flies? Are they put in the hot compost or are they given to the worms?

@@oscarperales2033 we use a shop vac to clean them out, then we put them in the hot compost

I have a bin of rotting food and larvae right outside of my chicken run. How about a net over the feeding bin and the attached bin where the pupating larvae empty into all containing the eggies/shower?

Commercially, we use a trommel screen. On an backyard level, they harvest themselves - they crawl out of the compost on the ramps when they get ready to pupate.

@@arizonawormfarm I’m really interested in how you transformed from farming them for feed to emulsion and other processing for some of the products your making now. You have made it seem so easy! Lol ❤

That will delay some - but you will have a lower hatch rate. If you do this, expect 20-30% loss.

@@arizonawormfarm thanks for the quick response.

@@arizonawormfarm is there a way to time the eggs hatching? Maybe keep them in a dark place until you want them to hatch?

So you control their maturation level by controlling the amount of feed and timing of the feed? I’m looking for a way to have a on going consistent daily supply of BSF larva to feed my chickens. I have 20 egg layers. I don’t know how much larva I need to feed my chickens.

@@timothypropst238 For consistent daily supply, you need some of your larvae pupate (in the beginning, let 50% mature - then cut back when you start getting eggs). You need your own live flies to lay your own eggs to keep them hatching. I focus on breeding - not on controlling maturation. You need to get live flies to hatch.

JM-EVO Black Soldier Fly Breeding Cage. We get them here: www.evoconsys.com/marketplace.html

I mean the small one on 13:50 , thats perfect for small scale but i've never seen those in here .

@@finmortem2122 That is called a butterfly habitat - we get ours from Amazon www.amazon.com/36-Enclosure-Protection-Vegetables-24/dp/B09SHG657W/ref=sr_1_11_sspa?crid=1LYC4BVIFT9VL&keywords=butterfly+containers&qid=1692967639&sr=8-11-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1

yes, but we don't give much to them.

He Zack My name is amine I'm from Morocco and I have a small farm BSF. Please can I have a training course in your farms. Thanks

@@aminechaabi8880 What are you looking for?

@@arizonawormfarm I want to get more skills in this job and take a training in your farm maybe one week Thanks

@@aminechaabi8880 We can make that happen - but we are a long way from Morocco - you can probably find someone in Africa or Europe doing more that is a lot closer. We grow 400 pounds a week - that is small by commercial standards.

@@arizonawormfarm yes Europe is closer but for me and my country is better if I have training in usa and specially in your farms. Thanks