Post by suep on Apr 17, 2023 22:16:19 GMT
Hi Pete, definitely ‘live’ mealworms or wax worms. The chicks can only get moisture (like we need water) from live food. The parents try to get enough caterpillars, spiders etc but when these are in short supply it is good if we humans can supplement by offering them a source of ‘live’ food . The chicks initially can only swallow tiny things so some people get some mini mealworms, but the chicks do grow very quickly so many just plump for standard mealworms. Hope that is some help. The parents will eat dried mealworms etc as they can get their water elsewhere, but the chicks obviously can’t do this. Go ‘live’ always for chicks. Good idea to try putting some out a few days before the chicks hatch to let the parents ‘find’ this supply and get ready to use them. Good luck.
Sue
Sue