Wild Bird Dried Mealworms 3ltr

The birds in my garden LOVE these!
The birds in my garden absolutely LOVE these dried mealworms.
No need to soak them, I just scatter them on the ground and the bird-table and they attract a variety of birds. I see robins, thrushes, blackbirds, sparrows, starlings, bullfinch, chaffinches, coal-tit and some other finches and tits that I have not yet identified. All the birds seem to love these mealworms.
I feel I have to ration them as the birds will eat as many as I want to put out.
I usually put 1-3 handfuls on the table and then cover with a standard wild-bird seed to make the birds work at least a little bit.

I have tried live mealworms, but they are a real hassle to store, and even to put out, they dont hang around the table.. To be honest, I think the birds prefer these dried ones.

I last year I bought dried mealworms from the RSPB site but prices seem to have increased dramatically this year. Certainly at the moment the price from this supplier is good value. Packaging was...
special treat for your feathered friends
My sister has chickens and uses mealworms as a protein treat for her "girls". She sprinkles a small amount of mealworms in amongst the drift wood and stones that are in their fenced in area and the chickens go searching and digging for them.

The meal worms provide a high protein and high energy boost for any bird and are, therefore, worth considering for your feathered friends, domestic and wild, especially in the winter months when natural insects are hard for them to find.

Fortunately, the chickens seem to keep the voracious starlings away, so the smaller birds (sparrows, dunnocks, wrens, chaffinches, robins, etc) get to pick up the spare that the chickens can't find.

Mealworms are usually the larvae of the black meal beetle, but can be from the yellow meal beetle. It is possible to grow your own if you want to, but these dried meal worms are a good substitute.

You can use these dried from the tub (as we do) or rehydrate them by soaking...
Dried mealworms. Easy or what?
Forget all you read about dried mealworms not being the real thing. Rehydrated for 15 mins in warm water and the birds enjoy them and wait for their quota each morning and evening. These particular brand are good quality, with large worms and not a crumbled mess. [My previous experience when buying through the post has not been very successful]. They come at a reasonable price in a very good range of tub sizes and delivery was spot on.

I will certainly continue with this product as it is an all round succes with me and my feathered friends!
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