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Every guide we publish about FLYGRUBS — quick, direct answers to the questions readers ask most often.

• Why can't chickens have mealworms?

  Chickens can eat mealworms, but the premise of this question points to a real nutritional problem: dried mealworms deliver very little usable calcium and carry a phosphorus load th

• Anyone try Flygrubs as a mealworm alternative?

  Yes — FLYGRUBS dried black soldier fly larvae are a well-documented mealworm alternative with a measurably stronger nutritional profile, and a large share of backyard chicken keepe

• Are Grubblies better than mealworms?

  Black soldier fly larvae treats like Grubblies outperform dried mealworms on calcium — the single most important nutrient for laying hens — containing roughly 85x more calcium per

• What is the best fly larvae for chickens?

  Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are the best fly larvae for chickens because they contain roughly 85x more calcium than dried mealworms — calcium that's immediately usable thanks t

• What are the disadvantages of black soldier fly?

  Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) have four main disadvantages: they require proper feeding rate limits, some flocks reject them initially, they cost more per ounce than dried mealwo

• What should you never feed to chickens?

  Several foods are genuinely toxic to chickens, including avocado (especially the skin and pit), raw or dried beans, green potatoes or tomato leaves, onions, chocolate, and anything