Dried Mealworms 11 LBS - Natural High Protein Feed for Chickens, Birds, Fish | Pet & Poultry Nutrition

'Ever have a wren come knocking to ask for breakfast? I have been feeding mealworms to urban songbirds for roughly a decade and even the neighbors have remarked about how many more birds seem to enliven my yard in our little neighborhood. If I were raising chooks again, a larger quantity could be had for less but this has worked out to the best value for songbird feeding. Worms are usually good sized and mostly intact--other brands have sent me bags of worm crumbs rather than dried whole worms. My only criticism is with the packaging's zip function as the "zipper" inevitably pulls away from the packaging after repeated opening & closing if the zipper was not already detached upon receipt. This is a relatively minor trouble easily remedied with a dedicated "worm jar" to decant the bags into. Ultimately storing the dried worms in a hard container helps them remain whole longer and not be repeatedly smashed every time their container is handled. The company might want to look into their packaging, though.I initially began providing mealworms for the Carolina wrens that regularly nest in our hedgerow yet would leave our seed feeder empty-beaked. After a few months it became clear that even our seed lovers were happy for the worms when they had hatchlings to feed. Occasionally a red bellied or downy woodpecker will light on the ground to get at the worms if I let their suet run out and 2024 saw wood thrushes paying our meal worms a few visits for the first year ever. Some of our migratory winter visitors only go for the worms and not seed and even the squirrels start snacking on worms as the temperatures drop.