Hello, It is going to vary due to a number of factors. The size of the bin I show in the video (30 gallon) is not optimal if you want to operate a large cricket farm, but it is good and easy if you just plan on raising a small amount in minimal space. In this size bin I get on average about four pounds of live weight. This has a lot of variability, and sometimes I may only get half that.

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Hey Steve. I have just started using coconut husk as an egg laying substrate. Crickets are hatching though I haven't measured whether or not I'm getting as many crickets. There definitely are more pinhead crickets that stay hiding in the coconut husk after hatching. I originally got the idea from another commercial cricket farm which used coconut husk as the egg laying substrate, so I'm quite confident that it can work well...it may just require some tinkering to find the best way.

I am no expert in either cricket nor locust nor insect farming, but since I have experience in living in farm, whiteout in-depth research, I can tell locust farming is more difficult. Crickets don't really swarm, nor fly! Locusts swarm, and fly. So the required facility and method to farm them would be significantly different. And if a small locust swarm get away into wildlife, it can easily turn into an eco disaster.

I have tried making my own feed but for simplicity I typically just buy chick feed from the local feed store. It should have a lot of protein, at least 20%. I have tried all sorts of brands and varieties and the crickets like them all pretty much. I ultimately pick a brand based on the inputs that my customers like (i.e. organic...)

Ha, don’t leave Oregon on behalf of us. The facility we were using wasn’t appropriate for raising cricket (wrong layout, poorly sealed, hard to heat). Lesson for all: be patient and find the right place for your farm instead of rushing into a suboptimal site for Cricket Farming. We have been exploring options for low cost urban cricket models but in the interim are out advocating.

Hey Keith. Yes, we add the cricket frass to compost. We actually get nearly as many requests for our cricket poop as for our crickets. We aren't compost experts, but people who like compost like the cricket frass. It is high nitrogen so be sure you mix it appropriately with compost and don't put the frass directly on your garden.

What info is it exactly that needs to be added or deleted? where is a better source? Thanks