Easiest Black Soldier Fly Bin for FREE Chicken Food

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@NaturesAlwaysRight 9 ай бұрын

@oniarrca9431 6 ай бұрын

Why not combine both ideas? Have a tote as you do, then place another larger tote under it that has a funneling shape to an exit port on the bottom.

@chaveraoh 5 ай бұрын

Would it help to insulate the container for winter so that it keeps warm inside it and let them overwinter still producing larva? I saw a vid on how to stop water from freezing and it involved a pipe dug in deep etc.

@andrewflowers6794 2 ай бұрын

❤Writing from a rice-farming village in the mountains of Northern Thailand. Thanks for your work. I like your style. EVERYONE here has chickens, and no one has a lot of money. So I am trying to share this with as many people as I can. You'd love Thai chickens. Less meat, but more flavor. It's the 'Original' chicken. Tiny breast, looong legs and super-high tail placement. Hens will battle dogs and cats here and win protecting their chicks by kicking with those long legs. I wish my PBR hens had that kind of Maternal instinct. If you get the chance, eat one!

@Fatherfarmgreenlife 24 күн бұрын

My farm needs it

@ericluna2934 19 күн бұрын

You can do the same thing by adding a maggot bucket to you chicken run!! Take a 5-gallon bucket drill some holes at the sides of the bottom area but not underneath the bucket and then add anything during the warmer months that flies like to eat and they will lay there maggot larvae there. So leftover meat chicken bones dairy eggs etc

@arrhazes8198 20 күн бұрын

This is by far the easiest BSFL Bin system on YT. THANK YOU!

@HelenEk7 6 ай бұрын

To skip the intro: 3:40 In the UK there are now some insect farms using food waste. The insects are then made into chicken, pork and fish feed. I hope this trend will spread.

@WardogsTeamTV 3 ай бұрын

So what would be the Europeen equivalent of the Black Soldier Fly as we don't have it in France for exemple (if i'm not mistaken)

@keilahhall7391 2 ай бұрын

Probably some sort of maggot or larva from another fly. @@WardogsTeamTV

@renaldamarkos7913 2 ай бұрын

Thank u for the tip!

@joaquinsolanojimenez 2 ай бұрын

They are there in Europe, only that in winter they are dormant

@Katie38689 5 ай бұрын

I accidentally left a half a bag of chicken food in the rain and ruined it. I put it in the back of the yard until I was able to throw it away but I forgot about it. One day I saw those larva crawling out of the bag and the chickens were eating them. So it seems you can just use a feed bag lol I learned how to do this entirely by accident.

@skschiedeck9179 7 ай бұрын

This seems much easier. I think I'm going to change my system to this and put it in with my chicks. Getting the soldier flies to go up the ramps is like moving the deer crossing sign and expecting them to cross there.

@dmplus2k 7 ай бұрын

I have been trying to attract them for months using veggie waste, Nothing. I have seen them around but they would not lay eggs. Added left over nacho meat a week ago, checked it this morning and the farm is crawling with larvae. So stoked. Chooks are going to go mental 🙏🏻😁

@FallbackNkillEm 3 ай бұрын

Add cardboard over the food waste to give the flies somewhere to lay the eggs

@GrandmomZoo 2 ай бұрын

Build mine with the cardboard vertical so the corregation holes are high and visable. You will see the yellow eggs when they find it.

@andrewflowers6794 2 ай бұрын

I feel your pain. I was never able to attract any either and I tried everything and live in the tropics. The crazy thing is, once you have them; you can't get rid of them. I let the bin dry out, forget to feed them for months, think I killed them all...add some food and water, poof they're back. I got mine from a Government scientist for free. But I had to drive an hour or two to pick them up and I live in Thailand. So even if you have to pay for your 1st batch of BSFL, don't worry it's a good investment. You'll have them forever. Facebook is how I found mine.

@swen6797 2 ай бұрын

Rotten bananas mixed in with something. Easy to get the recipe on youtube.

@swen6797 2 ай бұрын

Might be house fly maggots.

@livingwellfarmtx 8 ай бұрын

My chickens, ducks,guineas and I thank you for this.

@alisonheeley3587 5 ай бұрын

I have what was a compost worm bin..but is now teeming with black soldier fly larvae. I felt a bit disgusted initially, but found that my chickens absolutely LOVE to eat them! I am reassured now that I have researched them! ❤🙏🏼

@childeroland6858 9 ай бұрын

Duuuude, this looks way simpler and better than the first way! I've been wanting to try getting soldier fly larvae for my ladies, so I'm definitely trying this

@adryawebb2556 9 ай бұрын

I have thousands of the larvae in my regular compost pile helping to break it down. I don't have chickens yet, but some of the wild birds have been enjoying the bounty of larvae.

@AndrewPolidori 9 ай бұрын

So simple! Seen a few very cool solutions like this, but the absolute simplicity takes the cake!

@nchestercountynews4955 8 ай бұрын

Restaurants and Grocery stores won't give waste away because they think they will be sued for giving away "bad food"

@lavenderskies2094 8 ай бұрын

This is the answer to my self harvesting problem! This is so much easier!!! Thank you! 😊

@gracehc9356 6 ай бұрын

I am extremely glad to have found your video and channel. I appreciate your knowledge especially being new to chickens but seeing how they can compliment my current composting practices. Thank you !!

@lvanderb3 9 ай бұрын

Quite excited about your chicken KNF course as we’re moving in a few weeks and will be getting chickens!

@SpiffyFambam 8 ай бұрын

This is an easier way for sure! I am saving this for future reference when I have chickens. Thank you for sharing.

@BenjaminEmbrace 6 ай бұрын

Appreciate this so much! This simplicity is what I need excited to soon be having birds myself!🎉🐓

@southernfriedland8002 9 ай бұрын

Steven always a pleasure watching your video’s coop looks awesome I did the same with the logs from the land so cool looking

@effectentertainment7882 8 ай бұрын

Should collect the liquid use it when watering you garden worked for me quite well.

@joehannan1687 8 ай бұрын

Awesome video man, building 2 today for our chickens... thank you!🤘🇺🇸

@AFrayedKnotMate 3 ай бұрын

So simple, I love it and am going to use it in my chook yard in Australia.

@abbyfox2980 9 ай бұрын

Just found out what was living in my worm farm! Should have got some chickens!

@NaturesAlwaysRight 9 ай бұрын

Oh ya they love to lay in worm farms too if they can find access!

@ingridbond3432 9 ай бұрын

the course sounds invaluable

@ImASurvivorNThriver 9 ай бұрын

Love this! Thanks for sharing.

@amesstoday 9 ай бұрын

Very interesting. Thank you.

@lokes2 9 ай бұрын

I wish I would of known this 4yrs ago, when I wanted to build a box, but didn't want to put the effort in. Thanx for sharing. I wonder I have time to do a short run before winter.

@marshakleiv1310 6 ай бұрын

Brilliantly easy and efficient.

@CharlesGann1 9 ай бұрын

Looking forward to the knf chicken class!

@tellitlikeitis1828 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the vid. I just put pvc tees in the lid and cardboard for the larvae...10 minutes ago...then watched your video. I am going to make more than one so I will use your simple method on the next one.

@scolasticakoinange8779 8 ай бұрын

This is very good content keep up the good job

@shanehuddleston6995 6 ай бұрын

Definitely doing this!!

@FarmerPheonix1 8 ай бұрын

Awesome video content brother! 🌱🌱🌱

@lowcohomesteader 7 ай бұрын

Im going to have to do this. The black soldier flies love my vermicomposting bin

@UsmanFaraz854 8 ай бұрын

Tha k you for sharing your practical knowledge and love to see the way you explain stay blessed 😊😊😊

@ptrainingbytim 9 ай бұрын

This is awesome. Thank you so much and God bless!

@RoxanneandSteveBragg 8 ай бұрын

Thank you this is so cool!

@thinklikenature6450 8 ай бұрын

Nice, thanks for this 🙏

@Jsh465 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video

@I.m-Me 4 ай бұрын

My friend did a BSF bucket in San Diego's North County and their local BSF were a deep, iridescent blue 😯

@elainemartin1801 8 ай бұрын

I have been using the tote but I would like to be able to harvest and dry some for the fall. I understand at pupa stage when they want to leave is the age to collect for freezing or dehydrating. Im having a difficult time collecting them.

@amberbates2149 8 ай бұрын

Love this!!! ❤

@cactuscake1323 4 ай бұрын

Start 3:37

@dandavatsdasa8345 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for telling the world!

@elijahsanders3547 2 ай бұрын

I made a double tub system set up for getting compost tea (a tub at the bottom, a slightly larger tub with holes in the bottom and some sticks and leaves but at the bottom, and covered with a black trash bag), and quickly found it crawling with larva, that almost miraculously would break down piles of kitchen scraps overnight. I was also throwing in tried material as well, and it never stayed accumulated for very long. Kind of gross, but very useful and amazing how God set things up.

@wallychiang5639 8 ай бұрын

Can they climb vertically on the plastic wall?

@BradyVaughn 6 ай бұрын

I was wondering the same thing.

@joselitofangonilo2762 9 ай бұрын

thank you

@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece 4 ай бұрын

Addition: The plants surrounding the box might increase the life time of plastic box outdoors significantly. Because most plastics are not very UV resistant. so shading them might significantly increase durability. UV makes plastic brittle, even the outdoor stuff suffers from this massively after 10 or 20 years. So plants and or solar setups should be combined with this. But from what I heard the chickens need the shade too anyways, so most chicken setups should be good anyways.

@narayansahu3644 8 ай бұрын

So good

@christinehopping5040 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant !!

@ashleyalexander7388 7 ай бұрын

couple inch certical slits might work better, as they would allow the larvae to find a slit easy

@ericalesquin8189 8 ай бұрын

How do you keep mice and other peat predators from getting into this?

@jeanettehaygood4154 6 ай бұрын

LOL Chickens will eat anything that doesn’t eat them first! They love mice, etc!

@robinseebach8967 6 ай бұрын

I was wondering about large predators, where I live it would be bears?

@dantheman9135 5 күн бұрын

ThankQ

@FarmingUnclear 7 ай бұрын

3:40 is when the video begins, lol

@enwang9667 8 ай бұрын

#EcoBSF #BSF #Blacksoldierfly I'm the BSF, the black soldier fly I'm the king of compost, the lord of the sky. With our powerful jaws and digestive might, we can eat almost anything, it's quite a sight. We turn waste into protein, oil, and fertilizer too Our magic brings new life from what once was through.

@feralkevin 8 ай бұрын

Nice video! The issue I have with the drainage holes is they get clogged with moist bsf waste OR grubs (especially the smaller ones) crawl out. I have done different things to deal with it, but haven't found quite the best way yet.

@sheilal3172 8 ай бұрын

Try using coffee filters over the drain holes--I use them in my potted plants and the dirt doesn't fall out of the holes, but the water does.

@feralkevin 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion. I have tried this, but filters quickly break due to decomposition as well as get almost instantly clogged. @@sheilal3172

@glintinggold 8 ай бұрын

Someone commenting here reminded us to use used coffee filters on the inside to cover drainage holes, which is absolute genius.

@jayce1850 8 ай бұрын

Coffee filters, or a water-permeable cloth or soft mesh for a sturdier solution.

@MichaelSmith-ku7ki 7 ай бұрын

I'm thinking some pieces of brillo pads or steel wool attached with some sticky side out duct tape before you put in your compost.

@sabrinaroberts4292 5 күн бұрын

Amazing

@Emotionallyattachedtorocks 5 ай бұрын

Make a trash pile next to the chicken coop? Great idea!💡

@germangarduno742 7 ай бұрын

So will the course be 100% KNF based? Or what's the approach? Can't wait to see it!!!

@hollypotter9198 4 ай бұрын

I started a compost bin from an old truck box. It was taking forever to compost until the soldier flies moved in! I’ll have to figure out how to do this for my girls. Hit co-op is completely enclosed due to high coyote and buzzard population

@christinashurina1008 2 ай бұрын

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 Thank you very much for the information. 😊😊😊😊😊😊

@daveswords2112 6 ай бұрын

Hi dude Your chicken course sounds great Will it include what to grow for free chicken food What's chickens will eat that's good waste? Great channel and soldier fly box video was awesome

@jaredmalakouti8358 5 минут бұрын

This might be an obvious question - when I start the bin and fill it with kitchen scraps, do I need to introduce live soldier flies to get them started? What percentage of their feed comes from this? Do you supplement their diet with chicken feed and scraps from the garden separately? I thought you’re not supposed to feed chickens rotting food - is there any danger in putting them on this kind of diet?

@jonasalazar4158 2 ай бұрын

Watching from Philippines

@federicomachon8841 7 ай бұрын

Brother the solutions exist if the people that finance the problems would stop the problems would disappear. 👋 From Guatemala

@thehazelnutspread 9 ай бұрын

Do you empty the contents occasionally or do the larvae eat enough of the scraps to keep it down so that you can steadily add to it?

@NaturesAlwaysRight 9 ай бұрын

I just keep adding till the end of the season. liquids drain out bottom and shrinks it.

@ej4753 9 ай бұрын

I have been using them to feed my backyard wildbirds, they love them!😊

@sharnaeberlein8379 7 күн бұрын

Love this solution. Can I put coffee grounds in here

@yandoduroc2953 8 ай бұрын

Pls make a video about love cage.tnx

@coriding 9 ай бұрын

Awesome idea, thanks! Would 3/4 holes with a drill work just as well? Is there a reason for doing slits instead of drilling holes?

@NaturesAlwaysRight 9 ай бұрын

Sure that would work too. Slits because faster and drilling holes in plastic just creates a mess.

@BenjaminEmbrace 6 ай бұрын

I asked myself this too. But the answer I came to was, holes would again be something for the worms to “aim” for as while slits staggered as seen in this video make an 360• window straight-out exit for the worms. (Staggering slits keeps box from falling apart.) Just what I thot, Ive never done this though.

@Fatherfarmgreenlife 24 күн бұрын

My farm needs it

@ruthmyers-ow1lu 24 күн бұрын

Do I need to cut up a big peice of meat, or will they reproduce just fine? If anyone can tell me I would appreciate it. I can't find the info on google

@eyadhamza3147 6 күн бұрын

will the soldier fly larvae have any issues climbing the vertical portions of the plastic bin?

@lestutosdephil 7 ай бұрын

thank you for this good video wich can help me to grow my chiken.

@schlippery1 8 ай бұрын

I much prefer this idea, simple, down to earth and eff3ctive!! One question, did you put any liner, or soil or wood ships on the bottom, or just start off by throwing in food scraps??... I am subscribed ,and thank you for your videos :)

@NaturesAlwaysRight 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for subscribing! I started with a bunch of my chicken bedding filled with chicken manure

@schlippery1 8 ай бұрын

great idea, and that will attract the BSF too I believe. Thanks :)@@NaturesAlwaysRight

@MichaelSmith-ku7ki 7 ай бұрын

@@NaturesAlwaysRight that's a great idea for drainage. You're the number one guy that inspired me to get started! Have you considered attending or participating in the Independence Food Summit? Last year I got to meet Dustin Rhodes and Joel Salatin. Famtastic highly organized event. Lots and lots of Amish there too. It's in Millersburgh Ohio.

@glintinggold 8 ай бұрын

I did this entirely by accident. I couldn't get the parts or drill so I gave up and just put my larvae in a tote I found. The lid is too big, there's no holes in it. I laid a piece of cardboard doubled over to fit easily inside, on top of the food scraps, so currently to feed the larvae to my chickens I dig some mostly composted stuff out, complete with larvae, and spray water into the coffee can to fill. Then I toss the contents onto the ground for my chickies to scratch. Once I get the coop built I'll build the pipe setup to collect them, for cleaner 'product'.

@warwick4763 2 ай бұрын

Simply but effective 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

@VillageChicken618 6 ай бұрын

It's what chicken farmers need most👍

@southafricanrhino 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I am curious if chicken poo can be added to the fly feed? Would the larvae eat chicken poo?

@lilithfrances1011 5 ай бұрын

Hey what about the box attracting other types of flies, like blowflies and houseflies, dont they pass on bad bacerias to the chickens?? thanks for the video!!

@cannabiss9433 4 ай бұрын

BSF outcompete house flys, in fact you can put the run off from BSF farms into a dish in various places around your house and it effectively wards off other flies

@lilithfrances1011 4 ай бұрын

@@cannabiss9433 thank you!

@tdvanwinkle 3 ай бұрын

Does it get to the point where you need to extract solids from the bottom ? Is the waste good for the soil or does it need to be composted?

@peggymazzell2506 27 күн бұрын

i can not figure out how the bin is set up... i am visual and can't see it. is there anyway you could give me a step by step. please do t be rude ...I just have a very hard time processing. i had soldier flies in sc when i was worm farming but had no idea the treasures that they were (I was just mesmerized by them) and how to use them... thank u so much

@ricdenali4213 Ай бұрын

How high can the larvae climb? Does the food scraps need to be near the slits?

@jatwangismyname900 7 ай бұрын

Hi, first of all your set up is wonderful. If you could, can you please tell me; apart from the black soldier fly, does other unwanted flies like common housefly lay eggs on them?

@jeanettehaygood4154 6 ай бұрын

I don’t have any experience raising black soldier flies but I have grown regular fly larvae on purpose. The chickens clean them up!

@jatwangismyname900 6 ай бұрын

@@jeanettehaygood4154 Not very helpful isn't it. The goal is to get the bsfl alone and not other types of disease vectors like housefly larvae.

@annapry6470 4 ай бұрын

If a housefly is going to lay eggs, better it be where their larvae get eaten and stop the life cycle! End up with fewer flies @@jatwangismyname900

@peggymazzell2506 27 күн бұрын

at what stage would i put them in containers to sell? would i just dip them out into a container and make available for sell?

@mel41138 6 ай бұрын

Hello from space coast Florida 👍 first time here 👋. Ok so I'm a newbie just got my first 3 chicken.. 😁 yay!! And the people I got them from said not to feed them onions nor potatoes! But they feed them tomatoes 🍅 and another person said do not give them tomatoes nor avocados or the seed so can you or someone please advise me on this?! Thanks so much

@shreeshponkshe2410 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. One doubt ... Isn't this just killing out all larvae without leaving any for future generations? Maybe we can have another smaller box kept out of reach of the hens ... So the larvae from there can pupate, become adults and escape to freedom ... And possibly lay eggs in your main box?

@GregCoulson-tp1wu 2 ай бұрын

I live in Southeast Ohio. How do you get soldier flies?

@panglimawangkang7956 2 ай бұрын

great

@jlambert7979 7 ай бұрын

Any recommendations for a northern climate? Anything that works during the snow months to provide a food source for chickens?

@hissonshinegirl 5 ай бұрын

Google raising mealy worms in plastic drawers in the house

@hissonshinegirl 5 ай бұрын

You can also freeze the solider fly larva

@davidsosna5913 19 күн бұрын

I thought one one of the reasons for the ramps was that the larvae can't climb right up the smooth plastic vertical walls. Are you saying they absolutely can and do? Or does the compost have to stay at a level even with the slits?

@jenniferswinning 5 күн бұрын

So I am curious. We feed food scraps to our chickens but Would using the scraps to start the fly box yield more food then the scraps alone?

@johanna006 7 ай бұрын

How do you get soldier flies instead of houseflies?

@MichaelSmith-ku7ki 7 ай бұрын

That's basically my question too

@llbailey9946 6 ай бұрын

In my years of experimentation with this, the BSFL quickly outnumber and maybe even eat the regular fly larvae. I call them Land Piranha LOL, they are truly astounding how fast they consume everything in their path LOL

@Jesusisnumberone5740 3 ай бұрын

Just wait longer. They will show up

@himalayansaltlamp5902 2 ай бұрын

I live in norway. Apparently we dont have black soldier flies here. Would this technique attract other types of fly larvae you think?

@twowheelfarm9024 6 ай бұрын

Rotten potatoes in Missouri is the beat attractant.

@globalfoodproviders 2 ай бұрын

We are in tropical Panama. Lots of rain 9 months of the year. We want to try this, but big question. How do we know if soldier flies are in our area? Are they populated everywhere, and that's not a concern? Just wondering, as novices in this field.

@andrewflowers6794 2 ай бұрын

Anyone know how to stimulate BSFL to Self-Harvest? My BSFL used to drive me crazy climbing vertical walls and escaping. But now, even though I build PVC ramps they won't exit their plastic tote. I put a mango peel or cabbage leaf on the pile and come back to it later covered when I need larvae, but I'd rather they do it on their own.

@caz4523 2 ай бұрын

My question is this... Do you always keep the bin filled that high so compost so that it is close to the openings you made? Can a soldier fly crawl straight up like maggots? TY

@RobertThomas-yf4nc 8 ай бұрын

Hi...I have the same setup here in Florida and all I seem to get are House Fly larva. What can I do to get Black Solider Fly larva instead?

@glintinggold 8 ай бұрын

You can order them online and start faster, or, get *overripe mangoes* and put them on top of the scrap heap, put a largish piece of cardboard on top, put the lid on loose or askew, and voila! It shouldn't be long!

@unmeaninglessly143 6 күн бұрын

Use grains/flour/fruit. Get them fermented.

@ahmedmahmoud8522 8 ай бұрын

Nice video , good idea But will it be too smelly ?? Please can you tell us about raising chickens without vaccines and medications , can it happens ? My chicks are 80 days now , i never give them medicine , only when i bought them around 7 days old , the seller informed me that they were vaccinated .. Buy I'm going in so small scale and in open area .. and they doing well until now . Thanks

@aabbcc12333 6 ай бұрын

Hi, sorry if my question sounds silly but i want to try this for the first time for my chicken/pigs. Ive read that food waste that turn rotten can be bad for them, so do i have to let the BSF process the food wastage first before letting my pigs/chicken feed on them directly from the box like you showed at the end? If so, how will i know if the waste has been processed by the BSF already? Or is it more advisable to just let them feed on the larvae only? Thank you.

@NaturesAlwaysRight 6 ай бұрын

Yes the BSF process the waste and animals eating the BSF is safe and very healthy for your animals. You just feed the BSF larvae to your animals and the leftover waste will be composted by them and you can use that as a fertilizer for garden or trees. I usually wait till winter when production has ended then restart again next spring.

@aabbcc12333 6 ай бұрын

@@NaturesAlwaysRightvery helpful, thank you for your reply 🙏