How to Breed Crickets: How I Build My Incubators for Hatching Baby Crickets

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How to Breed Crickets: How I Build My Incubators for Hatching Baby Crickets | Fungus Gnat Help

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Comprehensive look at how I construct my incubators for hatching baby crickets. Incubation can make or break your breeding of crickets.
Check out how I dealt with my latest pest problem.

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@Scotspict 11 ай бұрын

this is great to know. Thank you for doing your video's . Very educational and fun to watch. Hope your cricket supplies are on the raise and things are rolling forward with building a new barn. Thanks again , kind regards

@BuildingInASmallTown 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Expansion has been pushed to 2024, but things are still going well!

@sharif.ahmed40 6 ай бұрын

Educational video. Thank you

@BuildingInASmallTown 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@littleshopintheshed 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the videos. Really learning lots. Have you tried hydrogen peroxide to control the gnats?

@BuildingInASmallTown 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! I haven't tried that. Interestingly, they've all but died out at this point. (I probably shouldn't even say that...I feel like I will jinx it)

@chriswkbrd 11 ай бұрын

You are awesome, thank you!

@BuildingInASmallTown 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@headshotdave 6 ай бұрын

After you pull out the breeding trays to put into incubator bin, do you put new breeding trays back in the adult bin, or is that it for those guys?

@BuildingInASmallTown 6 ай бұрын

It depends on how many baby crickets I need! I usually run 2 rounds of breeding trays in each of the bins, but can do up to 4 if needed.

@TheTimi4444 11 ай бұрын

1. How many crickets can you fit in the 50 gallon bins you use? And 2. How do you keep the humidity high without it causing the frass to smell? And 3. How long do you have the pinheads in the incubator after hatching before you move them to a 50 gallon container?

@BuildingInASmallTown 11 ай бұрын

1. Depends on the time of year. During the summer, up to 10,000. During the winter, more like 5,000. 2. I have a dehumidifier that runs to keep it at around 55%. Seems to be a pretty good sweet spot, though with higher populations, occasionally it’s not enough. 3. The goal is to get the pinheads out ASAP. If they’re hatching really heavy, I will address them twice a day, but usually only once a day will take care of it. Hope that helps!

@Xion6 11 ай бұрын

Hey! Really great videos! I like your system, it doesnt seem overwhelming and well synchronized. Is this a profitable operation? Do you suggest it as an investment?

@BuildingInASmallTown 11 ай бұрын

It is profitable! “Worth it” is hard to say. That would differ from person to person depending on your situation. Selling to the live market is a much quicker path to profitability than selling them for food, that’s for sure.

@Xion6 11 ай бұрын

@@BuildingInASmallTown I appreciate your reply tremendously!! I was considering using them to feed my chickens, and also figuring out a way to dehydrate / roast them and sell them for other people to feed what ever they want to feed.

@Scotspict 11 ай бұрын

I do have a question. only if you get chance to answer when your not busy. Is there a fine mesh you use for the pinhead bins and/or do you have problems with a certain size ventilation mesh for pin heads? Thank you greatly for your video's

@BuildingInASmallTown 11 ай бұрын

Hi!! Sorry I missed this. I use a combination of regular aluminum window screen and landscaping blanket for the ventilation holes. The landscaping blanket is a cheap alternative to really fine mesh screens. Hope that helps!

@Scotspict 11 ай бұрын

@@BuildingInASmallTown Hi! Yes greatly.. thank you for the explanation. I know exactly what you mean. I have cut up an old fire guard and also the mesh off the side of my PC.. your method will shine for me. Thanks so much!

@QNICORN79 11 ай бұрын

What temperature and humidity do you recommend? I've been waiting on pinheads for a week now. 😩

@BuildingInASmallTown 7 ай бұрын

Just working my way back through comments that fell through the cracks. Did you ever get them to hatch?!

@gregboshell977 11 ай бұрын

Do you have to add more water after you do the sand

@BuildingInASmallTown 11 ай бұрын

Nope! It seems to insulate the peat moss below nicely.

@TheTimi4444 11 ай бұрын

Oh one more, how do you count out how many crickets are in your containers. You you weight them or messure volume? I cant imagion your counting them out one by one 😅

@BuildingInASmallTown 11 ай бұрын

I don’t individually count them 🤣 I split them by with assuming 1,000 pinheads or gram. Volume is more accurate. Estimate 10,000 crickets/30 ml (you can scale that to whatever you need)

@TheTimi4444 11 ай бұрын

Thanks I'd love to see a video of you measuring them out too if you need any ideas for more videos 😊

@MurderousMorphs 10 ай бұрын

@@BuildingInASmallTown so 1g pinheads = about 1k?

@BuildingInASmallTown 10 ай бұрын

That’s a pretty good rule of thumb, yes.