* New * 5L Bag Premium Dried Mealworms Wild Bird Food LGW
* New * 5L Bag Premium Dried Mealworms Wild Bird Food LGW (Approx weight 800g – 5 litre)
What are Mealworms?
Mealworms are the dried larval form of the mealworm beetle, which means they are a fantastic food source for any birds or animals who would naturally have an insectivorous diet. As well as wild birds, they can be fed to most reptiles and fish, and can be used in fishing baits. Our mealworms are frozen and then roast-dried, meaning they maintain as many of their natural nutrients as possible. They are also 100% natural, with no added colours, flavours or preservatives.
Part of a Balanced Diet
Many wild birds rely on the natural protein of insects to supplement their diet, keeping them healthy and helping them to maintain and repair muscle mass. Because dried mealworms give just the right type of protein birds need, they are a fantastically versatile feed for a huge range of wild bird species, including blackbirds, robins, bullfinches, greenfinches, starlings, dunnocks, tree sparrows, house sparrows, song thrushes, wrens and yellowhammers.
A Year Round Feed
Mealworms can be fed to wild birds all year round, either as a ground or table feed, or in mealworm feeders. They are particularly great for wild birds in winter, as the cold weather will likely have killed off most insect life. If you are using mealworms as a wild bird feed in the spring, we would recommend soaking them in lukewarm water for around 20-30 minutes beforehand. This makes them more attractive to the birds, and makes them softer and more palatable for smaller birds and fledglings.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbirds | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Robins | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Chaffinches | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Greenfinches | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bullfinches | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| House Sparrows | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tree Sparrows | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Great Spotted Woodpeckers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Yellowhammers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weight: | 800 g |
| Dimensions: | 39.9 x 28.9 x 5.3 cm; 800 Grams |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Dimensions: | 39.9 x 28.9 x 5.3 cm; 800 Grams |
| Quantity: | 1 |
When I put the mealworms out, the starling have a feeding frenzy and jumped on when they leave by the pigeons. I stopped putting it out because it’s a window feeder and the banging on the window as the birds fight for the food was too noisy early mornings. The mealworm stinks by the way, LOL.
I bought these for the value and volume. The birds are earing them, although I have bought other worms in past they have ravished in seconds, its longer for these shorter, fatter worms. Some look a little burnt, so I don’t know if the birds are put off by that, hoping its a one off bad batch I have.
I have a couple of hopper type feeders for meal worms in the garden. They attract: blackbirds, robins, blue tits, great tits and black caps. I don’t scatter mealworms on the ground as the magpies would eat me out of house and home. I feel the bag of mealworms is good value for money and have set up a subscription so that i get regular deliveries.
i buy this a lot as i have a gang of starlings that come every day and go berserk for these , my feeder is normally empty within an hour of putting these out , other small birds try and get a look in but it seems the starlings have monopolised this dish , good food and no waste ,arrive promptly ,will buy more to keep our garden birds happy as the food they normally eat seems scarce , a good buy x
I live in a town centre location where for years the only birds to be seen have been pigeons and seagulls for the most part. A friend recommended meal worms as a food source so I gave it a go and now I watch blackbirds, robins and blue tits. It’s a joy to see them attracted by mealworms. The quantity purchased will last well into the breeding season. Excellent value and highly endorsed. Thank you. Oh, and not forgetting the super fast delivery from Amazon.
Really pleased that I could order this product to ROI. So many items have stopped being available here post-Brexit that I was half expecting this to be turned back by customs, but hurray it came through without hindrance!!!
I have a semi-tame starling who lost a foot earlier in the year due to entanglement in some sort of netting. I try to slip her extra high nutrition food when she comes to visit and she and all her friends go quite nuts over these dried mealworms which are packed with protein!
It’s probably important to feed these to your wild birds in conjunction with suet and grain based foods for a proper balance. Apparently mealworms on their own don’t provide enough calcium. In theory you might attract other insectivorous birds like robins and wrens with these, but the starling ratio here is too high for us to see any 😀
5 litres is a huge bag of these dried worms, about 30cm by 20cm, with a weight of circa 800g. The price is really keen compared to other suppliers, I’ve previously spent the same for a fraction of the size. Packaging was good, just a large recyclable cardboard box to contain the bag.
Very happy with my purchase, thank you!