Four worm experiment update
The ‘four worm experiments’ that I setup with my boys are now a week old, so I figured it was time to take a look at them. I didn’t want to really dig through the small ones that I had put together for the boys so I just took the newspaper off the outside and examined them through the clear plastic. I was only able to see one worm in the one, but there seemed to be plenty of evidence that they’ve been at work.
The bin I had put together with the chicken feed wasn’t looking too good. I hadn’t moistened the chicken feed and it just acted as a dry barrier which kept at least two of the worms in the top couple inches. I dug a stick down through one side and put some left overs down the hole, hoping it will at least give some way for the worms to make their way down to the lower parts of the bin.
I wasn’t able to find any worms in my larger bin with the four worms. Again, I didn’t dig through the worm bin to much to avoid disturbing it too much. I added some more food and closed the bin back up. I’ll check it again in another work or so. I didn’t find any cocoons, although I didn’t really expect to find any after only one week.
Allen