Live food for RC Cordons

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Painted4
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I was just wondering if Red Cheeks would breed/raise young with just mealworms? Or are maggots needed? Cheers.
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RC cordons will raise chicks on mealworms but I notice you have bigger clutches raised on maggots.
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finches247 wrote:RC cordons will raise chicks on mealworms but I notice you have bigger clutches raised on maggots.
Alright, thanks....Might be time I try and breed some maggots :lol:
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Termites or maggots would give best results. If mealworms are all you have, I'd feed out the smaller ones.
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Tiaris wrote:Termites or maggots would give best results. If mealworms are all you have, I'd feed out the smaller ones.
Mealworms are all i've got at the moment, but I also don't have any RC yet, just thought i'd do my research before hand.....I've been meaning to build a fly box and try and get some maggots, just haven't gotten around to it yet (something to do on the weekend, I guess :lol: )
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