So my question is has or does anyone use it ? is it good to use ? Do you use less then milk powder? Does anyone want some ? And does it keep the same as milk powder as if i get 150 kgs or more it will be in storage for a few years?
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gomer
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Got onto some whey powder,out of date,Looking at 25kg bags @ around $12 each normally $175 each.80 % milk protien,and have to buy about 150 kgs at a time.
So my question is has or does anyone use it ? is it good to use ? Do you use less then milk powder? Does anyone want some ? And does it keep the same as milk powder as if i get 150 kgs or more it will be in storage for a few years?
So my question is has or does anyone use it ? is it good to use ? Do you use less then milk powder? Does anyone want some ? And does it keep the same as milk powder as if i get 150 kgs or more it will be in storage for a few years?
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E Orix
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Most definitely YES
I feel it mixes better and you will breed flies in it.
My son gets me Powdered Milk and whey powder and I can't see any difference in the amount of flies bred in it.
I feel it mixes better and you will breed flies in it.
My son gets me Powdered Milk and whey powder and I can't see any difference in the amount of flies bred in it.
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gomer
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Picked up they whey powder today,8 x 20 kg bags.May of load some,will see if its a success first.Otherwise if you see me walking around looking like Swarzneger you will know I have been sharing it with the maggots.
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The difference is not how many flies it breeds; it is the nutritional value that makes the difference! Maggots fed on whey powder are far more nutritional for your birds than maggots raised on bran...E Orix wrote:Most definitely YES
I feel it mixes better and you will breed flies in it.
My son gets me Powdered Milk and whey powder and I can't see any difference in the amount of flies bred in it.
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gomer
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I use chinese take away containers to start my maggots off. And was using a heaped soup spoon of powdered milk with bran making up the rest.Would I use the same amount of whey with the bran to make up the mix.As I have heard it gets hot ??? Or would I use more ?I have started putting a few heaped tablespoons of whey in with the pollard (approx in two litres) that I clean them out in aswell.Do people use the whey powder this way aswell.
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