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Mealworms are Eating Their Way to a Greener Future - and it Involves Styrofoam

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This is one of the biggest breakthroughs in environmental science in the past 10 years,"  Dr. Wu (2015 CNN Interview) Pollution, cascading landfills, waste management catastrophes, toxins seeping into our environment – these are real problems. Finding solutions that actually work to clean our world, or to prevent trash from accumulating further, often result in less than stellar solutions or adequate proactive actions. Thankfully, Chubby knows of a super hero to solve one of these recycling nightmares. Mealworms eat Styrofoam....

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Chubby Chicken Tips - Festive Fall Treats & “Tricks” for Your Flock

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There’s nothing foul about pampering your fowl this fall. Halloween means tricks and treats – and you can be sure of some tricks if the flock doesn’t get some special snacks for the cooler and shorter days. Fall weather limits ranging and as the winter solstice advances, the limited daylight means shorter time outdoors, molting and a needed rest from egg laying. Your chickens require some extra care during this change of season and to help them feather up for...

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Are You Ready? It’s Time for Fall Bird Migrations - With This "Chubby" Guide!

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Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. Albert Camus You can feel it in the air. Summer is getting tired, and the shorter days are reminding us that soon we will have to wait another year for the warmth and endless sunlight to appear again. Twilight skies are the color of sugar maple leaves and orange pumpkins. Yes, fall is knocking. The birds are packing their bags. Those familiar dawn nesting calls are now replaced with...

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Chubby Mealworm's Chipper Hedgehog Husbandry!

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Keeping hedgehogs is rewarding. Hedgehogs have a wonderful expression. That wiggly nose and those dark eyes are almost ready to comment on the day’s news or weather. In fact, if your hedgehog struck up a chat with you – it wouldn't seem at all out of place. Stepping out from the pages of The Wind in the Willows, those favorite little characters are just as welcome in our homes as they were in Badger’s! These darling creatures evoke warm spring...

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How we dry our Mealworms

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With the release of Ghostbusters  boys have been playing with their toys again - check out their parody video on how we dry our mealworms...

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