OH MS BRIGHT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I Love it... and I have a candle holder just like that... NOW>>>> Your Idea ... will help me..... do something BEAUTIFUL ! ! ! Thanks for sharing the PICS & THE GRRRRRRRRRRRRRREAT IDEA ! ! ! You have given me a place to fix my BB ! ! ! B R I G H T I D E A * * * * BRIGHT ! ! ! (God Bless ! SusieSunshine

Stemn, I still haven't received your mailing address so that I can send you some seeds. I would love to send you some. I'll include some instruction too for you. Please do get me your mailing address. And it's the same here as with what Karyn said. Not really anywhere to buy them here, except about thirty miles from here there is a plumeria nursery I have been to once. None of the other nursery around here sells them, or even heard of them. I went in to one of them once, stated I am a plumeriaholic, and they didn't even know what a plumeria was. Blew me away someone working in a nursery not knowing what a plumeria is. Sheeesh! So Stemn, please send me your mailing address. Oh and Jane and Gill, you too! Lauri

Thanks Vagas and Tclynx. I had the cocoons in a plastic bag w/o air or food. Just worm doo and cocoons which aren't that recognizable to me yet. I could not imagine leaving them in the plastic bag vagas, so I prepared a bed of peat moss/a couple cups of cornmeal/ and a couple cups of wellllll rotted bagged cow manure that has been laying out in the weather for about 3 years/and a few handfuls of small shredded paper to break up all that dirt looking stuff. Well Mixed and damp. I poured the plastic bag of worm cocoons out onto this mixture in the bin and covered it with a layer of dry shredded paper. I did put some drain holes in the bottom, and I did put another container w/o holes under that to capture any liquid excess or baby worms that might fall through and of course the brick to keep the upper plastic container from falling down below the air holes. And I did put a soaked piece of cardboard box down in my bin to cover the holes for the babies to lay on,first thing. I did that about 3 days ago with the cocoons and I don't see any babies yet, but since I am still afraid I will damage them if I put my hands down in the mixture to look, that doesn't mean they aren't there, I'm sure. In the meantime, I am down to opening and looking at the worms only about 3 times a day and that IS a struggle for me. I put the 3 containers together like Vaga said. The worms are awfully skinny and aren't moving too fast just yet. It has been only about a week and a half since I put them(1000) in there and NOW I can see that they are eating the bedding up and pretty quickly. So, Friday, I set the second prepared container that makes the tiered bin on top of that W/Oa brick (The worms around outside are all laying under heavy stuff so I figured the small weight of the container could be helpful) and I put about 1/2 lb or less of kitchen scraps and coffee grounds and of course shredded paper in it in case they wanted more to eat. They really are skinny. I have never seen such skinny little worms. I am sure they must grow (red wigglers)bigger. Anyway, Today when I looked at them, I DID find that they are migrating up into the food...or at least about 20 of them have so far. Out of fear that they would attempt to escape and inadvertantly commit suicide, I placed the whole 3 layer bin in a large black garbage bag leaving it open and loose in case they try to explore outside the box while I am gone. That way, I won't find them dried up on the floor or step on them. Once I saw that they weren't trying to get away, I took the bin out of the bag. Not one fatality due to escape...not one worm in the bag either. =o) So, I am learning not to sit and prowl through their bedding to see what they are doing.....all the time. Just nervous about them I guess. Trial and error is the way of life, I suppose. I will either get more worms, or they will not do well for me. Thanks so much for your input. It helps to know that you guys are out there willing to share the information with me. =o)

I used to have quite a few Leghorns and they can really fly, had to clip the wings often. I did not pick out any of those but did get a White Austro. It is a cross between a Black Australorpe and a white Leghorn. they are the ones that lay white eggs, the rest of my flock should lay brown or green or blue. The different farm stores around are selling chicks now and you have to buy at least 5 or 6 at a time. It depends on the store. My flock includes a Buff Orpington, a Rhode Island Red, a Lacy Wyndotte, a Black Australorpe, and a Black Amerucana. Plus the White Austro which will be white with black splotches. When grown they will be allowed to roam free part of the time at least. There is a small pen beneath and to the side of the chicken house they will be in till old enough to roam. We live in the country and have 7 acres. Sue