CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What kind of manure is best and fastest for raising earthworms?

1. Is it better to use dry cow dung or fresh cow dung to raise earthworms?

Fresh cow dung is good.

Feed prescription: 50% cow dung, 50% pulp sludge, or 100% cow dung or 100% mixture of all livestock dung, 20% each of cow dung, pig dung, and chicken dung, 40% rice straw, chicken dung can be used to raise earthworms only after it has been used to raise maggots or has been left for more than 1 year. After the feed is fermented, test the pH value. The pH value of earthworm feed is generally required to be 6~7.5, but the pH value of many animal and plant wastes is often higher or lower than this value. Water at least once a day in summer.

2. What kind of manure is best for raising earthworms?

The best material for raising earthworms is cow dung, which basically contains grass and is very suitable for earthworm growth!

3. Is it good to raise earthworms with pig manure? How to ferment pig manure?

1. Pig manure fermentation

Earthworms cannot be cultured without fermentation of pig manure, because the heat from pig manure will burn earthworm eggs and cause breeding failure. First, the pig manure must be fermented. Use feces fermentation agent to mix into the pig manure, control the moisture at about 65%, and ferment according to the original moisture content of the pig manure. Pay attention to the fermentation temperature. When the temperature rises to about 65 degrees, turn the pig manure over, lower the temperature and then ferment for the second time to prevent the nutrients from being destroyed. Cover with plastic film during fermentation, and start breeding after the wine aroma is emitted or white mycelium appears in about 12-15 days.

2. Set up breeding beds

After the pig manure is fermented, a fermentation bed of a reasonable area is set up according to the number of pigs raised. The pig manure is placed in the breeding bed and piled into a dung pile of about 30 cm. An appropriate amount of cow dung can be added to the dung pile, and the cow dung is raked and loosened once a day to promote even exposure to the sun. When the cow dung is 60% dry, earthworm seeds can be added. Control the breeding density and adjust it appropriately according to seasonal changes. For example, in winter, the breeding density can be appropriately dense, while in summer, the breeding density should be reduced. After adding the earthworm seeds, cover them with a layer of straw to keep them moist and warm. If the earthworms shrink or die, pay attention to whether the pig manure is not fully fermented. If so, it needs to be fermented again.

3. Feed selection

Pig manure is definitely the main feed for earthworms, and the quality of pig manure is directly related to the success of earthworm farming. We must first control the density of pig manure. The density should not be too high, otherwise it will cause too much pressure on the earthworms and affect their growth. We must also enhance the permeability of pig manure and improve its water retention capacity to ensure the normal growth of earthworms. Then take another fresh pig manure, mix it with grass, water it enough to ensure that the humidity is above 60%, and pile it together for fermentation as a backup feed for earthworms.

4. Daily management

First of all, we must control the temperature and humidity of earthworms. Changes in temperature and humidity have a great impact on the growth of earthworms. The temperature for earthworm growth is about 18 degrees, the lowest should not be lower than 5 degrees, and the highest should not be higher than 30 degrees, otherwise it will have a great impact on earthworms, even 40,000 in severe cases. Humidity should be controlled at about 65%, and the pH value of pig manure should be moderate. Too high or too low will inhibit the growth of earthworms. In the high temperature environment in summer, it is necessary to water once a day. The water must not be polluted and must be irrigated thoroughly to ensure the normal growth of earthworms.

The above is the breeding technology of pig manure earthworms. Earthworms contain about 20 kinds of amino acids, as well as fats, vitamins, carbohydrates and various trace elements. They generally feed on livestock and poultry manure and organic waste. Using pig manure to raise earthworms can not only absorb pig manure to purify the environment, but also use the produced earthworms as high-protein feed or traditional Chinese medicine. At the same time, earthworm manure can also be sold as organic fertilizer.

4. Can earthworms be raised with chicken manure? How to raise them?

Chicken manure is high in protein, energy and comprehensive nutrients. It is very effective for feeding pigs and raising fish. It can also achieve good results when used to raise earthworms as long as it is handled well.

5. Is cow dung or chicken dung better for raising earthworms?

Cow manure is better than chicken manure for raising earthworms. Earthworms mainly eat rotten plants, including plant roots, leaves, vegetable leaves, fruits, etc. When feeding, you need to wait until the food is fully decomposed before feeding. Earthworms will not eat fresh, undecomposed food. In the natural environment, earthworms will also eat poultry manure and livestock manure. Earthworms are omnivorous animals. In the natural environment, earthworms mainly eat bacteria in the soil, rotten plant roots and leaves.

6. Why not use sheep manure to raise earthworms?

Sheep manure has a relatively high nutritional content and takes a long time to ferment and mature. Unfermented sheep manure is easy to generate heat, so it is generally not used to raise earthworms. The raw materials used for earthworm farming are generally animal manure. Among the various animal manures for raising earthworms, cow manure is the most reasonable, because cow manure is a neutral fertilizer, and cow manure is very easy to ferment and mature, so it is safer to raise earthworms.

7. Can earthworms be raised with sheep manure without fermentation?

It is necessary to ferment before raising earthworms. Sheep manure can be used to raise earthworms. It is the best feed. To raise earthworms directly with sheep manure, you only need to pile it up for fermentation, arrange it into ridges, put in earthworm seeds, and keep it moist! Earthworms dig holes to loosen the soil and decompose organic matter, creating good conditions for the growth and reproduction of soil microorganisms. They play a special role in soil improvement, eliminating pollution, protecting the ecological environment, material circulation, biodiversity, etc. At present, many countries use earthworms to treat domestic garbage, organic waste and purify sewage.

8. Can cow dung be used to raise earthworms?

Using cow dung to breed earthworms is not only the best choice for "turning waste into treasure", but also opens up a new way for the comprehensive utilization of cow dung. The method is: first mix cow dung with feed residues to compost until the physical and chemical indicators required for earthworms to lay eggs, hatch and grow are met, then spread the compost on the ground at an appropriate thickness, put in earthworms and let them breed.

Fresh cow dung can be used directly to raise earthworms without fermentation. If there are rotten fruits and vegetables, etc. mixed with cow dung, the effect of raising earthworms will be better. First, pile the cow dung into a dung pile with a length of 2 meters, a width of 1 meter, and a height (thickness) of 35 centimeters. Use an iron rake to loosen the cow dung on the top every day, and put in earthworm seeds when it is about 50% dry. Each pile of dung can be put into 30,000 egg-laying earthworms. Collect the earthworm manure and earthworm cocoons every 10 days and open another pile for hatching. This ensures that the size and specifications of each batch of earthworms are consistent.

If the earthworm manure is dry during the breeding period, spray em water in time, and mix em with clean water or rice washing water or rice soup in a ratio of 1:5 and spray it. Generally, spray it every 3 to 5 days. The earthworms raised by the above method grow fast, and the cocoons produced are large and numerous. But please note: poultry and livestock manure must be fermented with em or dried in the sun and mixed with a water content of about 60% before it can be used to raise earthworms.

Used cow dung can be used as fertilizer and applied directly to the field. After being treated with earthworms, the content of total nitrogen, available nitrogen, total phosphorus and organic matter in the cow dung will increase.

The growth and reproduction activities of earthworms accelerate the decomposition and transformation of nutrients in cow dung, and improve the fertility of cow dung as an organic fertilizer.

Cow dung can improve soil fertility, help increase soil water absorption and water holding capacity, and reduce runoff and soil loss.

9. When breeding earthworms, is it better to use pig manure or cow manure?

Earthworms can be raised without soil, and are generally raised with fermented cow dung.

If someone thinks it is unhygienic, you can use softer garden soil, or mix some sawdust with the garden soil, or mix shredded horse manure paper or straw paper with garden soil to raise them. Earthworms are omnivorous animals that feed on decayed organic matter. When raising earthworms, you can use cow dung, pig dung, straw, weeds, etc. as feed. The feed formula is 100% cow dung, or 50% cow dung, 35% pig dung, 150% straw, or 50% pig dung, straw/weeds. The feed must be fully fermented and decomposed to avoid causing the death of earthworms.

The best breeding temperature for earthworms is 20-27℃, the relative humidity of the air should be kept at 70%-80%, and ventilation should be done 3-4 times a day, 30 minutes each time. When earthworms grow to commercial size, large earthworms should be harvested in time.

10. What is the simplest way to raise earthworms using cow dung?

1. Feed formula: When feeding, use 50% cow dung, 50% pulp sludge, or 20% each of cow dung, pig dung, chicken dung, and 40% rice straw to feed the earthworms. Chicken manure must be used to raise maggots or left for more than 1 year before it can be used to raise earthworms, otherwise the earthworms will escape or die.

2. Feed fermentation: Use straw to spread a layer of dry material with a thickness of about 10-15 cm, and then spread 4 cm of manure on the dry material and repeat 3-5 layers. Use a watering can to spray water on each layer until the water seeps out. In high temperature weather, you can turn it over every 7 days. Generally, the feed fermentation work is completed after turning it over 3-5 times.

3. Feed preparation: After the feed is fermented, the pH value can be tested. The suitable pH value of earthworm feed is generally 6-7.5, but the pH value of many animal and plant wastes will be higher or lower than this value. If the pH exceeds 9, acetic acid, salt or citric acid can be used as a buffer.