Calci worms are the larvae of the Black soldier fly. Calci is short for calcium, with the name chosen because these dried worms contain around 50 times more calcium than most other invertebrates such as mealworms.
Dried Calci Worms 500g
£9.50
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SKU
DCW500
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Specification
500g bag
Delivery
Orders received by 3pm Monday to Friday will be dispatched via DHL on a no signature delivery service; simply advise us where to leave your bags. We don't deliver on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays.
Some orders less than 1kg in weight will come by Royal Mail.
Orders for Live Mealworms are sent directly from our supplier via Royal Mail. They are dispatched the same day if orders are received by 12pm Mon-Thurs; no orders are dispatched on a Friday. Please allow four working days for orders to arrive.
If you have not received your order within seven working days please contact us on 01775 630208.
We now deliver to all of mainland UK with no extra delivery charge. Please note that some postcode areas that are classed as Scottish Islands and Highlands may take 2-3 working days to arrive. For deliveries outside of these areas a £10 charge will be applied. Postcode areas affected include HS, IV41 – IV49, IV51, IV55 and IV56, KA27 and KA28, KW15 to KW17, PA20, PA41 to PA49, PA60 to PA78, PH42 to PH44, ZE, Isle of Man
We are unable to deliver to the Republic of Ireland or the Channel Islands.
Product Reviews
Guest
Came promptly and the birds scoff them
28/03/2024Ruth Allen
For years we had no starlings in our garden. Then we found dried worms, and the starlings found us! They are greedy but very entertaining, and love the worms.
23/01/2024Guest
Excellent quality and good value
16/01/2024Ruth Allen
After many years of not having starlings here, they have found us! And they do love the worms.
26/12/2023Catherine Hardcastle
Excellent quality, my hedgehogs love them. Fast delivery
26/12/2023Suzanne Field
Excellent product and speedy delivery as usual!
19/12/2023Ruth Allen
01/12/2023Suzanne Field
Quick delivery, excellent product and service. Will order again
16/10/2023Diana Fry
These worms have proved very popular with all my birds. All my orders for them have arrived on time and have been well packed and in good condition.
28/07/2023Diana Fry
These worms have proved very popular with all my birds. All my orders for them have arrived on time and have been well packed and in good condition.
28/07/2023Anonymous
Easy to store and easy to put out for the birds (bird table & ground) - and they get eaten v quickly.
23/07/2023Anonymous
The birds love these and strangely, so does my dog who tries to steal them from the bird feeding station!
20/06/2023Margaret Edwards
Good. No problems
15/06/2023Mrs carol Coombes
16/05/2023Mr peter Townsend
Good value and speedy delivery.
05/05/2023Mr steve Richardson
Excellent product loved by our blackbirds in particular. Certainly the best dried worms I've purchased.
02/05/2023Mrs julia Rose
The birds love these!
23/12/2022Louisa Wilkinson
Great quality dried bird food. Just like all their other products, supporting wildlife in so many different ways. I particularly enjoy Nicholas's newsletter!
26/11/2022Anonymous
Great quality at a good price out blackbirds love them
17/10/2022Gillian Eyers
01/10/2022Bernard Mooney
22/08/2022Miss Patricia hassam
The calci worms are larger and fatter than the mealworms: I mix them in with the sunflower hearts and they seem most popular both on the bird tables and on the ground.
26/07/2022Miss Patricia hassam
The calci worms are larger and fatter than the mealworms: I mix them in with the sunflower hearts and they seem most popular both on the bird tables and on the ground.
26/07/2022Mr graham Haynes
First time I have tried these, birds seem to like them. Excellent service from Vine House Farm as usual.
06/07/2022Mr graham Haynes
First time I have tried these, birds seem to like them. Excellent service from Vine House Farm as usual.
06/07/2022Maxine Hinton
Great products and wonderful customer service, highly recommend.
26/06/2022Maxine Hinton
Great products and wonderful customer service, highly recommend.
26/06/2022Mary Shallcross
Birds can’t get enough of them!
25/06/2022James Mcausland
They were no sooner put out on the bird table and they were gone.
29/04/2022Kath Calveley
Bought as treat for hens and wild birds, no waste
27/04/2022David Price
The birds in our garden couldnt get enough of these worms they were fighting to get at them! Will certainly be ordering some more.
21/04/2022David Price
The birds in our garden couldnt get enough of these worms they were fighting to get at them! Will certainly be ordering some more.
21/04/2022Anonymous
I wasn't sure if our garden birds would take to them, as they have been fed mealworms before, but I needn't have worried! After a day or two, the worms are now being hoovered up by several different species - starlings, blackbirds and robins - as soon as I put them out (mixed in with seeds).
02/02/2022Paul Rees
Speedy delivery and the birds seem to like them!
27/10/2021Peter Key
The important thing is the birds like them
15/10/2021
Calci worms are the larvae stage of the Black soldier fly, with the word calci coming from calcium which this bird and hedgehog food is rich in. calci worms contain around 50 times more calcium than dried mealworms, which makes them perfect for hedgehogs which need the calcium for bone development.
Calci worms are also fairly high in protein, albeit not as much as mealworms - they do though contain more fat than mealworms.Softbill species, such as Blackbirds, Robins and Starlings readily eat calci worms.
Before feeding calci worms to either birds or hedgehogs, it’s best to soak them in cold clean water for around 30 minutes. This allows the dried worms to absorb some of the water, which in turn then means that the birds and hedgehogs get a degree of hydration from them. This is especially important during the spring when birds might feed the calci worms to nestlings and fledglings, as without fluids there is a risk to the health and even survival of the young birds.
To feed calci worms to hedgehogs and birds, they can be placed in a shallow dish on the ground or just directly on the ground – e.g. a lawn or patio.