Day Thirty One

Today I took the opportunity of parting with some more of the silkworms at our local Crop and Swap.  Four more batches in fact.  That is between eighty and one hundred of them.

But looking at what's left, no one would even know.

And yes, I've added a fourth level to the condominium.

Day Three

One and two day old silkworms continue to  nibble away at the mulberry leaves creating a lacy pattern.

I swear that this morning's new hatchlings are much bigger than the first day's.

Above you can see the white eggs which have hatched and the dark spot is the hole from which the furry silkworms have emerged.

The darker eggs are unhatched fertile eggs.

Unlike the adult silkworm, newborn silkworms are hairy.

In Japan, newborn silkworms are called "Kego", meaning "hairy baby".

This morning I swapped twenty five of the newly emerged silkworms for three mushrooms at our local Crop & Swap.

I'm reckoning that around three hundred eggs have hatched so far.