fire ants

BantamBonzo

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May 14, 2016
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Went to check my hens after last nights storm and I think there is a fire ant nest under their brood house. How do I get rid of it without hurting my hens or their eggs?
 
Pour gasoline on them, it works every time. Plus, it's a liquid so it will soak into the ground, bringing no harm to your birds.

Oh, for heaven's sake, please do not pour gasoline on the soil anywhere! It's not only very dangerous and extremely polluting, but the benzene in gas will contaminate the soil and act as a neurotoxin should any chicken gobble any of that soil as they select grit for their gizzard. It will kill chickens.

If you need to get rid of fire ants, use an approved treatment that is safe to use around chickens such as permethrin dust or Elector PSP.
 
Oh, for heaven's sake, please do not pour gasoline on the soil anywhere! It's not only very dangerous and extremely polluting, but the benzene in gas will contaminate the soil and act as a neurotoxin should any chicken gobble any of that soil as they select grit for their gizzard. It will kill chickens.

If you need to get rid of fire ants, use an approved treatment that is safe to use around chickens such as permethrin dust or Elector PSP.



First off, the pollution thing is bogus, gas comes from the ground, and yes, I agree on the gizzard grit part, I totally side stepped it. All you have to do is lock the birds out for a day, then hose the gas down once it's done it's job.
 
Oh, for heaven's sake, please do not pour gasoline on the soil anywhere! It's not only very dangerous and extremely polluting, but the benzene in gas will contaminate the soil and act as a neurotoxin should any chicken gobble any of that soil as they select grit for their gizzard. It will kill chickens.

If you need to get rid of fire ants, use an approved treatment that is safe to use around chickens such as permethrin dust or Elector PSP.



It takes a lot of gas to pollut anything, one cup of it isn't going to hurt the "environment."
 
Before moving to WY this spring, we lived in FL where fire ants are a real problem. I was fortunate enough to not have them right under the coop but did have them in the yard. DH used to boil a huge pot of soapy Dawn water and pour it directly on the mound.

Not sure if that's the "approved" method but it seemed to work for us.
 
Before moving to WY this spring, we lived in FL where fire ants are a real problem. I was fortunate enough to not have them right under the coop but did have them in the yard. DH used to boil a huge pot of soapy Dawn water and pour it directly on the mound.

Not sure if that's the "approved" method but it seemed to work for us.


I heard that worked
 

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