BantamBonzo
Songster
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?
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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.
It takes a lot of gas to pollut anything, one cup of it isn't going to hurt the "environment."
It takes a lot of gas to pollut anything, one cup of it isn't going to hurt the "environment."
All it takes is one benzene contaminated pebble to kill a chicken that swallows it. Want to take that chance?
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.