wasps

  1. J

    Wasp Advice/Assistance please?

    I discovered (amd I don't know how I missed them until now) wasp or hornet nests in and around my coop and need some help to A) Identify if possible, and B) Know what to do with them. I don't necessarily WANT to kill them, but I don't really like the idea of an active nest INSIDE the enclosed...
  2. Disintegration

    How to Prevent Wasps?

    Does anyone have any tips for trying to prevent wasps in my coop? (That don't have to deal with getting near any wasps?) My coop has some permanent vents that wasps are able to come in and out of, and I've been seeing a lot of wasps around my coop. The main problem is that I'm absolutely...
  3. CCtheflockboss

    Chicks ate wasps that were poisoned — will my chicks be ok?

    My husband spray some strong, nasty wasp colonies that would not leave the front door to our house. The poison did its work to kill the wasps, but they dropped down to ground and my 4 week old chicks started nibbling them up so quick The next day! I tried to get them away from the dead wasps...
  4. Phantom_k9

    How to handle pest around chicken coop?

    I am not sure where to post this, so I am putting this down as a potential health issue for my flock... Here in Texas, spring and summer brings a lot of bugs and pest that we have to deal with. One of the more prominent pest we have is Wasp, paper Wasp (and Dirt Dobbers, Yellow Jackets...
    • Phantom_k9
    • Thread
    • flock health pest pest control pest protection poison wasp wasps wasps nests
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  5. boggart

    What Bugs Did You See in Your Garden Today?

    I’m always on the lookout for curious little insects while I’m tending my flower garden or raised beds. I love seeing bugs I’ve never seen before, and I love searching online in an effort to identify them. I’d love to see your insect finds as well! Here are a few that I’ve seen in the last week...
    • boggart
    • Thread
    • beetles bugs butterflies caterpillars garden insects moths scorpions spiders wasps
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Gardening
  6. S

    INSECTS ARE EVERYWHERE HELP!

    I have have my girls for a little over a year now, they have a small coop and a large run. Recently I have noticed that there are loads of small black ants in the coop as well as flies, wasps, and others in fewer numbers. The ants almost seem to be living in the walls of the coop and I have no...
  7. aimwad

    Wasps in run

    Hi Everyone - I have a pretty big wasps nest on the roof portion of my chicken run. What is a safe way to get rid of the nest? My chickens are in the run for the majority of the day - we only let them out in the evenings for supervised free range as we have multiple predators in the area. I...
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