I woke up to five pipping Aracauna eggs and ants in my incubator! I am just sick. I immediately heated up a different incubator and moved them one by one. I sprayed underneath and around the incubator. The chicks are all loud and alive.
I took out each egg and made sure I got rid of all visable...
...of an ant hill?? Since it has gotten warmer out I have noticed I have an ant hill forming. Its been progressively getting worse each day. The ants are near my chickens and ducks runs. I tried putting down DE. I waited for a nice warm day with no expectations of rain all week. It's almost like...
Chickens eat insects, right? Ants are insects. Why would they not eat ants that seem to have taken over their roosting area?! It's a small coop and I ran into a nest of ants while cleaning it out today! Ugh! I am allergic to fire ants and now waiting to make sure what bit me was NOT something I...
In the Caribbean, ants are relentless. Unlike their North American counterparts, some species here—often called Crazy Ants—form aggressive, fast-moving swarms. The moment an opportunity arises, they descend in overwhelming numbers. For example, if a rat is caught in a snap trap, within minutes...
I noticed that in my duck’s coop, there are a whole bunch of ants. I don’t want them to harm her so I was wondering what are some effective ways i can remove them without possibly harming my duck?
Is there any poison for fire ants you can use safely for free-range chickens?? My son found one we think is ok called “Over ‘n Out”. We have Fire Ants n out chickens free range all over the yard.
Not if I can help it! I hear "only a few, don't worry about it". There's no such thing as a "few" ants. Were there is 1, there is a million. Ants are the smartest, strongest, most relentless creature on this planet. So how do I keep them out of my coup? One thing. Terro Outdoor Liquid Ant Baits...
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A family member put Amdro Fire Ant Poison flakes/granules on several ant mounds in the area my chickens free-range without thinking about it, and as far as I know, two of my chickens and possibly more at about maybe an ounce of one mound and a smaller amount on a second mound. My New...
I no chickens eat ants..but we have way to many and they don't really eat them like that...I've tried DE it's not doing anything..what else can I use to kill ants around the coop..heck I need something safe around my whole yard too.
Hello guys, so, should I feed ants to my 2 quail? I gave them some ants and they didn't eat it but killed it with it's beak, so now I'm confused, are insects food or toys to quail?
How do I mitigate fire ant piles? I currently just move the shelters around the fire ants but next year when I build more shelters, that will be difficult since they will all be in line with each other. I’m assuming using ant poisoning is out of the question since my chickens eat the grass and...
Will fire ants kill my chickens? We just found an infestation in our coop and are suddenly losing chickens like crazy. We’ve explored several different possibilities for their deaths and I guess now we’re grasping at straws, but I noticed the dead chickens are completely covered in fire ants.
Well, anyway, we know that chickens are messy. How I spotted some ants?
The food was on the ground, so I'm going have to remove food at night from the coop So it doesn't escalate. This is my first time with chickens. It's frustrating sometimes.
Hey y'all,
I write with a heavy heart. I've been struggling with my quail suddenly dying and being covered in black ants overnight.
At first I thought it was quail disease, but I'm thinking ants are killing my birds.
Let me give some background to explain my situation.
I only introduce new...
After yesterday's rain and today's heat, the flying ants emerged from their underground nests late this afternoon! I had already put the flock in for the day but when I saw what was happening, I released them again to feast. I wish I'd had my phone on me to video what took place! They went...
I usually only post when there’s a problem with my flock that I can’t figure out how to fix.
My younger brother noticed ants swarming our chicken’s head today. She was flopped over against the side of the coop and ants were swarming all over her feathers and neck and face. At first I thought...
...and was wondering what pest spray everyone uses for their backyards. Would you all let me know what spray product you use to kill mosquitos and ants in your backyards with chickens that sometimes roam. Before I had chickens i only had dogs and we used the backyard cutter safe for pests and...