ants in coop

  1. tingupinguu

    Ants

    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?
  2. T

    Small problem...

    I have worked hard for about a week to prepare a small makeshift coop inside of a larger coop and run that is unsafe. I have. A wire dog crate that I made sides for and a small hardware cloth run coming off of it. Well, I put the final touches on it thus afternoon and planned on moving my broody...
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  3. Summer_

    Excessive amount of Ants in duck coop

    hey so um how can I control ants…? They made it into our duck coop and there are way too many. You know how on those nature shows they show ants but there are so many you can’t see anything else below them? That’s what is happening on a section of the coop. It’s where the ducks like to rest...
  4. T

    New to owning chickens

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, I am new to owning chickens myself. I was always around chickens as a child. Just got my first clutch of chicks from Cackle Hatchery on May 4th. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 18 chicks that just turned 6...
  5. 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...
  6. LunaMarieWolf

    Ants in the coop!! Help!!

    I keep some chickens I have been raising from chicks seperate from my older flock. They are in a separate coop in the run. It is getting warmer here.. and the critters and bugs seem to be on the move. We are moving houses here in about a month, so we are cleaning things up and out and I went...
  7. spicewood chick

    ANTS

    Hi I typically can take care of an ant pile around my coop with DE but with the rain and I now have misters in the coop the ants have moved into the run and they are a literal swarm and I dont know what to do. I have sprinkled DE in the coop where I see them collecting but now they are...
  8. FireWife443

    Ants in their feed

    We are first time chicken parents and need help with ants in their feed. We recently purchased a hanging feeder, but I'm apprehensive to use it due to ants in our area. I currently set out feed first thing in the morning and again later in the afternoon. I go out periodically to check, and so...
  9. S

    New Coop - Infested with ants!

    My neighbor gave me his old coop. It seems to be infested with tiny black ants. They are EVERYWHERE! I am also finding lots of eggs everywhere. I cleaned it out and sprayed everything down with a water/bleach solution. I also replaced some rotted boards. The ants are still all over. They seem to...
  10. Fluttering-about

    Ants in the coop!

    We live in Texas, Houston area. I am constantly battling tiny tiny evil ants that BITE!! While cleaning out my coop today I noticed a whole bunch of them against one wall. I couldn't seem to find where they are coming from, maybe inside the run under the coop? Help!! What do I do???
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