Ants hijacking food

[the outdoorsman44]

How do I get rid of ants without hurting my quail?
The ants are taking the food

 

[TwoCrows]

I have the same trouble in my chicken yard with ants "hijacking" food as you say. LOL This is what I do.

What type of feeding system are you using? If you can feed the quail from a ground tray, this will work well. Find yourself a shallow pan just a tad larger than the tray you can feed your quail from. Make sure the quail can still get into the tray of feed. Fill the shallow pan with some water and put the quail food tray in this water. You don't need much water as ants will not cross even a tiny depth of water. You will stop all ants from stealing food.

 

[the outdoorsman44]

That is a great idea. Thanks