Ants in the Coop... Help

[savilcr]

I have been having a problem with anys getting in my coop. They are very small ants but im worried if i put ant killer in there one of the birds might eat it. any suggestions?

 

[latebloomer]

D E

 

[bryan99705]

Let the chickens eat the ants! mine love em

 

[Dutchess]

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Mine too! They chase them around in the run.

then chase each other! LOL

 

[seanb]

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x2. It's a self-correcting problem.

 

[savilcr]

the ants are in the nest though, i guess I will just leave them there, will DE work?

 

[SlowMoneyFarm]

I would use DE first. The ants down here in the south are different from up north. I lost a litter of bunnies as the ants swarmed the nest and what they didn't kill the mama did stomping trying to get rid of them. Am moving my rabbits due to issues.

 

[tiffanyg2]

Yea I would try DE I had ants kill my rabbit as well when I was a kid they swarmed him to death and he had no where to go. They can be very persistant so just be diligent with applying every so often. You can also make up a spray in an empty bottle with ivory soap, veg. oil, and water and spray them that will probably be able to suffocate them on contact and maybe deter them from comming around the coop. It's a great organic method for treating nuisance pests