Ants???

[Hennyhandler]

I have ants crawling throught the litter of my coop. It's not tons but it's enough to realize it. Is this ok? I know that chickens eat ants but mine don't seem to notice them that i know of. They might. I'm just afraid that the ants might make an ant bed under the litter.

ANY advise would be helpful. Thank you.

 

[M@M@2four]

Sprinkle Sevin dust in their shavings and in the boxes. It doesn't harm the chickens and actually kills chicken mites, but will also kill the ants! You can buy a bag at walmart for under $5 in the lawn and garden section(in powder form)!

 

[doxpeople]

I had ants outside my run and I turned the girls loose on them....guess who was not interested. I put some DE on them and they are DOA today and it is safe for the chicks. Just make sure to get food grade.

 

[TXmom]

I saw ants in my coop litter also...the chickens don't seem to care about them. I sprinkled food grade DE in there and now there are a lot less ants. I wasn't sure how much DE to use, so I just dusted everything lightly (shavings, roosts, nest boxes), and I'll probably put more in there to get rid of the rest of the ants.