Ants!?!?

[txreddirtgirl]

my girls just reached laying age. Today I noticed an abundance of fire ants in their coop and run.

So I freaked and moved the coop and run of course. I know fire ants can and will kill a kitten, puppy and baby chicks,,,,,,,,however, do I need to be worried about them getting to my older girls?

 

[lowry075]

Yes, fire ants attack in mass and the pain of their bites is awful. I believe fire ants can kill people in some extreme cases. Where I live, the county will come out for fire ants to treat. I saw fire ant treatment at Home Depot the other day also. I am sorry you are dealing with them.

 

[GA_in_GA]

I put food grade DE into the run along with sand. Have seen fewer fireants since doing so.

 

[southerndesert]

Amdro also works well but be sure the chickens can't get to it.... I use a plastic covered container with large holes at ground level for easy entry and they go in, haul it home and everyone dies...

http://www.amdro.com/Amdro/index.html

Also use DE as a deterant, but the darn things are determined that's for sure, my girls eat the big black ants.