Barn Peckers

[KCGirl]

Hi! We let the girls out of their run a few hours each day after the hawks stop flying over. My girls have made many dust baths in the dust around the barn, causing daylight to be seen from inside the barn, and as long as they are clearing up the ground wasp and Hornet nests as they go, not an issue. But the pecking of the wood on the ouside of the barn is crazy! I had one die and I wondered if she got splinters. I found a portion of the base of the barn that has large splinters of wood all where they bathe like they were trying to tear down the wall.

Pics of the doors they are destroying. Tried No Peck spray on doors and only worked once. Ideas?

 

[nuthatched]

Looks like you may have termites and they're eating them.

 

[KCGirl]

Looks like you may have termites and they're eating them.

Oh dear. Good insight. I'll check it out.