Be careful with your waterers!

[Happy Chooks]

I went to clean out an extra 1 gallon waterer I have in the chicken run (the kind with the red base and white top) and I put my fingers under the red base to grab it and change it. I felt something touch my finger. I flipped it over and there was a black widow on the underside of it. Luckily it was a male, they're not venemous like the females. But still, not going to do that one again.

 

[Cebarmlds]

I'm in Minnesota so all I would get is frost bite! Do chickens eat Blackwidows?

 

[can you hear me now?]

Saw a brown recluse yesterday. They make the best crunching noise.

 

[can you hear me now?]

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Yes, sadly for.the black widows they do.t stand a chance. Man I hate spiders.

 

[gumbii]

::shudders::


i found some black widows on the corner of a coop... i'm getting some guinea keets soon...

 

[swimmer]

I've got the black widows in my yard too. Haven't seen them by the coop yet, but I'm sure they are near. Yuck!!

 

[can you hear me now?]

As long as there is a place to hide, they can be found. Our chickens ate the one I was going to smash before I could get it. Was next to the top perch.

 

[pontoosuc]

oooohhhh yukkkkkk.

In MA, never heard of any black widows here (and never hope to).
sorry

 

[can you hear me now?]

This is what I found hope you are not in the area then you won't have to worry.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/black-widow-spider/

 

[Tinkspirit70]

Killed two black widows this week, we have a horrible problem with them here...find them all the time UGH I just dont like them at all!!