Do chickens eat ants?

[Prairie Dawn]

Do chickens eat ants? I want to know because I bought ant traps and then read that the ants eat the bait & then return to the nest and poison the ants there. If chickens do eat ants that have visited the ant bait will it make them sick? My husband says it's such a small amount it wouldn't harm them. I'd like to set the ant bait because they are on my kitchen counter but, I don't dare.

 

[Mountain Peeps]

The bait probably won't hurt them. My chickens have never eaten ants. Some may though.

 

[coalcreekchick]

Yes our chickens definitely eat ants. But they are all outside. I would not use anything with poison around any bugs or insects that chickens might eat. They will eat dead insects too. As in possibly poisoned insects. Especially my bantams LOVE to chase and eat ants.

 

[Prairie Dawn]

Thanks! I will err on the side of safety and not use the ant traps. The ants are small and I can't tell if they are eating them or not.