Newbie. Hello just going into chickens . recommend robust breed in tropical climate please

[Interested101]

Hello newbie’s here. Best breed for tropical climate please and what to do about fire ants thank you

 

[muddy75]

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Stick to Mediterranean breeds. I don't know what to do about the fire ants! Maybe they will eat them?

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. Naked necks or any of the Mediterranean breeds do well in tropical climates.

 

[C Siena]

Greetings & Salutations. Welcome to BYC. A great place to Learn and have fun.
Pleased to have you as a member.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! It's very nice to meet you!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore and hang out.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[N F C]

Hi, when we had a little farm in central FL fire ants were part of the landscape. My flock never ate them that I observed. We were not able to complete obliterate them but managed to keep them out of areas like our garden and chicken run by adding Dawn detergent to big pots of boiling water and dumping that directly onto their mound. That would kill some and the rest would relocate to a different area.

We didn't want to use a commercial poison because of the risk of our animals getting into it. There may be newer pesticides or methods available now that weren't at our disposal 10 years ago.

Good luck!

 

[Bsmac]

Hello! Welcome to BYC!