Pastured poultry and fire ants

[WhoDatChick]

Unfortunately, chickens don't eat fire ants, but they love other ants. My backyard is inundated with fire ants that just keep moving around. I am currently using DE, but will look at the chicken dust when I go to Tractor supply. I'm in FL where fire ants have taken over.

Did you find a solution? I am desperate! It doesn’t seem that the fire ants have mounds… looks as though they are just living inside the run… like that is their mound
There are millions of them and if I throw table scraps the chickens can’t even eat them because the amount of ants on the food!

 

[JenniMcChick]

Did you find a solution? I am desperate! It doesn’t seem that the fire ants have mounds… looks as though they are just living inside the run… like that is their mound
There are millions of them and if I throw table scraps the chickens can’t even eat them because the amount of ants on the food!

I had some poultry dust already, so I sprinkled that in one of my pots where the ants were killing my marigolds. I also sprinkled some around perimeter of the coop. Ran out before all of it got done, but figured I'd at least test with what I had and go from there.
I moved the plant around today & didn't see any ants swarming in there like I had the previous days.
So I bought the only remaining canister of Poultry Dust they had when I went to TSC today.

Knowing that wasn't going to get me too far, I also went looking for some orange oil concentrate. Found some at Sutherland's & it looks like HEB also carries it, although I'd already bought it before doing my grocery shopping.

Came here to find the recommended ratios for the mixture & am headed out to our backyard to go apply it in the run as the chickens are free-ranging rn.

I will then apply it outside the run after they are locked up this evening, or early tomorrow & will allow it to dry before letting them out.

I'll let you know how it does! Say a prayer, please!! I, too, am at my wits end!

 

[atomic]

I pour boiling water on the mounds.

 

[WhoDatChick]

I had some poultry dust already, so I sprinkled that in one of my pots where the ants were killing my marigolds. I also sprinkled some around perimeter of the coop. Ran out before all of it got done, but figured I'd at least test with what I had and go from there.
I moved the plant around today & didn't see any ants swarming in there like I had the previous days.
So I bought the only remaining canister of Poultry Dust they had when I went to TSC today.

Knowing that wasn't going to get me too far, I also went looking for some orange oil concentrate. Found some at Sutherland's & it looks like HEB also carries it, although I'd already bought it before doing my grocery shopping.

Came here to find the recommended ratios for the mixture & am headed out to our backyard to go apply it in the run as the chickens are free-ranging rn.

I will then apply it outside the run after they are locked up this evening, or early tomorrow & will allow it to dry before letting them out.

I'll let you know how it does! Say a prayer, please!! I, too, am at my wits end!

I need to order more dust… I have been spraying them where ever I see a bunch together with the poultry spray and that seems to kill them right away…. thank you.. I will try the dust too!