Spider in coop?

[aldanfac]

I swear I wouldn’t even be asking this question if the spider in question wasn’t 3 inches big I went to check on the chickens and saw a Dark Fishing Spider made use of the warm coop.. they are supposedly venomous but not to humans so I assume the same for chickens? I figure my chickens will take care of him if he manages to get too close but I just want to see if anyone has some spider knowledge of this guy because I wasn’t able to find anything! I did see though that some people had issues with brown recluse and black widows and their chickens got rid of them. I am pretty sure I am letting my own fear overwhelm me here lol I am not normally scared of spiders but if you guys would’ve seen how close I got to him before I noticed him you’d be jittery too haha. Here’s some pics of what they look like I couldn’t get a good picture of the one in my coop because he was sort of in the window ledge, he’s just so intimidating!

 

[Henschickspups]

They way I understand it, venom only works if they get bit. And - good luck Mr. Spider in getting through those fluffy feathers.

What I have witnessed, however, is as soon as he moves, he will interesting to the hens, and they will enjoy a lovely spider snack.

 

[coach723]

My chickens eat all kinds of spiders, including banana spiders, which are also quite large and intimidating. They also like to make giant webs all around my coop in late summer.
Ick for me, yum for my birds. I wouldn't worry.