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[jajeanpierre]

If anyone can ever breed a chicken or guinea who loves to eat these little fire ants they'll be a quick multi-millionair. I think such a development might bring a resurgence in chicken keeping! Everyone in my neighborhood would want some fire-ant-eating chickens.

My (expletive) mini Dachshunds got hold of some some of my bantams the other day. The two I saved are pretty chewed up. I've been terrified to put them out imagining those ants eating them alive, zeroing inon their wounds.

 

[TammyTX]

jajeanpierre - are you French or Canadian ? I found out a few months ago that I am 1/8 Belgian. My mother's mothers name was Beauvois. They immigrated to Illinois (where I lived from birth to age 15) as coal miners in the 1800's. The coal barons treated their immigrants pretty poorly. I base my love of baking on being Belgian because my father's side is pure English and their food is pretty...blah. At least that is what my sister told me (her husband is 1/2 English).


Edited: If your birds are close to the ground then I would be very careful. If they can roost and move around they should be okay.

Chickens are not too bright when it comes to fireants and I have had a couple that lay down and literally let the ants eat them to death when they were wounded.

 

[Heidisgran]

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my dachshunds live up to their hound!! they eat chick babies

I went out to put my babies in their coop and found my only sex-link chick drown in the duck water!! my heart hurts

 

[TammyTX]

my dachshunds live up to their hound!! they eat chick babies

I went out to put my babies in their coop and found my only sex-link chick drown in the duck water!! my heart hurts

I am so sorry!

 

[Italia]

my dachshunds live up to their hound!! they eat chick babies

I went out to put my babies in their coop and found my only sex-link chick drown in the duck water!! my heart hurts

So sorry for your loss

 

[Italia]

Had to share this

 

[vladsko]

Hello everyone. I lost 23 chickens to a dog attack this past Saturday. It was horrible. My neighbor's dog got out of their yard, pushed my gate enough to get in and attacked my chickens. My bestfriend came home while the dog was attacking them. He killed 15 meat birds 3 bantam Cochin and 5 blue laced red wyandottes. He killed my two favorite foley blue laced red wyandottes. The police came and made a report and animal control came and took the dog. I was at work when it happened. I talked to the officer who was at my house and o course he told me to talk to my neighbor and work things out. I spoke with the owner and I was trying to tell her all I've lost. And she said she had some fines she had to pay because of her dog being taken to the pound.I was rrying to resolve the problem but she told me to talk to her husband but as far no one has made the attempt to contact me. One of my chickens was inthe alleyway when I got home and I saw them taking pictures. Ao I went to my backyard to call her. All I got from my neighbors was dirty looks. I don't want to take them to court, but what else can I do?

 

[RachaelS]

Sadly the first bold part has proven to be untrue within this thread. I have talked to a couple people who no longer recommend this thread to newbies because of it.

I have to respond to this. Most people on this thread have been nothing but nice and are more than willing to help any time anyone asks a question.

 

[jockeyeba]

I get stung everyday, its a battle, there's so many of them everywhere

If anyone can ever breed a chicken or guinea who loves to eat these little fire ants they'll be a quick multi-millionair. I think such a development might bring a resurgence in chicken keeping! Everyone in my neighborhood would want some fire-ant-eating chickens.

I've actually seen my AG's eating ants but they'd have to eat nonstop 24 hrs a day to put a dent in the ant population in my yard

 

[jockeyeba]

 
If anyone can ever breed a chicken or guinea who loves to eat these little fire ants they'll be a quick multi-millionair. I think such a development might bring a resurgence in chicken keeping! Everyone in my neighborhood would want some fire-ant-eating chickens.

My (expletive) mini Dachshunds got hold of some some of my bantams the other day.  The two I saved are pretty chewed up.  I've been terrified to put them out imagining those ants eating them alive, zeroing inon their wounds.

So sorry