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Hillbilly Girl
Joined: 09 Apr 2008
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 Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject: Wood ants, any risk? |
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| Can anyone let me know if wood ants are a problem for chickens. I am currently clearing some woodland scrub at the bottom of the garden and intend to house about 6 - 8 hens there and there are a serious amount of ants milling around. Do they eat them? Could ant bites irritate their legs(they irritate mine!) Any feed back would be gratefully received, thanks. |
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CP
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Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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Location: Hampshire
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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Never had this problem but at a guess I think chickens would be able to deal with them as long as there was no infestation actually in their coop.
The ants may well find themselves a new home if you disturb them too much. |
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mojo
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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| stir nest daily with long handle rake and with luck they will abandon nest for elsewhere p.s my chooks eat ants but not that many |
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