James516 Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 We have got a bit of an ant problem over the last few days. Sadly, the chooks don't appear interested in solving it for us - they really go mad for woodlice and spiders, but not many other creepy crawlies. I'm going to need to put ant powder down - does anyone know if this is chicken safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Haven't tried it, but somoene else here said they put the Diatom they keep for the chickens, down on an ant's nest, and it got rid of them! Do you know where the nest is? boiling water usually works although I always feel horrible doing that .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little Red Hen Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 I did a recent post asking about safe garden pest advice. Someone left a tip that they'd used the red mite powder on ants and that seemed to do the trick. Haven't tried it myself yet but I'd definately give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Hi! i think it was me that posted about red mite powder on ants. If it wasn't then sorry but i used it a few weeks ago in the eglu on the bars, as i do most weeks, and saw an ants nest. I sprinkled a really small amount and they were gone in a couple of hours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
