Cinnamon Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 I have spent the day de-woodchipping the pen,Liming it,watering it,digging it,raking it & re-woodchipping it Just found out that the bag of woodchip I put in a hout ago was in fact a massive ants nest Will they do the hens any harm? There a MILLIONS of them - the teeny,brown fast ones,so I can't possible round them up, & they are now EVERYWHERE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 My hens would have a field day. Our guinealu was infested underneath the lift out tray and I put the girls on the case. They made short work of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel19 Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Yeah my girls love ants too - im sure you'rs will have a great time hunting them down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 Good-oh I thought that might be the case,but was worried that the ants might get into their feathers & irritate them They have sure irritated me each time I go in the pen The hens have been very quiet........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arowland17 Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 ours love a good ants nest too, they have them crawling up their legs and after a while stand on one foot and eat them off their legs too - and they especially like the brown ones too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
