Tis TM 8 Posted May 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 i had to take up the chicks hatching yesterday because ants were attacking them i wonder if i can let them all hatch in safety then give them back to their mother?i left the eggs in the nest that didnt have a crack in them, but took up the ones where their bills were poking through. i'm sure its a horrible way to die, being eaten alive by ants.... have to locate that ant bed and kill the b*****ds.... That sounds horrid... how bout making a trap for them, and putting near to the hatching duck egg's.... My nan used to use a part jar of honey (I think)... watered down slightly so they drown when they go in. Put the lid on but make a couple of holes in it. I can remember these ghastly looking jar's of dead ants being dotted about the house. They lived in a really old cob cottage, and the ants lived in the walls... it was quite usual to see a line of trooping ants walking up and over the worktop on thier way to the fruit bowl! Urgh! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueCoyote 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 thats not a bad idea actually. its better than using poison at least! some people swear by pouring instant grits all around the bed... but i dont eat grits. i hate grits. lol you may not know what a grit is anyway regardless of that, i have 9 ducklings(one still hatching right now), only lost one so thats not bad. that gives me a total of twenty ducks on my property (thats if everyone in this batch survives to be an adult) lol i think i'm done hatching and raising ducks for a while. i havent even counted how many chicks we have on the ground! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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