Risk of ants to chickens?

[chickenfan]

I am thinking of putting my birds on some land which is full of anthills. I thought they would really enjoy the ants eggs and ants and it would help to clear the land. Now I read that in Africa ants pose a threat to chickens and can kill them. Does anyone know if British ants are dangerous?

 

[Cab]

I'll confess I've never even thought about this - I've happily moved my hens on to a patch with ants two or three times and watched as they gleefully annihilated the ants. I had an old Sussex who was a real digger, she would destroy an ants nest in an hour or two.

 

[chickenfan]

Thank you Cab. Glad to hear your experience with hens and ants was good.

 

[ncotb]

Mine love clearing ants - was digging up some potatoes & some of mine helped 07 when they saw some ants.

 

[Cab]

Sounds like how mine like 'helping' me gather in gooseberries or currants