What’s That One Challenge Keeping You Up At Night As A Farmer??
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This thread is a community discussion initiated by a user asking farmers to identify their single biggest challenge. The conversation quickly pivots from general struggles to a specific, detailed exchange about soldier ants destroying poultry, with one farmer sharing their devastating loss of 14 turkeys and discussing ineffective control methods.
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“Soldier ants make me sleep late at night especially on cool nights if it rained that day. I've lost several young birds (boiler and turkey) to soldier ants.”
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“My worst experience with them was one night where they ate 14 out of 17 less than 2 weeks old turkeys.”
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Unclassified: The discussion details the specific behavior of soldier ants (operating between 10pm and 12am) and their carnivorous nature, as well as the farmer's attempts to control them using Rambo insect powder and sand, noting that the ants return the next day via different routes.