A sting in the tail

Hi I have just discovered a hornets nest in the garden it seems to be at the bottom of the stump of an old willow tree, its very close to my chickens hutch and our new puppy has just been stung. Does anyone have any info as to what I can use to get rid of them but wouldn't harm the chickens :(

 

There may be many ways this days,if you find the nest, normally in ground, at least they were in the olden days lol...check first where their second way out is and block this. I has to be a night, or just dask...and then my Dad put petrol or diesel down the shoot and burned them out...that may not be allowed today,all depends where the nest is.Ours happened to be always in near the orchard on a bank.
Get the council to come and see to it,specially if you have neighbours and Animals about.

Ladybird

 

Hi
I also have a hornets nest in the base of an old oak but I have left them alone and so far so good! but I am sure you can call out a pest company your local council should be able to reccommend a decent one. Good luck Warthog

 

If I left the hornets nest alone would they appear again in the same nest next year, I don't know anaything about them, my hubby has a smoke bomb he said would get rid of them but I'm a bit worried as to how it would affect my chickens it doesn't say anything about animals except that it is harmful to bees :confused:

 

Hi All, Go to your local Hardware shop and
ask for a container of wasp killing powder, cost about three pounds. All the flying nasties go back to the nest at dusk. After dark, pump the powder into the nest entrance. Next day they should all be dead. Regards LesH.

 

Thanks Lesh, powder certainly sounds a bit better than a smoke bomb.

 

The fire method works well. I had a nest in a bird box and I used a gas blow torch, cremation is ok but have a hosepipe handy.