Sprayed Wasps- How long to wait to let out chickens?

[abarber12]

I was outside in my backyard and a few wasps all the sudden started flying near me and my 1 year old so my husband went and got wasp spray and sprayed the nest that was up on the gutters and then sprayed a few that fell to the ground (used spectracide carpenter bee and yellow jacket spray). The chickens were in their coop that it probably 100 feet away. After he sprayed I was like, oh no, we probably shouldn't have done that..... I'm not worried about the chickens now because they weren't near it, but I like to let them out for a few hours everyday and now I'm scared to because of the wasps and the pesticides sprayed on the ground. It was in a small area of the yard by our house and I was going to rake up the leaves in that area to burn, and then water the whole area really well to wash anything away. Will that keep my chickens safe? How long should I wait to let them out again? Just a nervous chicken mom

 

[azygous]

Insecticide residue can be reactivated by rain or watering. If a chicken drinks from a puddle which contains any of this residue, it will kill the chicken.

Therefore, since you know exactly where the ground was sprayed, go ahead and wash it again real well. Once it's perfectly dry, then you may safely let the chickens out.

 

[Penpal]

Next time you see a wasp or hornet nest, keep away from the insecticides. In a spray bottle filled with water, add a couple of drops of peppermint oil (essential oil or cooking peppermint). At night, spray the nest with a wide enough spray so it's not hitting the nest like bullets. The peppermint will not kill them. But, they still hate it and will leave. The mother will leave with a most of them following her. A few will stay until the babies are all ready to leave. When you are sure they are gone take the nest down.