Cedar needles in water

[RosyChickens]

I have cedar trees near the coop, is it bad if the needles get in the water for the chickens? I could rig something up to stop it, but wasn’t sure if it was bad for them

 

[nuthatched]

It's perfectly fine.

 

[Al Gerhart]

Might make the water a bit acidic but if the chickens are drinking it they will do fine and might like it better.

 

[fowltemptress]

If you're raising mosquitoes, it'll make the water inhospitable for mosquito larva.

 

[Al Gerhart]

I did not know that.
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[bbelcher]

If you're raising mosquitoes, it'll make the water inhospitable for mosquito larva.

Would apple cider vinegar also work to kill mosquito larva? The water gets changed every day, but there are still larva in there.

 

[nuthatched]

Would apple cider vinegar also work to kill mosquito larva? The water gets changed every day, but there are still larva in there.

No. Not in any reasonable level anyway

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Just change the water every day.

 

[Al Gerhart]

Would apple cider vinegar also work to kill mosquito larva? The water gets changed every day, but there are still larva in there.

Consider this; if you change the water every day your waterer is acting as a mosquito trap. Better to leave the larva in the water than encouraging the mosquitos to find other places to lay their eggs. Not going to hurt the chickens in anyway.

 

[User690263]

Consider this; if you change the water every day your waterer is acting as a mosquito trap. Better to leave the larva in the water than encouraging the mosquitos to find other places to lay their eggs. Not going to hurt the chickens in anyway.

They might actually appreciate the extra treat