Don’t forget the nylon screening.

[NaperLix]

Nylon screening keeps threat of nats,mosquito chick pox,and just torture of bugs while trying to sleep.Springtime can be the worst.
Nylon is safest. Metal screening can drop small metal pieces all over,get into food.
Nylon cuts easily,cheap.can be easily duk taped or stapled,depending on size windows,doors.
I keep my coop door closed day ,to keep all pests out.A small hen door,can put hanging pieces plastic,rug,keep most insects out.
Nats in spring have killed chickens. They’ve had warning on news. Can hinder breathing.
Sometimes chickens need a safe place to get away middle of day.when bugs can be heaviest. Mosquitoes are also carriers of pox, and can bite poor chicks all night.
A coop should be a sanctuary to enjoy,for our feathered friends.

 

[Three Stents]

bad info as chickens will eat nylon screen material

 

[StinkyAcres]

bad info as chickens will eat nylon screen material

I worry about that too. Have you experienced this firsthand? I'm curious because I don't think I've used nylon screen, but I have used fiberglass screen and my chicks ate through it.

 

[debid]

I used whatever was lying around, it's probably nylon. BUT, it's on the outside of the hardware cloth and it's on windows and openings they can't easily reach. Nobody is pecking it so I think I'm good.

I did this because there were wasps trying to nest in the coop which is annoying. But, I suppose it keeps the mosquitoes out at night as well.

 

[la dee da]

I used whatever was lying around, it's probably nylon. BUT, it's on the outside of the hardware cloth and it's on windows and openings they can't easily reach. Nobody is pecking it so I think I'm good.

I did this because there were wasps trying to nest in the coop which is annoying. But, I suppose it keeps the mosquitoes out at night as well.

I have always gotten paper wasps nests in my coops during the warm season. I always wondered what drew them in, until last year when I realized it coincided with the drop in pesky flies. Then I was glad that my paper wasps are nonaggressive, and that I hadn’t killed them.

That said, I would like any tips you have on deterring them. I had a couple wasps fall on my head last year, and though they didn’t sting, they frightened me half to death!

 

[la dee da]

Screens are pretty useless here for gnats because we have gnats that can go through just about anything (no-see-ums). I didn’t know about chick pox. I’ll have to look into that and see if it’s in my area. Thanks for the warning!

 

[debid]

I have always gotten paper wasps nests in my coops during the warm season. I always wondered what drew them in, until last year when I realized it coincided with the drop in pesky flies. Then I was glad that my paper wasps are nonaggressive, and that I hadn’t killed them.

That said, I would like any tips you have on deterring them. I had a couple wasps fall on my head last year, and though they didn’t sting, they frightened me half to death!

I let them nest anywhere they aren't a risk for stinging me because I am too close to the nest. That seems to be variable. I have picked peppers and found a nest of paper wasps on the underside of a leaf inches from my hands. They didn't react. But, I had another nest on the shed eaves where they were dive-bombing anyone who opened the door. They hit me while I was just mowing nearby and while they didn't sting, that's still too much excitement. I knocked that nest down that night. But mostly I let them be and they do their thing.

 

[Bawkbok]

Screens are pretty useless here for gnats because we have gnats that can go through just about anything (no-see-ums).

The no see ums are incredibly horrible in FL, especially by water. We used to live in MO and they are definitely smaller than the gnats in MO but no less aggravating for sure. They don't seem to bother the chickens and we've never had a problem.
I don't think there is any kind of screen that can deter gnats.