Mosquitos and chickens

[gachickeeper]

Do mosquitos bite chickens? sorry for the newbie question. I know it seems the feathers should protect them but I know they sometimes bite through my clothing.They drive me crazy in the yard and I was just wondering about the chickens.

 

[Nemo]

Yes, mosquitoes can bite chickens.

In our coop though, it's usually the bugs that get bit. We get big laughs watching the birds chase after a mosquito.

 

[nhplantlady]

Yes, I too have been wondering this. At night our coop sounds like a bee hive but it is mosquitos. Since the chickens are asleep I was concerned that they might be getting bitten alot. What is DE and how does that help?

 

[seminolewind]

DE won't work for mosquitos. Just use a premise spray like home defense and spray all the walls.
I keep wondering why there are mosquitos in my bathroom every night, and I realize that I must be bringing them in on my clothes. Or the dog are

 

[chicksinthemachine]

You may need to spray the pen with a hose to wash off the larvae and maybe to a smaller waterer(don't know what size your is). I just did this yesterday and today and I'm really hoping it works.

 

[seminolewind]

I'm not sure if that will work cause mosquito eggs hatch in water, such as puddles, etc.

 

[Brick Chick]

what about spraying the chickens with a little tea tree oil mixed in water? would that be safe? I have two little frizzle hens and they just have mosquitos swarming all around them at night!! i don't know why they don't eat the mosquitos!!! guess they don't taste good. I thought I would try the tea tree oil but just didn't know if that would be safe to spray on them. Anybody have any other ideas?

 

[Brick Chick]

What is a premise spray? How do I know what I get will be safe for my chickens? I don't want to poisen them!!