Will chickens help control STINK BUGS!!!!

[battle drone]

no my chickens do not stink bug but puppy's love to play with them and they get mad when they do not move any more. : )

 

[Raine530]

I read this whole thread and nobody mentioned guineas. Unless I missed it. I have read that they will eat squash bugs, which is the main reason I am getting some this spring! Does anyone know if they eat stink bugs as well?
Also, I have noticed that my chickens will eat just about anything first thing in the morning, when I turn them loose to free range. I don't feed them until later. I would guess that any creature would choose tasty grain over stink bugs if given a choice.

 

[WVDan44]

UPDATE! the only method that I've found that will wipe out large infestations of stink bugs is Talstar. You can find it at Southern States stores for sure. Follow directions, spray it on outside of buildings, around windows - especially your house - inside of buildings, let it dry and watch 'em die. Just have a large broom and a dustbin handy because you will need it. Even so, you won't get them all, but it will relieve that swarming they do in early fall. Read the instructions, don't get it around feed, don't let animals/poultry track through it, etc. But this stuff really works! There are a couple of YouTube videos showing how to use the product. Aside from that, I really enjoy seeing the little stinkers encapsulated in spider webs, so I don't kill any spiders that are hanging out.

 

[countrydream7]

i think we should bag them all up and send them back to china with the bill attached lol ..we have them here in upstate ny horrible just when u thought all gone 3 more pop up ..they are like roaches...im gonna try the guinea hens this spring and see what happens.. we have them in the house too..

 

[Tammie69]

My chickens love to eat stink bugs. We see them chasing them all over the yard. This year we had minimal June bugs also. They eat the grubs before they can mature. My girls are earning their keep.

 

[Fabio_Cluck_Norris]

I know this is a really old post but yes, yes they will. My silkie just ate one and now the house stinks. I think she’s proud of herself

 

[RoyalChick]

I know this is a really old post but yes, yes they will. My silkie just ate one and now the house stinks. I think she’s proud of herself

Sadly like all the posters from years ago, mine won’t touch them.

 

[MROO]

Sadly like all the posters from years ago, mine won’t touch them.

Mine don't either ... sigh ...