Mosquitoes. What to do?

[Elaine E]

I have a large area where I keep both chickens and a duck. This year I have a mosquito problem and was wondering if there is any safe way to control it. I have removed most of the water sources except for drinking water and one small basin for the duck. Any ideas?

 

[Chickens 4Ever]

I have a large area where I keep both chickens and a duck. This year I have a mosquito problem and was wondering if there is any safe way to control it. I have removed most of the water sources except for drinking water and one small basin for the duck. Any ideas?

You can have as many water source but. Every morning or whenever you go out to feed them, give them fresh water. Dump out old and put in new, and we have lots of flys. Maybe if you get sticky fly traps the misquotes might land on that, it always worked for me.

 

[StarsFan33]

I thought I understood that the chickens would keep down the insect population?

 

[Chickens 4Ever]

I thought I understood that the chickens would keep down the insect population?

No, but they do eat ticks. And little creatures that crawl