my air unit outside drips during summer mosquito related etc

[chickenreyna]

It constantly has condensation running so much during summer but mosquitoes love water and my chickens prefer drinking out of puddles , opposed to my three waterers, and its not good for their feet walking through this puddle, also.

I tried Covering it up with shavings or bricks etc.. it just makes it worse. Wat options can i do..build a dang tiny fence surrounding it? Lol ideas plz
I read up on these mosquito discs that place only in water ponds etc.. are safe for poultry, people and animals but i believe it only kills larvae any ideas for reasonably priced mosquito safe for them? the small puddle they constantly walk always walk through opposed to avoiding it they always walk through it. Lol

 

[imnukensc]

I have the same situation. The difference is, I don't worry about it. I don't understand your concerns at all. Chickens walk through all kinds of nasty stuff. The condensation from your AC unit is probably the cleanest thing they walk through and is not bad for their feet.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Is it causes constant standing water? Mosquitoes need still water with some depth to lay eggs. They can't lay in damp ground. They are attracted to anything water. Maybe mulch the area? Or plant plants to drink up the water?

 

[Thyme4Chickens]

build a dang tiny fence surrounding it?

Haha - that was my first thought when I read your thread title! Maybe post a pic of the problem area to see if other folks have ideas?

 

[redranger209]

Hey, I just got an alert saying a post of mine was just deleted from this thread. Did I post here? I don’t think so.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

It constantly has condensation running so much during summer but mosquitoes love water and my chickens prefer drinking out of puddles , opposed to my three waterers, and its not good for their feet walking through this puddle, also.

I tried Covering it up with shavings or bricks etc.. it just makes it worse. Wat options can i do..build a dang tiny fence surrounding it? Lol ideas plz
I read up on these mosquito discs that place only in water ponds etc.. are safe for poultry, people and animals but i believe it only kills larvae any ideas for reasonably priced mosquito safe for them? the small puddle they constantly walk always walk through opposed to avoiding it they always walk through it. Lol

I am having trouble understanding what is is that you're having trouble with. Is it an air-conditioner or what?

Yes, it does seem that chickens prefer drinking green, standing, stagnant, water over fresh, clean, cool, and clear water, either with or without ACV even to go so far as to turn their beaks up at water dosed with Organic ACV that contains the thousands and thousands of tiny wiggling vinegar eels or nematodes that "conventional" wisdom tells us is so beneficial to the health and wellbeing of a chicken. It would seem at first glance that if vinegar nematodes are good for chickens then mosquito larva would prove just as beneficial.

 

[Tesumph]

If the drips are creating an indented hole that is constant standing water, just put a brick or paver there so it splashes outward. The damp ground won’t hurt them.

 

[Thyme4Chickens]

Hey, I just got an alert saying a post of mine was just deleted from this thread. Did I post here? I don’t think so.

Something is weird with this thread - I posted last night after searching for threads with no replies, and when I posted there were no replies above mine. Now there are several that were posted hours before mine!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Something is weird with this thread - I posted last night after searching for threads with no replies, and when I posted there were no replies above mine. Now there are several that were posted hours before mine!

The OP accidentally posted 3 posts the same, so it could be mods trying to put all the answers together.