my sheeps are getting et alive by mosquitos, anything I can do?

[aggieterpkatie]

Yeah I know, but see, Katie, I am a *horse* person -- for most of my 45 years, fly spray (or wipe) automatically gets put on the WHOLE horse... which in the case of sheep would mean gucking up the fleece.

I am not stupid, just STUPID, you know? LOL

Pat

No, I was a horse person too. Sheep are very different creatures!!

And I know horse behavior, but when I first started working with cattle I was lost! I had no clue how to read them. It didn't take long to learn luckily. Now I actually prefer cattle and sheep over horses.

 

[glenolam]

Now I actually prefer cattle and sheep over horses.

See, that's why I tell my husband NO HORSES!

 

[miss_thenorth]

Pat, you know what you need to get rid of those pesky mosquitos??????





Ducks! Ust keep them in the same area with your sheeples.

 

[lupinfarm]

I flyspray the goats with Ultrashield. Just get some of the wipes and wipe their faces.. or if you're cheap like me pour out some of your Ultrashield and get a cloth

 

[patandchickens]

Do ducks seriously eat large numbers of mosquitos? Really really? Regular ducks or just muscovies? Would hangin' with the sheepies keep raccoons from eating the ducks?

Pat

 

[lupinfarm]

:/ my ducks don't. they like flies though lol

 

[Karma Creek Farm]

You could try keeping a burn barrel going with a smoky fire. I use to have a smudge fire for the horses when it got too bad and they would circle around it.

 

[Beekissed]

I read an article the other day about how to keep mosquitoes out of the horse barn and they found that installing fans in the windows really did the trick.

They attached mosquito netting to the front of the fans to see just how many were caught and it was quite significant.

I know that doesn't help your situation, Pat, but it sure surprised me and the knowledge may come in handy in the future.

Other than swiping them down with Deep Wood's OFF, I can't offer any more natural solutions.

Citronella is powerful and won't wash off in the rain but not real affective for the biting insects for very long....tried it on my cow's udder and under parts before. Maybe the strength of the oils dissipate or degenerate in the sun....I can still smell it pretty strongly but may be not enough to repel the vampires.

 

[DonnaBelle]

I ordered some big hanging fans from Tek Supply for about $130.00 each and put one in the chicken house and one in the goat barn, it has really cut down on the flies and mosquitos.

I got the fans for ventilation and heat control, but they also cut down on bugs for some reason....

DonnaBelle