We have used solvents of varying polarity have been used to collect the residuum from chicken feathers and skin. Although this provides one set of identified chemicals for subsequent testing as kairomones, the complete picture or bouquet is most likely more complex. The recent work of Russell and Hunter (J. Med. Ent, 2005, 42: 301-305) indicate that constituents of the uropygial gland result in host-seeking activity by Culex. A rigorous chemical analysis of the constituents of this gland has not been conducted since 1968; therefore, we employed modern GC/MS methodology to examine secretions of chicken uropygial glands.