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After seeing the hundreds to thousand parasitic flies on each cow, I gave them a molasses based lick mineral tub last week with IGR (0.01% methoprene). Cost me $120 for the 200lb tub! Regular mineral tubs cost half. I am hoping it lasts a couple months, but it might be gone a lot sooner. I...

Thank you for your insightful comment. I found "automatic coop doors" which operate based on a timer or photocell and are powered by batteries or a solar panel. If the chickens had a coop with an automated coop door to protect them at night, do you think the flock could survive during the day?

I am considering getting a few dozen chickens for fly control for my 8 cows on 60 acres (I read they eat the larvae in the cow poop). This is in central Texas. The cows have an opened walled shed and the pasture has many large trees. I have never had chickens before. The main problem is I can't...