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  1. Kelster65

    FLIES, FLIES & FREAKING FLIES!

    Yes.. they're called vanillaroma I think. They last a few weeks if they don't get wet. They don't keep all the flies away but they do work and it smells nice. I use crumbles right now since they're still young and flies like the kicked out food. I clean it but it's near impossible to get it...
  2. Kelster65

    FLIES, FLIES & FREAKING FLIES!

    I tried those too and it worked. I bought a lot of 24 on Amazon and keep them hanging around the food buckets in the run. I have to remember to change them periodically. The Irish spring soap bars smelled great for a minute but not sure if it drove flies away.
  3. Kelster65

    FLIES, FLIES & FREAKING FLIES!

    I will definitely try this, thank you! ❤️
  4. Kelster65

    FLIES, FLIES & FREAKING FLIES!

    Hemp was my 2nd choice, but I can't find any locally. I'd have to order from Amazon, however, some of my reasoning for choosing sand was because hemp wasn't locally available, I'd have to store it and also have to find a place to dump it.
  5. Kelster65

    FLIES, FLIES & FREAKING FLIES!

    Oh it's never a stupid question. You either love or hate sand and everyone has a reason for their perspective. First, you need to use the right type of sand -coarse sand, not play sand. Play sand is too fine and has silica in it which is harmful to chickens, ducks and humans to breathe (and its...
  6. Kelster65

    FLIES, FLIES & FREAKING FLIES!

    I have flies around the crumbles that fall but when I was using the fly trap in the run, it was drawing flies in from everywhere. I moved the trap to about 20 feet outside the run and the flies went with it. I do have sand in the run which quickly dries up poop, but I keep it all clean. The...
  7. Kelster65

    FLIES, FLIES & FREAKING FLIES!

    I'm in Kentucky near Bowling Green - Western Kentucky University created white squirrels so the little guys are kind of a cherished thing, but yes, they can be destructive and annoying. I'm lucky in that I have walnut trees everywhere on my property which serve as sort of a peace offering to...
  8. Kelster65

    FLIES, FLIES & FREAKING FLIES!

    I've been using the Rescue fly traps and while they are amazing, I was using them incorrectly. My fly issue has since been sooooo much better. I haven't had flies INSIDE my coop because I haven't hung a fly trap in the coop and it's kept clean every day. My run is 20'x30', also cleaned daily...
  9. Kelster65

    FLIES, FLIES & FREAKING FLIES!

    I'm in Kentucky and have the same issue. There are NO flies in the coop, only in the run where the chickens and ducks spend most of their time. They only eat and drink outside - I think the flies are attracted to the feed/water stations. I use bucket feeders/waterers that sit in washing...
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