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  1. bobeena

    chickens in town and flies

    OK another question on fly control. I've sprinkled the "fly predators" around from the first shipment. Have the stinky-bait traps in the backyard. Now I am thinking about pyrethrin-based sprays sold to farms. Such as: http://www.cbproproducts.com "clean air purge" which is a 1% pyrethrin spray...
  2. bobeena

    chickens in town and flies

    On the fly traps, no....I was at Lowe's for something else and they were in the pest-control aisle. It's a plastic bag with a bait that, once you add the requisite water, smells like rotting meat. Nice! It is pretty full of flies now, however. I hope the "fly predators" work...from Spalding...
  3. bobeena

    chickens in town and flies

    Thanks for all the great tips. We have sticky fly strips hanging in the garage (which we open during the day as the kids do crafts in there, etc.) and the stinky-bait bag fly traps near the run and in another spot in the backyard. Both are getting flies but they are so bad we can't eat out in...
  4. bobeena

    chickens in town and flies

    I've got four adult hens and one chick in a city back yard. They've got a coop and run and during most days range the fenced back yard. I keep the run clean and lay down plenty of food-grade DE. However, there's been a dramatic increase in houseflies in our yard/neighbors' yards since we began...
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