Oh, Thank you! That’s a really Great idea💡, my friend!! I will do that. Meanwhile, I’m gonna go ahead and spray around where they don’t forage. I have them inside chicken fencing so they have their own dedicated space in the backyard. I’ll spray around the perimeter along with hanging the fly...
So true! — I had already bought some to have on hand…thats when I read the label of how it’s good for fly prevention as a premise spray and thought why not give it a go to keep the population down while preventing possible mite/lice infestations.
Here’s the thing —
Backyard chicken-keeping is...
Thank you! I could give those a another try.
I used them before, but the stink was too strong and carried over to the neighbors.
I had this suggestion from another tho… They said they didn’t use the stinky attractant and instead put a piece of chicken poo inside and that worked just the same...
I have 9 Silkies in a backyard setting; I scoop poop daily. Use first Saturday Lime and Zeolite coop refresher in my routine maintenance. However, summertime here in the south can be crazy for fly populations regardless, I suppose. Add chickens that poop constantly, ya gonna have flies hanging...
I do live in the US unfortunately, and I’m in a closely knit neighborhood, so I have to keep the flies down or my neighbors could report me to the city and I could lose my chickens. Plus, Spinosad is a bacterium that’s safe for chickens and humans, but regardless I do wonder how much they could...
Hi there friends —
How long would you wait to let the birds out for free-range after spraying the chicken yard with Elector PSP?
I’ll be using it as a preventative premise spray more than anything; I’m not treating any of my chickens themselves. This is my 1st experience with Elector, but I’d...