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  1. ShrekDawg

    HORSE FLIES/GREENHEADS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I am at my WITS END already and they’ve only just started coming out!!!!!!!! This is gonna be a long summer. :th :lau We are right on the marsh too so they are BAD!!!! Every time the dog is outside, he’s constantly itching and/or snapping at them and now they have been biting me too!!!!!!! And...
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  2. Lavender and CJ

    Flies in Coop

    I’m sure this has probably been discussed, but I have a few concerns. It has been around 80 degrees Fahrenheit for the past week and the number of flies in our chicken run has increased dramatically. I clean the coop every few days and have tried to clean more often, but it’s hard with flies...
  3. dearmeghann

    What do you use for your walkways? (it's a soggy mess over here!)

    Good morning! We've been getting a LOT of rain. Our new coop site is experiencing some growing pains. We never had an issue with soggy walkways/paths, and figured a quick fix would be to throw down some leftover pine shavings. That's just made it worse. We use pine pellets in the run, and we...
  4. Sofainthefog

    Flies in yard, not coop or run

    I know this is a pretty well covered topic, but I'm having trouble finding info specific to flies in the open area of the yard. I let my chickens free range and so my issue with flies isn't really in the coop or their run, but out in the yard where they randomly poop. I have a droppings board...
  5. B

    What should I do about flies?

    I've already tried a fly trap (attracted predators) barn lime (not working) louse spray on the walls (I just had it on hand and thought I'd try). What else should I do? I've read about hanging up herbs but not sure which herbs. There are still too many flies it the coop. I clean in once a...
  6. T

    Flies galore

    Hi all! We have got so many flies! We used to let the girl free range o the far side of the backyard, but foxes so now they’re in a 1.8x4.5m run. Plus also the missus wanted the far side of her backyard back. Back the we did have flies, but because they were so far away it didn’t feel that...
  7. C

    FLIES!!

    What did you SWEAR by to get rid of flies? In the coop AND run. First time chicken mama and yo. Didn't expect to be in war with so many flies. 😂 help please. I put those liquid fly trap bags, DE and vanilla scent trees up. So far the vanilla scent trees seem to be effective and I literally...
  8. M

    Gnats around chicken legs?

    I’m not sure if they are buffalo gnats. They are just super tiny little flies that seem to swarm around the chickens legs. Can’t tell if they are being bit. Either way, how can I manage these little flies? We also have large black house flies all over which I have bought traps for. Any ideas to...
  9. H

    Flies in the chicken yard

    hi everyone, so I’ve got my ducks and chickens in a fenced in yard about 1600 square feet. It’s all dirt at this point after they’ve eaten pretty much any grass. I’ve noticed that I’m starting to see a lot of flies in the area probably from the ground being compacted and there waste sitting on...
  10. gailbelanger

    Flies

    I have bought the reusable Rescue fly traps. Now the ingredients say nontoxic. They are loaded with flies and maggots. What I'm wondering is if these could be fed to chickens?
  11. BlueHorse17

    Dealing with flies and poultry?

    Just wondering what everyone does to help prevent/maintain flies in their coops/runs? I have chickens, quail and ducks and this year has been the worst for the little buggers in the past three years. I have disposable fly traps up in each of the coops, along with vanilla-scented car scents. (I...
  12. S

    Small run overrun with flies - what are we doing wrong?

    We have a small coop (from TSC) and we built an attached run for it that is about 6'x3'. We have 4 chickens, about 14 weeks old. We're using large flake pine shavings (also from TSC) in both the coop and the run. No issues in the coop. The chickens are let out into our suburban garden for about...
  13. BakkDad

    Flies!

    Perhaps flies are a necessary evil with chicken flocks. I read a recommendation to spray solution of 1:1 (vinegar:water) all over ground, coop floor and perches. Been doing that for 2.5 months now. Doesn't seem to have much effect. Flies disappear for 5 min. then are back. I know focus...
  14. JamieMcClain

    Feed and maggots!

    How do you guys keep flies from laying eggs in your waterfowl feed?! I mean my ducks loooove eating all the little maggots out but it seriously disgusts me 🤢. I quit using our automatic feeder because it grossed me out so much!
  15. Equine Parasite Health Care Paper

    Equine Parasite Health Care Paper

    Parasites can be a big problem for horses and horse-owners to deal with. They can decrease performance, cause illness, and in severe cases, may result in death. Thankfully, there are many great products on the market, as well as good management practices, to help control the numerous types of...
  16. S

    INSECTS ARE EVERYWHERE HELP!

    I have have my girls for a little over a year now, they have a small coop and a large run. Recently I have noticed that there are loads of small black ants in the coop as well as flies, wasps, and others in fewer numbers. The ants almost seem to be living in the walls of the coop and I have no...
  17. Wifeygirl

    The FLIES are driving me mad!

    We have tried everything to get rid of the flies. I've been using a reusable fly trap with bait. It definitely catches flies but, it smells horrible and I'm not really sure if it's getting rid of the flies from the coop or if it's attracting flies that weren't here to begin with LOL The jar...
  18. R

    Flies keep biting my chickens!

    Ok so I have three hens and starting last year in the summer there have been these little fly type bugs that land on my girls faces and just suck their blood they eventually went away for winter but now they are back again. I don't think that they are flees cause they fly around a lot and I've...
  19. S

    Need help identifying worm infestation

    One of my chickens suffered dehydration when we had a hot day here in Australia so I separated her and bought her inside, then later discovered she has a massive worm infestation and would like help identifying the type of worm. I am new to having chickens so all advice is welcome.
  20. Tac01711

    Coop floor, flies, poop, and stank

    Hello BYC.. we have a new coop that is fairly large and a pain to scrape and completely replace all the bedding, we have been using pine shavings but the poop becomes so unreal within a week or 2 and I replace everything inside the coop. But recently it got a lottle wet because of the waterer...
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