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  1. 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...
  2. DieterleCompound

    Natural remedies for flying pests

    I’m wildly green in all things chicken, was hoping someone out there had some advice or direction for natural remedies for flying pests. (Buffalo gnats, flies, mosquitos) I’ve attempted to search the internet and the forums on here for information/insight on the matter with trouble. Would...
  3. S

    Buffalo gnat attack

    My flock was attacked by a swarm of buffalo gnats it was HORRIFIC. All my pullets seem to be doing ok except for one who got the worst of it. I mean hundreds of these things eating her alive in her eyes, nose, and body. The attack happened yesterday at sunset now about 11 hours later she’s doing...
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    • attack attack by predator buffalo gnat gnats lethargic pest pest protection pests pullet turkey gnat
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  4. khloee

    Best backyard bug killer that won’t harm my chickens

    We live in Missouri and the mosquitoes and gnats have been really bad this year. We want to spray our lawn to get rid of really those two pests. Since our chickens and geese eat the grass everyday we want to find a pesticide that won’t harm or kill my birds. What is the best product we should use?
    • khloee
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    • bugs bugs all over gnats herbicide mosquito pesticide products
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  5. Buffalo Gnats and what You NEED to Know!

    Buffalo Gnats and what You NEED to Know!

    They are deadly. "Buffalo gnat" is the name the LA AG center uses but they are also called black flies, bull head gnats, biting flies, turkey gnats and likely many other names based on your region. They don’t Have to to be black like the name suggests, Mississippi State University has an article...
  6. 3speckled3

    Flying Black Bugs Biting My Rooster

    I went outside and saw my Silkie rooster hiding in the corner of his pen absolutely covered in these little black, flying bugs. I picked him up and started getting the bugs off of him. I noticed blood on his feathers and on his face and realized that they were biting him. I checked the others...
  7. gohappy

    Mosquitoes, Gnats, and Flies

    Here in north Florida we have a lot of rain and a lot of bugs. So I wanted to share what we have done to help keep the mosquitoes, gnats, and flies out of our coop and run. Mosquitoes netting! It is a bit of a pain to roll it up to let the girls out and to collect the eggs as this mesh will rip...
    • gohappy
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    • and flies ants bugs fire ants gnats insects mosquito netting mosquitoes rain
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  8. Soon2BChixMom

    Gnats? In the duck house, but not the chicken coop.

    I have gnats in the duck house, but not in the chicken coop. I suspect the excess moisture from duck poop and rain is why. Plus, the duck house is a converted plastic play house. I am not able to keep all of the rain out lately - because I have to leave windows open for ventilation and such...
  9. C

    HELP PLEASE! GNAAATTTSS!

    Looking for some advice on what I can spray or put on my chickens for gnats. Located in southern Georgia and if anyone knows anything about it, they are TERRIBLE here! My poor chicks just stand around shaking their head and scratching their faces :( any help would be greatly appreciated!
  10. mill-j

    Gnat Control

    Wow, gnat season is here again! I was hoping we could skip it this year due to the late spring. But no. they showed up and are meaner than I have ever seen them before. There are not as many, but they are agressive(possibly due to a very late spring). Several years ago we noticed a gnat is...
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