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Controlling Flies

Discussion in 'Predators and Pests' started by dbmkay, Sep 19, 2010.

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  1. Sep 19, 2010 #1
    dbmkay

    dbmkay Out Of The Brooder

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    Any idea on how to cut down on the flies in the chicken coop? I clean out poop daily and left over food but it's like the flies know food and poop could come at any minute so they hang around! lol!
     
  3. Sep 19, 2010 #2
    iluvsedward

    iluvsedward Overrun With Chickens

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    fly tape but make sure the chickens cant get to it or eat it [​IMG] good luck and [​IMG] !!!!! [​IMG]
     
  5. Sep 19, 2010 #3
    Baymule

    Baymule Chillin' With My Peeps

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    There is a thread here about the auto deoderizers shaped like christmas trees in the vanilla scent. They work, I have 3 hanging in my coop. Do a search for it, you will gets lots of info. The places where you could hang little yellow Christmas trees are endless.......
     
  7. Sep 19, 2010 #4
    geebs

    geebs Lovin' the Lowriders!

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    feed through DE...works the best of anything (food grade)
     
  9. Sep 19, 2010 #5
    maggiemooscluckers

    maggiemooscluckers Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I've also tried the scented trees with good results. So far my most prolific "crawly" predator has been ants. I think my DH has figured out their madness and taken control of them with a product named Amdro. It was beginning to look like a horror flick around here!
     

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