Fans were recommended on a poultry site where they were discussing flies. I was just researching it. I use Starbar Stable Fly Traps in the barn and in in the Duck and goose cages when they are outside. They do not have poison in them. They attract flies because they are a clear plastic that is fluted. I use multiple ways to kill flies because we also have horses. Since I'm out there in shorts they are biting me too LOL Tempo fly spray is one of the ones we spray with to knock them down when numbers are increasing, maybe once a week starting in mid June. Then we put the Starbar Bite Free Stable Fly traps out to catch the stragglers while the animals are outside.
Nice! Is it helping with the gnats?
Absolutely. Our chickens were trying to hide from the gnats by hanging out in the coop, even when it was 90 degrees. After we put up the fan, they returned to spending most of their time in the run again.
We used sealed motor agricultural fans in their large barn pens for our ducks, not for flies but for extra ventilation since the big 12x12' pens are in converted predator proofed stalls. We mount the fans about 2 ft off the ground and they LOVE their fans in the Missouri heat and humidity in the summer. They are outside during the day but nights here can still be very hot. They LOVE their fans!
