Flies, flies & more flies

[Bcoz18]

just about last week we've had so many flies it's been unreal. They are in our coop and run. I clean poop out daily and I use thr horse litter that normally dries the poop up within 30 or so minutes. I have sticky fly traps hanging, I'm using the liquid fly trap stuff now and nothing seems to work. In the coop it's dry. Maybe 400-500 flies atleast!
In the hit weather like now 100-103 degrees I normally put a mister in their outside run but thought that could cause the flies so stopped that.
I have straw down in their outside run also thought that could be a factor? Any thoughts on the straw causing the flies? Picking up bags of pine chips/shavings and hoping that will get some flies away and pull up all the straw!
Any idea on how to get then down to minimum? I know they won't be all gone but some is better them none

 

[littlecoopnextdoor]

is there by chance somewhere close that might be breeding ground like a damp drain, something rotting etc?

 

[Bcoz18]

is there by chance somewhere close that might be breeding ground like a damp drain, something rotting etc?

I don't think so we don't have any drains in our yard. And went all through the area nothing dead! :/ not sure what the issue is..

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Have you tried Firsr Saturday Lime in the run? It seems to help keep things dry. I use wood chips and sand in the run because when I tried straw it became a massive heap of rotten stench whenever I dug into it and the flies seem to like that a lot

 

[aart]

I clean poop out daily and I use thr horse litter that normally dries the poop up within 30 or so minutes.

Is this in the coop?
What kind of "horse litter" exactly?

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[Tonyroo]

Flies feed on chicken poop that's why you have a lot of them.

 

[raingarden]

Every one of those flies used to be a delicious juicy maggot that the chickens would love to find.

 

[VLE2]

Will your chickens eat the flies?