Flies!!!! What do I do????

[RachaelS]

Flies are taking over! I clean the coop once a weeks but they are everywhere! Does DE help? What else can I use???? Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Pele]

You know, I was panicking over the same thing earlier this year. I tried everything in the book from cleaning more often, to DE, to pine shavings, etc.

And don't you know it, one day in WalMart I saw fly tape. I could have sat there for an hour banging my forehead against the wall. It's cheap, it's easy, it's super effective, and it's a time-honored solution.

Hope that helps, you're not alone!

 

[RachaelS]

Wow just regular fly tape??? Would not have thunk it

thanks!

 

[cafarmgirl]

What worked best for me was trying to prevent as many flies from hatching. I raked up poop from under the roosts every day and kept the ground sprinkled with DE. The rakings from my coop and goat barn all go on a manure pile which gets removed totally once a week so I kept that sprinkled thoroughly with DE as well. I had very, very few flies.

 

[aoxa]

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x2!

 

[ChicksinFL]

We use fly predators I the goat and horse barns. We started three yrs ago and get them delivered 10 months a year. We are down to having very few flies ever.

 

[TrystInn]

Vanilla extract or the car deodorizers that have real vanilla in them will deter flies. DE works, but it takes time and you need to start fresh.

 

[RachaelS]

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What fly predators do you use?

 

[ChicksinFL]

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What fly predators do you use?

I order everything from here http://www.spalding-labs.com

 

[StevieNacole]

We are having major fly problems too. We keep our doors and windows open and they are in the house! It's crazy....