Fly Control??

[SteveBaz]

How about you guys anything special to help keep the fly population Down?

 

[TheJuan-n-Only]

check this out...works lie a charm for me!!!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=547632

 

[Cindilou]

We use those and since we started using saw dust in the runs the flies have basically vanished.

 

[SteveBaz]

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Something in the smell of sawdust ? ?

 

[Cindilou]

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something in the smell of sawdust ? ?

Possibly, though I think they scratch through it and the poop falls under it so the flies have less fresh doo to lay eggs in.

 

[humpbacks1962]

I saw the vanilla freshener thread and bought a pack of 3 for about $2 in Walmart. My goodness, I never saw a fly in the coop again!

 

[lbartsch]

We use those same Fly Bags and they work great! We also put sand in the run and that helped too.

 

[lbartsch]

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can you point me to the Vanilla freshner thread please? Sound great!

 

[al6517]

When ever I start to notice a slight increase in the fly numbers, mainly Ive found to be caused by excess moisture around waterers and pans. I just sprinkle a liberal dose of DE around the pen's and WA-LA no more flies.

 

[Ole rooster]

Do you clean out the run and coop everyday?