How about you guys anything special to help keep the fly population Down?
Sep 4, 2011 #1 SteveBaz Songster 8 Years Aug 6, 2011 2,130 65 173 Pacific North West How about you guys anything special to help keep the fly population Down?
Sep 4, 2011 #2 TheJuan-n-Only Songster 9 Years Sep 10, 2010 1,207 3 141 Tampa check this out...works lie a charm for me!!!! https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=547632
check this out...works lie a charm for me!!!! https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=547632
Sep 4, 2011 #3 Cindilou Songster 9 Years Jan 2, 2011 314 2 111 Largo, FL We use those and since we started using saw dust in the runs the flies have basically vanished.
Sep 4, 2011 Thread starter #4 SteveBaz Songster 8 Years Aug 6, 2011 2,130 65 173 Pacific North West Quote: Something in the smell of sawdust ? ?
Sep 4, 2011 #5 Cindilou Songster 9 Years Jan 2, 2011 314 2 111 Largo, FL Quote: 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.
Quote: 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.
Sep 5, 2011 #6 humpbacks1962 Songster 12 Years Jun 20, 2007 199 6 131 Middletown, CT 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!
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!
Sep 5, 2011 #7 lbartsch Chirping 8 Years Jul 3, 2011 162 12 91 We use those same Fly Bags and they work great! We also put sand in the run and that helped too.
Sep 5, 2011 #8 lbartsch Chirping 8 Years Jul 3, 2011 162 12 91 Quote: can you point me to the Vanilla freshner thread please? Sound great!
Sep 5, 2011 #9 al6517 Real Men can Cook 11 Years May 13, 2008 10,684 172 321 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.
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.
Sep 5, 2011 #10 Ole rooster Songster 8 Years Jun 25, 2011 2,083 46 196 Milner, Georgia Do you clean out the run and coop everyday?