Fly Strips are Dangerous in the Coup

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

I just found one of my 13 week old pullet wrapped up in a fly strip. I was stuck to her from front to back. I reached down to pick her up and took it off. A lot of feathers came with it. Mind you this is a skittish chick. She was covered in the sticky stuff from the strip. I grabbed the Dawn and headed for the bathroom stink. She let me bathe her and work the dish soap into the sticky areas. I noticed the areas where the feathers came off. She didn't fight me at all. I think she knew how serious it was and I was her mama to help her. I wrapped her in a towel and set with her for a long time. She never fought me. I put her in the coup because I knew it was warm. I noticed she was preening. I just hope I got it because the strip had insecticide on it. Please consider this when/if you use fly strips.

 

[Smileybans]

Very helpful. I was considering adding some to my coop since the flies keep finding their way in. I’m definitely not going to now.

 

[cmom]

I use fly rolls but put them where they can't be reached. Work great.

 

[Swbertrand1]

Yeah, this is not something I'd put in a coop. Think about it this way: what do chickens like to eat? Ans: bugs, flying or not.
It's too easy to imagine a bird going for a dying fly on fly strips and getting tangled up in that sticky stuff...

 

[Outta Here]

Yeah, this is not something I'd put in a coop. Think about it this way: what do chickens like to eat? Ans: bugs, flying or not.
It's too easy to imagine a bird going for a dying fly on fly strips and getting tangled up in that sticky stuff...

Thanks for that info! I just took mine down....

 

[Crazy Maizie]

I've wondered about this being an issue. I know I'd probably end up with one stuck in my hair if I used them.

 

[Outta Here]

Oh dear! They are horrid to get off anything, especially hair!!

 

[mowin]

I put one up in my shop a few weeks ago. My cousin backed into it. Lucky for him he's like me and take after our fathers and have very little hair.

I did laugh loudly though.