liquid coming out of broilers nose/mouth & gnats

[robertsgardens]

My broilers were attacked by gnats today. When I went into their coop they were all covered w/ gnats or some biting fly. They had them crawling all over them so bad they looked like they were infested with fleas. (was not fleas tho) They were picking at them so bad that some had holes in their skin and one had a 1 1/2 inch rip in skin with muscle exposed. They are on straw/hay that was covered with these bugs (hay didn't have bugs before) I threw down a bale of pine bedding which seemed to help. Sun was going down so that might of been why bugs went away. 2hours later I was sitting with chickens and noticed one of them open their mouth and liquid RUN out of the mouth then the nose. A few minutes later it did it again. It then went over to feeder and ate. Any ideas as to what is going on? And how do I keep the gnats from bothering my chickens? Also I lost 2 broilers in last 3 days that acted like they were gasping for air. Any input would be much appreciated.

 

[Sugar Sand Farm]

It may have been hot and drank too much water. I just discovered that gnats do not like the smell of vanilla I put one of those vanilla flavored pine trees that you use in cars in my coops and when I opened the doors later not one gnat. Before that they were so thick they would get in my hair, clothes biting me. Its been great these last few days not being attcked by biting gnats. Now if I could only find a bug spray with that smell I would be in heaven