so many flies

[thehbcrew]

So i have 6 chicks/chickens there about 10 weeks old now. Just curious about the fly population from all the chicken poop. Does anyone put out those sticky fly traps at all? I'm afraid they might try to jump up and peck at it. Maybe there is something else i can put out. Just looking for suggestions.

 

[emys]

I've seen people post that vanilla air fresheners for your car work well when hung around the cage.

 

[MemphisChickens]

I sprinkle food grade Diatomaceous Earth in the coop and on the ground and especially on any poop. This has significantly cut back on the flies. A friend of mine has a bag they hang for the flies.

http://www.lowes.com/webapp/wcs/sto...-gps-_-gps-_-RESCUE! Disposable Fly Trap 1FTD

this may work also but I've never tried it.
http://www.waycooldogs.com/a-ziplock-bag-of-water-and-4-pennies-no-flies/

 

[thehbcrew]

Guess im going to make a trip to Lowes, never seen that at home depot near me. We have a Lowes currently being built but i think that is going to be a few more months. As far as the Bag with pennies, i know people that swear by it, and have even seen it in restaurants by me by the water and such, i just dont think they are going to stop in such a large area especially with poop on the menu.

 

[earnhardtlvr]

we have been OVERRUN with flies this year. They r terrible! We had a really wet spring and I think just produced more. We use the DE and the sticky fly paper. We have 28 teenage chicks and they haven't bothered the fly paper at all. We change the paper every day or every other day tho. Good luck!

 

[Sassafras]

Do you use the deep litter method or areyou talking outside of the coop? If you rake up the poops and compost them that seems to help in my area anyway.