tiny gnats biting my quail!

[LindsayB]

I noticed the past few days my quail have been itching more than usual. I thought it was bc they had some pin feathers growing but no...This morning I noticed tiny little gnats flying around inside the cage and landing on them. I squished one and blood came out gross!! How do I get rid of these???

 

[ThaJuicyJuice]

I bet some food grade Diatomaceous Earth in the dust bath would do wonders.

 

[LindsayB]

I already use that....I've even resorted to seven dust.

 

[dc3085]

I already use that....I've even resorted to seven dust.

Gnats almost always have a source find whatever wet/rotten veggie matter they are coming from and sevin dust the heck out of it. Rotten fruit and house plants are the two most common places gnats breed that I can think of but anything wet and cool will do it. I've never had success taking them out of the air.

 

[LindsayB]

I have the birds on our patio in a rabbit hutch. No plants around them. They're on wire but have an Inside area with shavings that I clean out often. The drop board under the wire part has fine shavings and seven dust on it and I clean that every other day. Maybe a fan will help blow them away? Lol...I don't know!

 

[dc3085]

I use a big fan to keep them out of my shop actually. It works better than you'd think.

 

[dc3085]

Flies and gnats are the part no one tells you about when you get into raising poultry or fowl.

 

[ThaJuicyJuice]

Flies..... Suck!