Wet weather and tons of flies

[Stacinfl]

hi there! I have a covered run/coop with sand, we had torrential sideways rain and the coop is pretty wet even with the sand. I scooped the droppings & raked the sand to help dry it but lawd the flies have come out of nowhere and are swarming by the 100’s in there. Our property has a lot of standing water from the storms. I see so many people mention sand doesn’t get wet (huh?) what do they mean. We have builder sand in there. We’re hanging a jug trap in there and took their food out while they’re out foraging. The flies were crazy for the chick food. Any other management ideas til we dry out

 

[beccaWA]

I'd switch out that sand and use shavings. You're seeing what happens when sand gets wet. When it's hot, it heats up the coop/run and can burn their feet if it's in the sun. For flies, I like those fly traps you can buy at big box stores. The attractant is non-poisonous and they work well.

 

[cassie]

Your best bet would be to buy some fly predators. You can find them on line. Fly predators combined with traps should keep the flies under control.