Get Rid of those PESKY FLIES in your Chicken Coop FOR GOOD

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[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Henlo, friends! I didn't really mention how to use DE to control flies in the coop. You can spread it all over the floor but it can get pretty dusty, especially in the drier months. I would put it only in problem or potential problem areas. :-)

[@JD-dh7bk]

I've only been backyard chicken keeping for 3 years. However this has been my worst year for flies!!!!! Nothing has helped. Not essential oils, not my bug zapper, fans, I literally removed my deep litter of pine shavings and replaced it with hemp, fly traps, etc Flies , flies and more flies !!!! I AM GOING INSANE!!!!!! and to add to that fun. We just went thru a very very WET season so my yard was a mess. Everybody has bumblefoot! And now because of the heat Everybody has runny poop. So I gotta wash bums and fix feet on almost my whole flock. I. Hate. Summer. Venting over.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

@@JD-dh7bk oh man I’m so sorry. The weather patterns have been so wild this year and it’s definitely the perfect storm for flies. Bumblefoot is contagious, so make sure to disinfect the roosts. You will get through it!

[@user-gx8dw4mq2y]

Hello Dalia. I hope that you will give me two chickens as a gift because I am very fond of keeping chickens and the breed of chickens that you have are very rare here so their price is beyond my reach.

[@mojoflyingsolo639]

I hang bars of Irish Spring soap in a netted bags and I never see flies in my coop and it smells really good

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

I forgot about that hack!

[@nosheeple2751]

Wow!!! Thank you so much.That is gonna be my go to I have tons of Irish Spring in my preps.And I love the smell.I also use it in my garden as shavings.And the bugs don't like it there either😊

[@marciagilroy2183]

I use a strong yarrow tea that I make from my yarrow flowers. I just use it as a cleaner, and I have not had a fly problem.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Oh wow that’s interesting!

[@TracyH007]

Yarrow tea??. That's amazing. Thanks for the tip.

[@marklese984]

Flies...never really gave them any thought til I learned what flystrike is...that was a heap of nightmare fuel lol

[@sanjimuno]

literally was googling how to deal with flies this morning

[@heyyou8248]

I totally agree on the fly predators. Last year I tried to go without the predators and that was a big mistake. Had lots of flies. So this spring I made sure I ordered monthly shipments!

[@steph6337]

Bubba is so sweet... Bubba mouths: "yep, yep, yep" 🥰

[@janna860611]

I needed this, the flies in my coop are ridiculous!!

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

It’s so annoying.

[@lisagardner9798]

Having a major fly issue around my coop and cages. Thank you for the information!

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I've been using food grade d e for a very long time and I haven't had any issues. Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks. I'm starting some fresh herbs for the girls soon.

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

Now Dalia. My birds love every worm I throw them. I can not give them one worm I have two dominate hens and they are bullies. So I have to give enough worms to offset the fights. If there is plenty there is no bullying.

[@misspersnickety3674]

I recently started using First Saturday Lime too and I really like it. I used to used a fly trap like you mentioned, but haven't been able to find one recently, so I'm glad you mentioned one. Thank you for the ideas!

[@SGee1989]

Yes! I love First Saturday!

[@mannersmatter6773]

Perfect timing thank goodness 😅

[@marciabosteder9781]

Scratch and pack has the best herb packets. I know you've shown them on your channel before, but I finally got my first one and I absolutely love it. I use it in their dust bath in their nesting boxes and they eat it as well.

[@ShortbusMooner]

I've noticed that flies love corn on the cob.. 🤔😂 I can't imagine not giving the bugs I find to my top girl! LOL! 🪲🐔

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

I know I’m pitiful. 😂❤️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@ajalicea1091]

My buff Silkie roo is called Anthony while his hen is called Cleopatra. They are both sweet like Bubbalish.

[@CrazyKatRancher]

Henlo 🐓🥰💟🙏🙏🙏

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Henlo, friend!

[@robinham2796]

I use essential oils also! Citronella. Eucalyptus, and my own herbs in their nesting boxes!!

[@tamararoberts9307]

Been using First Saturday Lime since we started chickens and it really works great 😊

[@holynyork7124]

Love you, you goofy fun filled lady. You help me feel better and giggle😂❤❤❤❤

[@blujeans9462]

The best stuff that I use is similar to your last product mentioned. One year the flies were insane - I bought a fly trap from Home Depot (I've tried a similar product from their competitor, and it did not work nearly as well). It's just a bag with a small sack of attractant - that has got to be nastiest thing I've ever smelled....never get it on your hands!! You add water to the line and viola - in a day or two, the flies have filled the bag and almost none are in the yard. It is the most amazing product I have ever used. Although I would not let chickens eat the dead flies from that bag - that is disgusting - and they would probably die or we would die from their smell. :-) Can't imagine how horrible their eggs would taste!

[@jo-annjewett198]

It smells like something died

[@nope5749]

I got one of those too and it worked but I couldn't stand the smell. It literally did smell like a rotting animal. Are there any products like this that don't smell?

[@blujeans9462]

@@jo-annjewett198 worse! I accidentally got it on my hand and couldn't get the smell off for a day!! I scrubbed about a dozen times - nothing worked!!

[@patty9265]

I use fly buster and first Saturday lime and love them both they work.

[@libertykim6438]

Any recommendations for keeping snakes away? We moved to the south and now we got a snake problem. They like to eat chicken eggs.

[@sandypipher5846]

I make sure I gather the eggs first thing in the morning. I also keep a hoe on the porch. Use your imagination 😊

[@myfavoritechicken]

Thank you for sharing! So many great ideas for keeping the flies down this season. Happy Chickening!

[@ThatGuyTheOriginal]

I have just started a new protocol. I have vinyl on the floor of my chicken coop. I decided not to use any bedding. Instead, I scrape up the poo every morning when I open the coop. I only have 17 right now and it only takes me 2-3 minutes. The results are good so far. Hardly any flies at all.

[@maren807]

The flies seem worse this year 🤦‍♀️. Talk about "Who ordered the poo poo platter!"

[@thebirdmaster7]

Perfect timing I'll definitely keep these tips in mind when I do a coop clean out and treat all my birds in a couple weeks

[@GeorgiasGarden]

Wish you had done this video two months ago. I’m in Texas. Yup started two months ago.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Oh I believe you. I grew up there!

[@gamb155]

Saw this on pinterest. I take those water filled fly traps with the pop up top. Drill out a hole in 5 gallon bucket lid, glue in the pop up top only, prop it open with a clothes pin. Add 2 gallons of water and lots of extra bait bags and other stinky meat bits. I threw in spoiled tuna 🤷‍♀️. Sit buckets away from your areas needed, check the water and add more bait later on. I don't know where flys go but their not around my doors or in the house.

[@evelynrogers7145]

I didn’t have any flies, made a mistake and got a fly trap. That attracted them.

[@katie7748]

Yep. I know it's not exactly the same but we had Japanese Beetles pretty bad for a couple years before we moved. I was sick of them decimating our plants so we went and bought those infernal bag traps. We followed the directions, including regarding wind, but they attracted so many MORE that not only did ours get eaten up, but our neighbor's trees got obliterated too...and in just a matter of days! I felt *HORRIBLE* and vowed that never again would I waste hard-earned money on that crap again!

[@peelingoffthelayers]

Thank you.

[@elikerr785]

We the commercial sized flybuster traps/buckets in our horse/goat pasture and they work great! Glad to know we can feed the flies to our chickens, I emptied one the other day before looking to see if this was possible, Have a fully filled one (supposedly holds 2 million flies) and 2 more to refill. Perfect for fly control and chicken food, thanks!

[@lilyavery8230]

My tap dancing chickens...no more! This is great - but them flies in this video (mad props to your video person) kinda creeped me out...sitting here swatting my computer (kidding) I'm ready for fall (not kidding). Thanks for sharing Dalia!

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

LOL you made me laugh for real! 😂❤️🪰

[@jirinasatavova4062]

I love watching your videos. You are amazing! Can you advise how to prevent the hens from eating their eggs?

[@Cindy9043atyahoo]

Peppermint will also keep mice away 😊

[@michellecarroll9124]

My coop is relatively fly free, but the run is another story! Any tips on keeping the population down outside in the run?

[@HeatherNico25]

Same!!! Was hoping this addressed that issue too

[@kayte13]

How do you see if your chicken has mites? They're so tiny and are they the same as on the scaly legs

[@susanbarthelemy5512]

Have you heard of hanging vanilla car freshener in your coop

[@debbiemaas5019]

Just ordered some First Saturday Lime. Flies are horrible this year. Well every year 😂

[@lakota123max]

i wish i could order some too..but they dont ship to Canada =((

[@debbiemaas5019]

Well I can say it did rid of 95% of the flies. I love this stuff. Well worth every penny

[@ScienceisRadAF]

Are we sure that lime doesn’t interfere with deep litter decomposition?

[@SunshineCountryChickens]

Good info on these products thank you! If anyone has elector psp on hand that is effective against flies and gnats as well

[@friends791]

Thanks for video. Any ideas why adult chickens have poop on their back feathers.

[@marciabosteder9781]

My deep litter method work wonderful for a few months all winter. But once I took the tarp off the top of my co-op, a little early, and it rained hard. That was it. I had to do a thorough clean out. Deep litter and water do not go together😮

[@cluckin-a]

I tied offering my ladies flies, but they turned their beaks up at the sight of them. Snobs.

[@christinecoe1827]

I put fresh oregano in my coop

[@mariesmith1814]

Flies are not in the coop, but every time I put food out for my girls, they swarm the their food, it is horrible,

[@daisygurl3601]

The First Saturday is safe for bees as well?

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

My guess is that it is not safe for bees although I'm not positive about that. As with all similar products I urge people to limit their use to the coop as to have the least effect as possible on other wildlife.

[@hedgerow.homestead]

I have a chicken question... maybe you have a video on it. I have a chicken who has losts a bunch of feathers. It's not mites/parasites, she's not being bullied... but she just looks like a hot mess. We noticed it starting after we had a pretty brutal storm sweep through the area so we thought it was stress induced (we also noticed some funky eggs from other girls as well after)... but it's been like 6 or 8 weeks and she's not showing signs of regrowing the feathers. She looks like she has alopecia...

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Sounds like she was either pushed into a molt from the stress or if she’s a new layer it’s not uncommon for them to go through a more significant spring molt. If she seems fine otherwise I would give it a little more time.

[@hedgerow.homestead]

@WelcometoChickenlandia thank you! She is about 18 months old and started laying last summer. I will be patient! She seems otherwise healthy and happy... just bald in places. Haha

[@daysofknowledge]

Looking for the link for the flybuster, but I don't see it?

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Oh goodness I forgot! Thank you for reminding me. Here it is and I'll put it in the description: myfavoritechicken.com/product/flybuster-fly-trap-fly-and-pest-control-trap-chicken-coop-farm-ranch-home/ref/2/

[@daysofknowledge]

@@WelcometoChickenlandia thank you!

[@candacestarkweather6821]

Hi Dalia! Have you ever used copper to treat parasites? I have another question...I have 2 roosters that I have to keep apart and have to keep 3 hens away from both...so I have 3 separate pens...it’s exhausting....any ideas...they’ve been around each other since birth but literally teat each other apart when even a chicken wire fence is between them...😢

[@julieswope1475]

trying the deep litter method. I am not sure if I am doing it right. I pick up the poop I see, is there something else to do? I see you are stirring it. Do I filter it out again?

[@Jeanniebumblebee]

🐝♥️

[@stratify9704]

Is lavender safe? I read that it's toxic to chickens if eaten but not sure source is legit

[@DUBANG10460]

The FLYBUSTERS is a poison?? Would it not harm the chickens after they consume the dead flies?

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

It's not a poison. It has fermented yeast in it that attracts the flies but is not harmful to the chickens. The flies die from getting stuck in it.

[@DUBANG10460]

Thank you So Much!! Btw... Love your channel🥰

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

@@DUBANG10460 Thank you! I thought I would mention you can rinse the flies if you're concerned.

[@DUBANG10460]

Thanks but I'll believe in what you say🙏

[@josephcaezza4146]

? PRAYER FLAGS ? HENS AS DAKINIS ?

[@s4medlyn]

When you chickens won't hunt and peck you are feeding them to much

[@BigsexyChickenthighs]

I'm the same way with bugs especially the cute ones that I don't want them to eat I found potato bugs the other day when I moved one of my flower pots and I scurried them underneath a rock so my chickens wouldn't eat them😂

[@BigsexyChickenthighs]

HI BUBBALISHOUS

[@Vicky-ho3ym]

Soooo looks down & kicks the dirt. Ummm so when I find a mouse tunnel & follow it often I find new mice babies. Ummm ok so the Chickens & my Roster Harry love them. If you had told me 50 yrs ago I would not only be touching baby mice but throwing them to my chickens I would have looked at you crazy. But for real they never miss a tossed baby mouse & will actually edge each other out.