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

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@WelcometoChickenlandia 28 дней назад

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 28 дней назад

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 26 дней назад

@@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 20 дней назад

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 28 дней назад

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 28 дней назад

I forgot about that hack!

@nosheeple2751 26 дней назад

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😊

@kristinaclendenin81 День назад

What kind of netted bags, can you add a link? I don't want to get too big of ones . Thank you❤

@marciagilroy2183 28 дней назад

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 28 дней назад

Oh wow that’s interesting!

@TracyH007 28 дней назад

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

@BlessedMamaJacklynn 16 дней назад

I’ll have to try this!

@sanjimuno 28 дней назад

literally was googling how to deal with flies this morning

@janna860611 28 дней назад

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

@WelcometoChickenlandia 28 дней назад

It’s so annoying.

@marklese984 28 дней назад

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

@ShortbusMooner 28 дней назад

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 28 дней назад

I know I’m pitiful. 😂❤️🤷🏻‍♀️

@Naturelover00023 2 дня назад

Hi girl!! I really enjoy and have learned lots from you so thank you, because of that I think I’m doing a awesome job at chicken keeping 👏👏👏🙄😣😂I love your little dancing alien 👽 ❤

@SGee1989 28 дней назад

Yes! I love First Saturday!

@steph6337 28 дней назад

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

@joeyl.rowland4153 28 дней назад

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.

@mannersmatter6773 28 дней назад

Perfect timing thank goodness 😅

@heyyou8248 28 дней назад

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!

@StaceyHerewegrowagain 28 дней назад

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.

@misspersnickety3674 28 дней назад

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!

@lisagardner9798 27 дней назад

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

@GeorgiasGarden 28 дней назад

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

@WelcometoChickenlandia 28 дней назад

Oh I believe you. I grew up there!

@gamb155 26 дней назад

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.

@blujeans9462 28 дней назад

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 28 дней назад

It smells like something died

@nope5749 25 дней назад

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 25 дней назад

@@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!!

@MJYouAreNotAlone1 9 дней назад

You’re the best!❤️🙏

@michellecarroll9124 27 дней назад

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

@HeatherNico25 22 дня назад

Same!!! Was hoping this addressed that issue too

@myfavoritechicken 28 дней назад

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

@lilyavery8230 28 дней назад

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 28 дней назад

LOL you made me laugh for real! 😂❤️🪰

@evelynrogers7145 28 дней назад

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

@katie7748 28 дней назад

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!

@trelosyiaellinika 13 дней назад

It's interesting that you mentioned lime. I was wondering why I see flies in my coop so rarely. The so-called coop is a basement actually and now I have 28 chicken and 40 chicks (to replace the old generation gradually, the intention is to keep less than 30 adults at any time) in about 25 sq metres (278 sq ft), it is pretty crowded, i.e. now I have exactly 1 individual per 4 sq ft, but usually they have more than double that area. I have 4 slit windows, which I keep open throughout the year except winter when only one is partially open but has an aspirator with a timer that turns it on for 15 minutes every hour... I do not change the bedding too frequently and do not change it ever during and around winter period for about 5-6 months. I do not heat the basement and it gets pretty cold. Whatever relative warmth exists there is due to the rotting bedding... But whenever I could feel the smell of ammonia, I give it a turn, top it up a bit and sprinkle generous handfuls of hydrated lime... It really helps. My chicken never had any breathing problems so far. I mean if you could smell it at 1.5 metres above ground, can you imagine how it would smell at chicken-height? But the lime takes care of it effectively. Perhaps that's why I do not have any flies even in the hot summer. And, lime has another good side to it. Part of it will eventually be eaten by the chicken unintentionally. It will stick to food they will be picking from the ground and it is calcium! I do mix a few spoonfuls of lime in their hydrated food from time to time too and never had any issues with calcium deficiency ever. I do give them crushed egg shells whenever available too, it is better digested and absorbed than lime, it is calcium carbonate as opposed to the lime, which is calcium hydroxide. But still, lime mixed to the feed is good as a calcium source.

@thebirdmaster7 28 дней назад

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

@libertykim6438 28 дней назад

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 28 дней назад

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

@P10101G 27 дней назад

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.

@CrazyKatRancher 28 дней назад

Henlo 🐓🥰💟🙏🙏🙏

@WelcometoChickenlandia 28 дней назад

Henlo, friend!

@debbiemaas5019 28 дней назад

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

@lakota123max 28 дней назад

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

@debbiemaas5019 24 дня назад

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

@robinham2796 27 дней назад

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

@holynyork7124 28 дней назад

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

@peelingoffthelayers 28 дней назад

Thank you.

@patty9265 26 дней назад

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

@SunshineCountryChickens 28 дней назад

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

@tamararoberts9307 24 дня назад

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

@jirinasatavova4062 28 дней назад

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

@elikerr785 28 дней назад

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!

@marciabosteder9781 24 дня назад

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.

@Cindy9043yahoo 26 дней назад

Peppermint will also keep mice away 😊

@ajalicea1091 27 дней назад

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

@maren807 28 дней назад

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

@marciabosteder9781 24 дня назад

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😮

@friends791 28 дней назад

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

@christinecoe1827 23 дня назад

I put fresh oregano in my coop

@susanbarthelemy5512 24 дня назад

Have you heard of hanging vanilla car freshener in your coop

@kayte13 28 дней назад

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

@ScienceisRadAF 28 дней назад

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

@daisygurl3601 28 дней назад

The First Saturday is safe for bees as well?

@WelcometoChickenlandia 28 дней назад

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.

@Ilovejim7 15 дней назад

Could you please tell me where I can buy perrenial ryegrass for my salad bars we made for our chicken run. The seed mix we bought won't come up through the chicken wire. So we're looking for a grass seed that will. Thank you!

@BlessedMamaJacklynn 16 дней назад

I HATE flies!!!!! I recently had flys lay eggs in hatching eggs and I almost had a stroke it was super hot that day they were in a clean chicken tractor under mom and she was clean there were no reasons for it! Scared the crap out of me thankfully they hatched before the larva did so I was able to clean them off

@candacestarkweather6821 25 дней назад

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 28 дней назад

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?

@mariesmith1814 28 дней назад

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

@SaundraGale-Grenard 15 дней назад

Hello I am new to all this chicken stuff and go down the rabbit hole watching. I have a question, I clean the tray in the bottom of the roost in the coop everyday, I clean with vinegar and water, dry it out, and put lime or DE on the tray. Ok anyway, every morning when I go to clean there are these minute little bugs jumping all over the tray. What are they? How do I get rid of them. Oh by the way I have weird chickens, I tried your formula for the dust bath, with the dirt and DE, nope they just go make one out of natural dirt lol

@cluckin-a 28 дней назад

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

@daysofknowledge 28 дней назад

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

@WelcometoChickenlandia 28 дней назад

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 28 дней назад

@@WelcometoChickenlandia thank you!

@Jeanniebumblebee 28 дней назад

🐝♥️

@ivirnovana1664 18 дней назад

I use Colgate to get rid of flies in my co-op

@hedgerow.homestead 25 дней назад

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 25 дней назад

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 25 дней назад

@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

@stratify9704 26 дней назад

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

@DUBANG10460 23 дня назад

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

@WelcometoChickenlandia 23 дня назад

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 23 дня назад

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

@WelcometoChickenlandia 23 дня назад

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

@DUBANG10460 22 дня назад

Thanks but I'll believe in what you say🙏

@josephcaezza4146 24 дня назад

? PRAYER FLAGS ? HENS AS DAKINIS ?

@s4medlyn 27 дней назад

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

@BigsexyChickenthighs 28 дней назад

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 28 дней назад

HI BUBBALISHOUS

@Vicky-ho3ym 26 дней назад

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.