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Elly
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 Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject: Flies, Flies and more Flies |
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Despite have special fly traps hanging in our trees they are still hanging around the coops. We clean weekly and keep the compost bin and normal bins well away from the coops. Even are huge amount of residential toads and frogs dont help 
What do others use to help keep the coops as free of flies as possible? Would it be ok to rub citronella oil into the wood on the outside?
Any tips more that welcome.
Have a great summer solstice,
Keep smilin
Elly |
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Spana
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Location: North Cornwall
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:27 pm Post subject: Re: Flies, Flies and more Flies |
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| Elly wrote: | Have a great summer solstice,
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Is it Saturday? It seems a good few years since we had a really lovely one.
The first year we came here the week before mid summers day was glorious and we were hay making. I remember standing at the field gate with my dog at about 11.00pm watching OH baling the hay. The scent in the air, what seemed like hundreds of bats flying about, and the warmth so late in the day I shall remember for ever. Its never been like it again 
As for flies, i dont seem to get too much trouble in the hen house. Now in the house, thats a different story |
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Elly
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Location: Norfolk
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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No it is not Saturday, but the celebrations actually start today 
I'll be watching sundown tonight and sunrise in morning
Keep smilin
Elly |
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Kitsune
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| I'll be staying up for the sunrise too - I was thinking about taking the coach up to Scotland and surprising my partner, it'd get in at about the same time the sun rose... I kinda wish I had now... |
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nigel
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It's midsommar here today, it's the biggest party of the Swedish year.
There will be singing drinking and dancing. The dancing goes like this...
Små Grodorna
Here's the words to the song [plus English translation] in case you want to take part...
Små grodorna, små grodorna är lustiga att se.
Små grodorna, små grodorna är lustiga att se.
Ej öron, ej öron, ej svansar hava de.
Ej öron, ej öron, ej svansar hava de.
Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,
kou ack ack ack ack kaa.
Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,
kou ack ack ack ack kaa.
English translation:
The little frogs, the little frogs are funny to observe.
The little frogs, the little frogs are funny to observe.
No ears, no ears no tails do they possess.
No ears, no ears no tails do they possess.
Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,
kou ack ack ack ack kaa.
Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,
kou ack ack ack ack kaa.
Of course being English I am allergic to dancing round poles and singing about small frogs, so unfortunately I can't join in |
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stephen
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Location: Billinge, Skåne, Sweden.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:23 am Post subject: |
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| (Little does he know he's been signed up to join in the one in the village at midday...) |
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Elly
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Location: Norfolk
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| Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:36 am Post subject: |
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Well, lots of rain and not much sun
Now need to find energy for 21st b/day party we are having for our son 
Guess what, its a BBQ  Soggy burgers all round 
Keep smilin
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Spana
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The frog song MUST sound better than it reads
Piccies please of Nigel dancing round poles.
Another very disappointing mid summer dawn here. Gray and wet but very warm and theres hope it will be a nice evening so good luck with the BBQ Elly and happy 21st to your son
We are awful, this was supposed to be a thread about flies |
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Kitsune
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| Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:26 am Post subject: |
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| its grey and wet here now but at sunrise it was clear, just a shame there are so many houses in the way! I got to see the first rays bouncing off some roofs though, lol |
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CP
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| Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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Love to see Nigel & Stephen doing the little frog pole dance!
Back to the flies though - I assume you're using something like the Red Top fly traps Elly? We use them when the flies get really bad but we also use ordinary fly papers in the coop plus the odd spider or 2.
You'll never get rid of flies completely & IMO the Red Tops may actually encourage more flies with the smell they give off!  |
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Bhindi
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| This is why I poop scoop twice every day, I just could not cope with all the flies, they are vile. |
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Elly
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
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Location: Norfolk
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| Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:36 am Post subject: |
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Had not thought of the red trap actually attracting more flies
I will put up some of the sticky tape ones where the chickens cannot reach. Maybe we will have to poop scoop more often. We use hemicore as bedding which we have found helps, but flies worry me as I lost a rabbit to fly strike and it is a horrible thimg to happen (we were away for a few days and the person feeding him did not notice he had a sore bottom  ).
I think I will rub citronella in the wood as well. Its natural and I've found it works well in the house.
Keep smilin
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CP
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Our first cockerel had fly strike - not nice at all!   |
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mojo
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| Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| spraying the inside with a jif lemon seems to help(wait till chooks are outside)especially if you do in the dark corners.....but dont ask me HOW it works but it helps |
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