How to get rid of flies and midges in a chicken coop?

In chicken coops, midges are often found, which can harm the birds. How to deal with them will be discussed in the article.

Small midges are frequent guests of chicken coops, especially in summer.

Most often they start up due to high humidity. This happens mainly due to the close location of the poultry house to various bodies of water. These parasites begin to activate in early spring, and they are active until late autumn.

Another reason is storage of old things, leftover food waste or forgotten trash. All this must be disposed of in a timely manner, since this kind of trash is perhaps the main reason for the appearance of flies.

In addition, flies appear in the chicken coop for the simple reason that there are all favorable conditions for them: heat and a source of food are close. In general, if these insects are few, then they are even beneficial, since they are excellent as additional feeding for poultry, and they do not cause harm.

If there are a lot of flies, then they can annoy the chickens, causing them stress. Such anxiety will be especially harmful for laying hens. Moreover, flies and midges are the main vectors of various diseases, including leukocytosis, glanders, tularemia, onchocerciasis, and anthrax. Treatment of an already fully formed adult chicken will be difficult, while young birds for the most part die.

To get rid of flies in a chicken coop in a natural way, without using chemicals, you can use folk remedies. These means include a variety of traps and repellents.

To scare off harmful insects from your house, you can use the help of plants that exude a strong aroma from which flies turn up. For this, ordinary pharmacy chamomile, feverfew, tansy, garlic or mint are suitable. They must either be planted near the hen house, or collected in bunches and hung around the house. However, keep in mind that the bird must not get to the plants.

Fight against flies using wormwood will be effective. You will need a dry bunch of this plant, which you need to set fire to and fumigate the whole house with it. The rest of the smoldering grass can be put in a metal bucket and left in the house for another hour.

If we talk about baits, then one of these can be made from an ordinary plastic cup and cling film. The container must be almost completely filled with something sweet, after which it must be covered with a film and fixed with threads. Further, a small hole is made in the film - such that a fly can crawl through it. Thus, insects will flock to the sweet and immediately drown in it. This will help remove parasites from the house without harming the bird.

Mechanical methods can also be used to remove flies from the house. You do not need to catch flies with your own hands or resort to the help of a fly swatter - it will be enough to purchase a special adhesive tape, or better several, and hang them in the room where the birds live. Wherein it is recommended to choose places for the location of the ribbons where there is a lot of light, and which will be difficult for chickens to reach.

Chemicals are usually used only in extreme cases, when there are a lot of flies, and all of them need to be destroyed in a short period of time. Chemicals do the best with this, they can not only scare away, but also poison all parasites.

Note that before processing the chicken coop, birds, their feeders, water, bedding from the floor and perches, as well as everything else, must be moved to any other place. After that, you can start processing, while using protective equipment and observing safety rules.

If we talk about drugs that can be used, then the most effective are such means as "Agita", "Bayt", "Delta Zone", "Dobrokhim Micro" and "Medilis Ziper". Some of them are presented in granular form, others are in liquid form and are intended for spraying. One way or another, all these funds are highly effective, which lasts for a long time, and the result from them can be seen after the very first treatment.

Please note that when choosing a chemical for baiting flies in a chicken coop, you should not chase low prices. Cheap drugs can not only be ineffective, but also do not disappear from the chicken coop for a long time, which is why the chickens will have to be kept outside their usual home many times longer.

When using high-quality products, it will be possible to let the chickens into the room after at least 2 hours after treatment.

In order to prevent flies from growing in large quantities in your chicken coop, just processing it will not be enough. Certain preventive measures must also be followed.

So, so that the poultry house is not besieged by insects, it is necessary to regularly ventilate the room, as well as clean it and the walking yard. It is recommended to change poultry food and water on an ongoing basis: this should be done at least 2 times a day.

If your chicken coop is located close to various bodies of water, then use folk remedies: plant plants with a strong smell and set traps.