How to keep flies away from run

[Egg_cited]

I just cleaned the coop and run. The flies still remain there. Not in the coop just the run. I was thinking about sprinkling this https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p..._HHpaLdQmtOyfOTPbgIC-qv2JGPu4zoxoC02cQAvD_BwE

Around the run but what if the hens eat it?

 

[WIchickMama]

What do you have in your run for floor material? How dry is it? Where are you located?

 

[Egg_cited]

What do you have in your run for floor material? How dry is it? Where are you located?

It's just dirt however it's covered so it doesn't get wet. North Carolina

 

[DavidReaves]

I have some "First Saturday Lime" on order. I'll be cleaning the coop, replacing the bedding, then adding the lime to the bedding. There are quite a few of people in North Central Texas that swear by it for odor and fly control. I'll report back.

The powder you've listed seems more like something that you'd use directly on the chickens for mites.

 

[Egg_cited]

I have some "First Saturday Lime" on order. I'll be cleaning the coop, replacing the bedding, then adding the lime to the bedding. There are quite a few of people in North Central Texas that swear by it for odor and fly control. I'll report back.

The powder you've listed seems more like something that you'd use directly on the chickens for mites.

I actually have "First Saturday Lime" I'll put it around the run today!

 

[WIchickMama]

Hopefully that helps. I use Sweet PDZ but only in the coop, in the run, I keep adding materials and making sure it gets turned so that the poop (which is considered wet) gets turned it and broken down. I have noticed that there are flies only when there is poop that hasn't been turned in, usually the girls are pretty good at getting it done but not always.

 

[3KillerBs]

The most important part of fly control is keeping the coop DRY. I like Deep Bedding in my coop: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/using-deep-bedding-in-a-small-coop.76343/

In the run you *might* be able to keep things DRY, if the run is covered and proof against blowing rain. Or you might want to do Deep Litter -- a moist, actively-composting system where the poop is neutralized by the composting action.

It's just dirt however it's covered so it doesn't get wet. North Carolina

from the Sandhills.

If you're in the Piedmont, Sandhills, or Coastal Plain you will shortly have pine straw free for the raking. This is a wonderful resource for chicken keepers in the US Southeast because it resists packing and matting and because the top dries out quickly even after the heaviest rain.

 

[Happy hen lover]

I use fly traps here. Even those old fly ribbon things help.

 

[3KillerBs]

Even those old fly ribbon things help.

Make sure it's absolutely 100% impossible for a chicken to contact the fly paper.

I haven't seen it in person, but I've read about the extreme awfulness of the combination.

 

[Matejka]

I just cleaned the coop and run. The flies still remain there. Not in the coop just the run. I was thinking about sprinkling this https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p..._HHpaLdQmtOyfOTPbgIC-qv2JGPu4zoxoC02cQAvD_BwE

Around the run but what if the hens eat it?

Permethrin 0.25
I use permethrin liquid and dust on my birds and in my coop.