Ponker
Loving the herd life
I'm trying to be proactive about managing flies this year.
One product I found is 'Fly Predators'. it costs about $20 a month starting in March clear into September. About $200 for the year. These are little flies that prey on the pest flies. I was wondering if anyone has tried this program and what difference did it make? I've been wishy-washy about ordering because nobody I know uses this particular method.
In conjunction with the 'Fly Predators' I'll use some traps and manage my manure and wet spots with lime.
I have six large compost piles with wood chips, bedding hay, manure, leaves, and veggie matter cooking right now. When a pile goes cold, I turn it over and add some nitrogen to jump start it. Will my compost piles be a haven for flies? Moving them would be an enormous chore but if necessary, I can get them further from the barn, in a more inconvenient location.
Any advice for managing flies would be greatly appreciated.
I have sheep, goats are coming in March or April, chickens, ducks, and rabbits. My neighbors have horses and the new neighbors are getting a couple of cows. We are rural with no restrictive coding, if that matters in this case. I use deep bedding and clean it out monthly - thus the compost piles. If I wait any longer than a month, the bottom layer is too difficult to manage.
One product I found is 'Fly Predators'. it costs about $20 a month starting in March clear into September. About $200 for the year. These are little flies that prey on the pest flies. I was wondering if anyone has tried this program and what difference did it make? I've been wishy-washy about ordering because nobody I know uses this particular method.
In conjunction with the 'Fly Predators' I'll use some traps and manage my manure and wet spots with lime.
I have six large compost piles with wood chips, bedding hay, manure, leaves, and veggie matter cooking right now. When a pile goes cold, I turn it over and add some nitrogen to jump start it. Will my compost piles be a haven for flies? Moving them would be an enormous chore but if necessary, I can get them further from the barn, in a more inconvenient location.
Any advice for managing flies would be greatly appreciated.
I have sheep, goats are coming in March or April, chickens, ducks, and rabbits. My neighbors have horses and the new neighbors are getting a couple of cows. We are rural with no restrictive coding, if that matters in this case. I use deep bedding and clean it out monthly - thus the compost piles. If I wait any longer than a month, the bottom layer is too difficult to manage.