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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Eastling on June 16, 2011, 04:50:53 pm

Title: Keeping flies away
Post by: Eastling on June 16, 2011, 04:50:53 pm

Our girls sleep in a stable and while sleeping during the day they are getting covered in flies. They pee/poop outside I give the stable a good hose out and disinfect once a week and change bedding every week, what else can i do to stop the flies. Seem to remember someone mentioned vinegar in a jar?? to attract them.

Title: Re: Keeping flies away
Post by: robert waddell on June 16, 2011, 05:52:24 pm

just use fly repelant the same as the cattle use :farmer:

Title: Re: Keeping flies away
Post by: Eastling on June 16, 2011, 07:37:12 pm

Thanks will look into it

Title: Re: Keeping flies away
Post by: thod92 on June 17, 2011, 11:46:30 am

we use a sprinkler on the doors of our stables for the horses and also do the same for the cattle parlor. it keeps the flies out

Title: Re: Keeping flies away
Post by: HappyHippy on June 17, 2011, 12:38:51 pm

You could try hanging one of these by the stable door http://www.fearing.co.uk/fly-bag-disposable/Default.aspx (http://www.fearing.co.uk/fly-bag-disposable/Default.aspx) I'm going to order some up soon too  ;)
HTH
Karen x

Title: Re: Keeping flies away
Post by: Beewyched on June 17, 2011, 07:33:18 pm

They look pretty Karen - may invest in a few myself  - for the maternity wing  ;) ;D

Title: Re: Keeping flies away
Post by: Eastling on June 17, 2011, 09:55:46 pm

Thanks for the info and adv looks interesting.It's raining here at the moment, so they have decided that they can't be bother going out for a pee and peeing in the stable  ::)

Title: Re: Keeping flies away
Post by: fifixx on June 17, 2011, 09:59:38 pm

Red top is good - bag full of smelly stuff which attracts flies and they CAN"T GET OUT!!