I wrote an article about catching flys for Community Chickens. One of the commenters left this response:
“Take a small cup or bowl and put a few pennies in it and fill with water. It is an old Amish trick. I have seen it used at an outdoor reunion on the tables, and no flies bothered a single thing. It just kept the flies away from the area. I keep one in my garage now”
And then another one added:
“This really works! I use a ziplock bag half filled with water and a couple pennies. You can hang it anywhere!”
Which is why this now sits on our picnic table.
When you have a few minutes, go to that post and read through the comments for some great advice on controlling flies in the coop.
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