When you have a herd of milking goats, or any farm animals for that matter, flies are inevitable. We regularly clean the stalls and remove the organic matter, but we still have flies.
Because we don’t wish to use any chemical insecticides, something new we are trying this year is Fly Predators
I spread 15,000 around our goat barn a few days ago:
The baby goats were very interested in helping:
We will see how well they’ve worked in a couple months!
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interesting ! I think they need this in Idaho lol
Exactly! LOL
PJ
No doubt, Jane!
Are you planning on doing this again this year? How do you think they worked?
We will probably do them again. There obviously is no way to know what it would have been like without using them. They’re not going to be a substitute for cleanliness, but they’re a good addition to our overall management plan. PJ
GREAT – thanks for the information. I was thinking of getting some to see how they helped our fly population:) Seems like no matter how clean we keep the barn we still have flies – I have been using fly strips – which helps some – but wanted a more “hands off” solution – so my hands can be busy doing other things:) I will order some and give it a try!