squiffs Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I've recently bought a red top fly trap. It hangs about 10 mtrs from the house, 5 mtrs from the Eglu (its as far away as can be!). Reading these posts, I'm now worried about smells...should I abandon all hope now and live with the flies? How bad will the smells be? I only smell mine if I stand near it, or if a strong breeze wafts past on a hot day. It's a small price to pay for less risk of flystrike in my opinion. A risk I would not want to take for my chickens. Do not just 'put up' with flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Dose the Flitrap smell like the red top can? At the moment I have the red top but it's not 10m away from the house and at times it can stink. It works but I think it is attracting every fly in East Yorkshire into my garden Sage It smells like dog poo occasionally, but it's not a permanent lingering smell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackian Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Too early to tell but I brought the citronella oil as suggested . I put it in a wire basket with the oil on a cloth and yesterday not a fly in sight And a sweet smellling WIR . The day before I had a swarm ,I had a load in the morning before I put the oil out lunchtime and they disappeared...Here is hoping . Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
