She said, there's something in the chook shed...

[MarmadukeScarletbloodstains]

My chook house is inundated (slight exaggeration perhaps) with tiny flies, they have wings but seem to fly very badly and more leap about.

I don't know what they are, and having never seen a louse or mite I suppose that is what they might be.

I drenched them all in Poultry shield last clean and that seemed to put pay to the critters, but have been v.ill with a chest infection and they were overdue a clean - cleaned them today and there were a few flies in there again.

Scrubbbed the whole lot out with Jeyes fluid today - kinder on the lungs than sprayin with PS (?) so they are gone again now.

Anyone know?

[geekgirl]

my poultry house used to get those too - don't know what they are but they always went when I swept the house out. Never used any chemicals...
It'll be interesting to find out what they are!

[snigger]

I can't help with your critter problem sadly, but I've dug out my Divine Comedy best of for the first time in ages

I'll be humming that for days....

[Doodle2U]

Have you ever noticed similar in your compost bin?

[MarmadukeScarletbloodstains]

Glad to be of service - I just love that song.

It embarasses the DC when I sing it and makes DS tell me to be quiet!

[MarmadukeScarletbloodstains]

I sometimes have the odd fruit fly, is that what they are?

[GentleGarotter]

Some info here but pretty horrible to read...

[Winebeforepearls]

fruit flies?

And I lurve that song too. His voice is just

[MarmadukeScarletbloodstains]

Thanks Garotter, not either of those though.

[thesockmonsterofdoom]

we have that somethimes, I spray watered down citronella oil at them, seemd to work. I always assumed they were just attracyted to the rather bright orangeyness of my cube.