[Jacob-list] chickens for fly control

[SJohn21855 at aol.com]

Hi all,
 I also have free range chickens. There is just enough of a hole under the 
fence to allow them to go from paddock to paddock and to the outside world. 
Fox haven't been a problem because of the dogs that we have. My husband made 
a really nice wooden nesting box - with four separate nests. It worked really 
well until my Black Cotswold ram decided that he loves eggs! He will stand 
patiently by the nest box watching the hens sit on the nest. As soon as one 
of them gets up he swoops down like a buzzard and munches the egg. It is very 
humorous to watch, however, it's not very humorous when I have to go to the 
store and buy eggs. 
  Likewise, I have found that flies and other insects are a lot fewer with 
the chickens about, with the extra bonus (if I'm faster than Blocker) of 
fresh eggs.
God Bless,
Shelly