These strips were used in most barns or homes several generations ago, and they still get the job done today. Just hang them in an area where you are having a fly problem and be amazed by the number of these pests you eliminate.
Chickens will molt at about 18 months of age. Molting is where they loose all or some of their feathers and stop producing eggs. This is a natural shedding of feathers. Molting may take 2-4 months.