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Rats in coop |
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By: [email protected] Date: March 1, 2018, 8:53 am |
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Thank you for everyone's help on this. I have 6 ladies who are |
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great layers. However they have visitors in the form of rats. |
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These unwanted guest have made themselves at home by digging |
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into the ground inside the coop and creating homes. I have |
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tried several bait traps (which the ladies can not get into) but |
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these guest are not eating their treats. How do I get rid of |
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them? Any suggestions would be appreciated. |
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Re: Rats in coop |
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By: karen Date: March 1, 2018, 6:57 pm |
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My first suggestion is don't leave any food lying around. If you |
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give continuous food, pick it up at night and store in a metal |
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garbage can or take inside your house. |
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I have also tried traps but the only ones I have found that |
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worked are the old--fashioned wood snap traps,(worked for |
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while) with pb for bait. |
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Also I bought the TomCat bait chunx from TSC. They worked and |
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only found a dead body or two to dispose of. I put the chunx up |
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in the rafters and behind things that the hens could not get to. |
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Different things work for different ppl. Let us know how it |
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goes. |
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Re: Rats in coop |
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By: Travis Rayner Date: March 4, 2018, 9:25 am |
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Sorry to hear about your problem. Karen has provided some good |
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info. |
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Since this is a "predator" type problem...I am going to move |
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this tread to that section. Thanks! |
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Travis Rayner |
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Administrator |
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Re: Rats in coop |
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By: [email protected] Date: March 8, 2018, 8:57 pm |
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Thanks for the help! Someone also suggested placing moth balls |
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on the ground around the outside of the coop. Would this harm |
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the ladies? |
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Re: Rats in coop |
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By: Travis Rayner Date: March 9, 2018, 6:11 am |
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I don't think so. I would not put them inside the coop. It |
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could be worth a try. Just make sure they cant get to them! I |
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have built several 5 gallon bucket traps for people. The type |
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that uses a rotating bottle across the top and a little water in |
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the bottom of the bucket with a couple drops of dish soap. |
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There are a number of designs on YouTube that show how they are |
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made. Like everything else, some folks have great success with |
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them, some...not so much. The bottle must rotate easily and |
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freely! |
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