wachicklady
In the Brooder
- Apr 9, 2021
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We had a rat problem, then ended up placing our feed in Behrens garbage cans and buying the Grandpa Feeder for the food in the run. Now, we have no issue.
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The feedGood to know! Do you know what causes rats to come to the coop?
Where did you get the Grandpa Feeder, I can’t find them, out of stock indefinitely.We had a rat problem, then ended up placing our feed in Behrens garbage cans and buying the Grandpa Feeder for the food in the run. Now, we have no issue.
Search for "Chicken Treadle Feeder" I use them for feeding my hens in the yard, rodent and weather proof. All my feed is kept outside in black plastic garbage bins. We live on a farm the chickens free range morning to night and there is no way we can stop the rodents, they have not got into my chicken coop that I know of, there is nothing in there for them but they are underneath the coop, warm and dry. The rodents are more for where the cattle in the farmyard are, lots of feed in there for them, sometimes it is literally overrun with rats, we both spend time with the air-rifles thinning the numbers down, I don't want to use poison because of secondary killing, we have owls nesting in the old windmill, also the chickens eat dead rats if they aren't cleared up.Where did you get the Grandpa Feeder, I can’t find them, out of stock indefinitely.
Mine eat mice and toads and about anything they can. Freaked me out the first time I saw it.I have been told by many that chickens attract mice or rats, and I really dont want that to happen. How do I prevent this from happening?
Rats are not attracted to chickens, they are attracted to the feed that’s fed to them.Good to know! Do you know what causes rats to come to the coop?