Mice carrying away chicken eggs

[doshpashta]

We noticed the other day that our broody chicken's eggs went missing! After some investigation, we found a family of mice scurrying away when we lifted some old pipes. Tomorrow we are planning on moving those pipes away, but is there anything we can do to thoroughly get rid of these mice, or at least stop them from stealing chicken eggs? I'm planning on spreading some fox repellent near them, too, in the hopes that might discourage them. We also caught two of the mice and fed them to our chickens.

 

[thebanthams]

your gonna have to trap them, once you got a mouse there will be more ! They will ruin anything !

 

[chfite]

Removing the habitat that supports the mice will make a big difference. Of course, trapping will help encourage the reduction in population as well.

If the chickens catch them, then it is free lunch time.

Chris

 

[littleoak]

Mice are always a problem with chickens but I don't think they are stealing eggs. I have never heard of a mouse taking eggs. Rats maybe. Mice are hard to completely remove but with constant trapping you get some relief. I take a small cage and put baited traps in it. The chickens can't get in the cage so I can place it anywhere.

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

i have really good luck with my rat zapper, baited with peanut butter. If you put it anywhere near your chickens, you can put it inside a box with a hole just big enough for a mouse to get into.

 

[Oregon Blues]

You need to get rid of the mice, but I doubt that they are carrying eggs away. That's a big item for a little mouse.

They will eat eggs, but are not capable of carrying a hen egg. If entire eggs are disappearing, you've got an additional problem.