Texas

[RoosterCogburn7]

Two live traps set tonight

What do y'all use for bait?

Corn is a good one for most critters.

 

[topdycke]

cat food or peanut butter

 

[flocktastic]

cat food or peanut butter

X2

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

cat food or peanut butter

peanut butter is good for mice/rats.

 

[Ren2014]

Caught nothing last night

Will definitely try the corn, peanut butter and cat food

Thanks y'all.

 

[newchickjess]

Beautiful end to a long day in East Texas! First night in the coop for the girls and I'm quite nervous....

 

[Wendy High]

Two live traps set tonight   What do y'all use for bait?

Cat food that says chicken flavored.

 

[Ren2014]

Awhile back there was an article on BYC about table top/table high brooders. Instead of coming in from above to clean, add feed and water basically you come in from the side and at the same height as the chicks. I can't find the article now for the life of me but it talked about how much calmer the chicks were because they were not being approached from above. It made so much sense I thought I'd try it. IT WORKS, lol. My new lings are so calm and they don't scramble when I open the side. If I try to reach over they run. YAY for whoever wrote the article

 

[pohnjarker]

Two live traps set tonight

What do y'all use for bait?

I've put tuna inside of a trap trying to catch a cat and caught a opossum instead.

ETA: quoted the wrong post...updated.

 

[pohnjarker]

who knows the best place to get laying chickens around the DFW area?

my coop is almost done and i'll be looking for some layers to start with, then get some chickens once we get everything up and running and our soon to be baby boy gets a bit older.