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  1. Wot The Flock

    Your thoughts on the safety of Drop In The Bucket rat trap, around chickens?

    But wait, I watched (many) more! This design would be easy to make, large enough for rats, and as long as it was braced against something or put in a hole - would be SAFE for chickens! The only thing I would add, put a sleeve around so the chickens do not see the mice/rats (because chickens...
  2. Wot The Flock

    Your thoughts on the safety of Drop In The Bucket rat trap, around chickens?

    This got me re-watching a few videos. This chap tested four different styles, with the rolling trap (slightly different, same principle) performing the worst of the four. Another video showed that larger mice (therefore rats) could jump back out without a lid. So I would recommend a...
  3. Wot The Flock

    Your thoughts on the safety of Drop In The Bucket rat trap, around chickens?

    Throwing them under the bush I would not do if you have foxes in the area (possibly other predators as well). We used to use the caught/drowned mice to lure foxes into the 'shooting zone'. As was recommended, remove the trap from the chicken area during the day when the chickens are out and...
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