I have some Bantams so I was afraid the cats would kill them. My first thought was actually my weenie dog as she is a voracious rat killer but same thing, she would go for the chickens.
I had a major rat problem in my coop a couple of months ago, we live way out in the country and I never see any evidence in my house (thanks, cats) but my nesting boxes are old bunny cages three high so they have wire bottoms with a tray underneath where I had shavings to absorb anything wet. I...