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Look into some of the new poisons that do not kill on site. They are anticoagulants, so a rat takes it back to the nest and eats it, and over the course of time slowly kills itself. They keep the blood from clotting, and soon the rat bleeds to death internally. Be sure to put it inside a box that none of your animals or chickens can get into... the tighter the better. If the rats think they're pulling one over on you by sneaking into an almost completely secured area to steal the food, they'll jump at the chance. You should see the problem disappear in a few weeks.