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    Rats

    The black plastic snap traps are amazing. I put cracked corn in them and for the last few days have been getting a rat every few hours. They are so easy and generally don't require cleaning. Just put them back out. In a matter of 3 days, I got probably 25. I no longer see them, but some are...
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    Rats

    Thank you. So, there is no reason to panic? I just read an article about people getting Salmonella from playing with their chickens, but it never mentioned the eggs. This leads me to believe that it's just a fact of life that chickens carry salmonella, but their eggs are still safe, other than...
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    Rats

    I have recently discovered rats in the hen house, which has me doing research on salmonella. If my chickens are infected with it, are the eggs infected? I have read that it's very rare for a chicken to pass it to the egg, but then I've also read that they can pass it on to their chicks. Do I...
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    How Long Have You Been Raising Chickens? - OLD

    1 1/2 years. So much fun, except for the predator part.
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