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I am willing to try anything right now. -Poison included

Thanks for sharing your trials. You saved me time and money on burying the wire apron. Looks like I'm going to be investing in some bags of quick-post cement. If my rats are as determined as yours are, if nothing else, I will eventually end up with a nice cement footing under my coop! :gig

Thank you!:thumbsup

I've tried the bait stations but I haven't seen any missing through the window. I'm going to try the baited cage pushed up to the holes in the run. My poor chickies have been cooped up since I noticed the holes :barnie

I've tried the TomCat snaps with peanut butter and they won't touch it. Maybe I need to get a terrier :)

Thanks! I'll give it a try :)

My coop floor is all wood, no gaps or holes, so there's no food that could drop down. And my feed is inside also, in tight-lidded totes. I don't think the coop was targeted, just handy and kind of out of the elements. It does have a roof over that part of the run. I didn't bury hardware cloth...

I have a live trap but it might be too big. It's big enough for coon and skunk sized animals and a rat might not trip it and possibly get out through the wires if it does get caught. Are there specific live traps for rats?

Thanks for the replies. I've thought of smoke bombs but because of the warning label, I'm afraid of catching the coop on fire. I live in the country in southern Ontario, surrounded by farmland. We've always had a small barn but I never noticed holes like this until I built the coop, although it...

I have had a critter(s) underneath my coop for about a month now. From the 2 tennis ball size holes and the fan-shaped discharged dirt outside of the holes, I'm thinking RATS. They avoid the snap traps and enclosed baited traps. I've also tried putting onions, black pepper and peppermint on...

Thanks TwoCrows :)

Right now I have 5 cockerel and 12 pullets. A mix of EEs, Chants and Australorps. 3 Australorp roos(5 mths) will be in the freezer next weekend.

I got my Partridge Chanteclers as chicks from a Heritage Breeder in Parkhill Ontario. He is very reputable and only breeds the Partridge Chanteclers, Black Australorp and Canadian Bresse. He sells both hatching eggs and straight-run chicks. The website is: Heritage Breed Chickens | Bresse...

Good and unbelievable news...my rooster came back! :wee He didn't look any worse for wear but he sure gobbled up on the chick starter. He also lost his status amongst the other roosters, so he either has to work his way back up through the ranks or be content with being chased every now and then.

I live in Strathroy and looking for Marans. Do you still have Gail's contact info?

Thanks Songster. We've had frost the last 2 nights so I hope he's hunkered down somewhere warm

I'm in Strathroy! 😀

Thanks TwoCrows!

I have 6 EEs, 6 black Australorps and 5 partridge chanteclers. My neighbour's little dog chased one of my roosters 2 days ago and it hasn't come back yet. There was no contact by the dog so I don't think it's injured. Could it have had a heart attack? Btw, we have coyotes but haven't heard them.