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  1. jonalisa

    How do you rat/mice proof your coop?

    Yes we you would have to place it so the chickens can't get to it. Perhaps under a box that was propped up a little on one side. Look at this photo. If you enlarge it with your fingers, you'll see the rat on bottom right in front of the door. He then jumped up to the sill on the left (under the...
  2. jonalisa

    How do you rat/mice proof your coop?

    I have had chickens and this coop/run for just about 10 years. This is my first time with rats. You don't have to live near rats, they will come to you.
  3. jonalisa

    How do you rat/mice proof your coop?

    Chickens may or may not kill mice, but mice and rats bring disease. My hens likely did kill a baby mouse that I found dead in the run, but didn't eat it. I'm not sure they would kill a rat... My night video showed that the rat basically had the run of the place and while my hens were probably at...
  4. jonalisa

    How do you rat/mice proof your coop?

    Rats come for the food primarily, but also materials for bedding, warmth, water and a place to lay their babies. I keep my feed in a metal garbage can. If you end up needing to use traps, I suggest the electric traps, which provide instantaneous death.
  5. jonalisa

    How do you rat/mice proof your coop?

    I had rats for the first time this year. I installed 1/4 inch hardware cloth, with screws and washers, everywhere... wherever walls meet the floor, the ceiling and each other. (I installed a cheap night cam to understand how they got in and out.) I had a round hole in a wall to snake an...
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