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Good luck. So far I haven't had any new problems, but it's only been a few days. I'm afraid that the chickens are scattering grain underneath the coop that rats could still get to, so I have to move my feeder. But there haven't been any new tunnels yet.

LOL, that cracks me up. I'm sure not going to be trying that myself!

Sorry, I should have mentioned...the rat kill was only a result of the whole chicken coop and run being revamped to prevent rat access to food and to remove rat habitat. The removal of the debris under which the rats were living is what caused the rat to start running around in broad daylight...

That's a good dog, Max! That's a GOOD DOG.

Well, I just hired my neighbor and his buddy to go out there, put hardware cloth under the coop, and remove all the composting weeds that the rats were using as habitat. As they were working, I let the dogs hang out in the back and Max, my lab/dachshund mix, just tore a rat up! It's a proud...

Quote: I know, seriously, right? I just don't want to have to pay for antibiotics or eye surgery after those rats tear my dog up!

Oh, that might work. My concern isn't my dogs eating a dead rat though...it's them eating the poison itself. Those dogs can get into anything no matter what or where it is. But I might still give that a shot. The hardware cloth is a must now though. I'll do that anyway. And remove all...

I actually thought of that solution, but there's too much fence around the area. It's actually in a corner in between two wood fences, not to mention the grass and old grass clippings around. So no gasoline for me, even though I'm sure it would be incredibly effective. I'll probably drown...

Excellent, thanks for the advice.

Pictures of the network. This first one is the first hole I noticed and the baited Havahart trap in front of it. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XuvNz8vvDA3Libg4uqFoFrGqdtLMK1U8BAOCePE2MWM?feat=directlink Here is what you see under the trap. The rat dug right underneath it to get into...

Hah, yeah, that's the site I was just at.

Just read on a vermin hole identification site: Rats are secretive and rarely seen during the day. If you see them during daylight hours, it means you have a lot of rats on the premises. This is sounding really bad. I suppose I could stick a hose into one of the holes and turn the faucet on...

Well, I'm at the start of a new problem with my chickens! I swear, two trouble-free years and now this year has been full of problems! I started noticing a network of tunnels the other day, and couldn't remember when the first time I saw the tunnel was. Did I see a tunnel in August and...