rat control

  1. M

    Hardware cloth under entire run?

    Hi everyone, Is it necessary to put hardware cloth underneath the entire run to deter predators (mainly rats)? We had a rat problem years ago and are restarting our flock and really want to do it right. I’m adding an extension to our existing run - 4ftx10ft - and that is hardware clothed all...
  2. arizona_chicken_noob

    Your thoughts on the safety of Drop In The Bucket rat trap, around chickens?

    Roof rats have made it to my neighborhood in recent years, and I've tried the heavy duty "Snap Traps" in the past with good success. However now that I have chickens, I've removed all those traps from where the birds live. But I have declared war, and to that end I found this interesting trap...
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