Another Rodent Population Explosion

[centrarchid]

I am experiencing an outbreak of rodents, mostly White-footed Mice and voles. They are moving into barn in large numbers causing damage quickly. No evidence of breeding. They all over the place, even well away from where chickens are kept. Breeding raptors do not even have to fly far from nest to catch what they need so they are overwhelmed. What I did is do a prescribed burn to expose areas already denuded at ground level by the rodents. Will see if the little guys move out.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

I hope you can get rid of them

 

[Alaskan]

I am experiencing an outbreak of rodents, mostly White-footed Mice and voles. They are moving into barn in large numbers causing damage quickly. No evidence of breeding. They all over the place, even well away from where chickens are kept. Breeding raptors do not even have to fly far from nest to catch what they need so they are overwhelmed. What I did is do a prescribed burn to expose areas already denuded at ground level by the rodents. Will see if the little guys move out.

it is tough when they have a population explosion. .. it takes so long for the predators to increase enough to take them out.

 

[centrarchid]

Predators that would get them on my property are largely excluded. Only GHO and cat is able to come in and they can not eat enough.

 

[Robonuggets]

Water bucket traps

 

[aart]

I am experiencing an outbreak of rodents, mostly White-footed Mice and voles. They are moving into barn in large numbers causing damage quickly. No evidence of breeding. They all over the place, even well away from where chickens are kept. Breeding raptors do not even have to fly far from nest to catch what they need so they are overwhelmed. What I did is do a prescribed burn to expose areas already denuded at ground level by the rodents. Will see if the little guys move out.

Did they show up in the barn after the burn?

 

[centrarchid]

They showed up a week or so before.

 

[GldnValleyHens]

A whole bunch of glue traps, water traps, and more cats perhaps?