We have ben using 1 cup of all purpose flour, 1 cup of Paris of plaster & a tablespoon of baking soda. Put out in an area where cats and dogs cannot get to it.
Thanks, ill try this. Ill put it inside the bait station, it is kid and pet proof, has a bowl container that can go inside for liquid or powders. Hopefully it gets here soon.. i hate even walking outside, i see rat poops everywhere! No nesting areas or seeds or food sources in my yard, so its coming from one or both messy neighbors.
home depot and craft stores (michael's, hobby lobby) should have the plaster of paris in stock.
Yes, it doesn't kill them instantly, and they usually die wherever their nest is. I have had mouse probs before (in Hawaii) and surprisingly they turn into nothing pretty quickly after dying... their bones are just cartilage, and the blood/liquids evaporate so fast. Id usually see a little fur dust!
Plus, she can do her "summer break" in the spring when the weather is perfect and do classes when it is unbearably hot outside. The chickens are already her playmates!
I’ve given them some wet feed with nutritional yeast and waiting and watching. I’ll do that every week or so to give her a little boost of b vitamins. It’s like she’s uncoordinated from the rapid growth more than anything. Thanks for asking! How about your crew? And how is your hubs doing? Is his recovery going well?
I can concur. Our neighbors across the street were complaining about roof rats because the folks that live behind them don’t pick up the fruit that falls on the ground. One of them of course found our shed and chicken coop. The stink coming from the shed after it died was pretty terrible but when I cleaned it out all there was was a pile of stiff fur. They do leave evidence of their death throws though if the stuff makes them bleed to death...it splatters about.
