Deter rodents humanely

[Blue Andalusian]

Hey there. Can anyone advise me on possibly a homemade concoction to create a barrier from mice reaching the chicken area? Keep in mind that these are indoor chickens. I was thinking along the lines of perhaps using cinnamon or cayenne pepper, etc. . .

You can get a Container Lid and put peppermint oil drops in it, and put it up high. So, the chickens can't get it. I'm pretty sure the peppermint oil drops will be fine for the Chickens, but just look it up. Just in case

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

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ETA: you can hide these and help deter

 

[Mamahen100]

Humane is keeping diseases out of your house.

Perhaps.

 

[Mamahen100]

You can get a Container Lid and put peppermint oil drops in it, and put it up high. So, so the chickens can't get it. I'm pretty sure the peppermint oil drops will be fine for the Chickens, but just look it up. Just in case

Thank u for the tip.

 

[Blue Andalusian]

You can get a Container Lid and put peppermint oil drops in it, and put it up high. So, so the chickens can't get it. I'm pretty sure the peppermint oil drops will be fine for the Chickens, but just look it up. Just in case

Mice don't like the Smell of Peppermint, so it'll probably Drive them away. Atleast

 

[Al Gerhart]

Well meaning but useless information on smelly things deterring mice and rats. You have to stop feeding them and then, assuming you don't have other food available for them like garbage or pantry food, then they have to leave.

Get a treadle feeder. Narrow and distant treadle, inward swinging door, it needs springs to pre load the door to prevent the mice from just pushing the door open.

Nothing else works except for building a super tight coop which will cost you ten to twenty times the expense.

 

[townchicks]

Wait, what? Did you say you live in an apartment? Do you have a yard? Are you planning to put these chickens outside at some point? I ask because if you are concerned about being humane to animals, it is really inappropriate and IMO , inhumane to keep chickens as indoor only pets. Your solution is to get these chickens into an appropriate and secure out door coop and run.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

We just use snap traps. It's over for them so quick they don't realize before it's lights out

 

[Mamahen100]

We just use snap traps. It's over for them so quick they don't realize before it's lights out

What are snap traps?

 

[casportpony]

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