Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[knoturavggrl]

Oxygen supply companies have been known to have it. Gas and welding companies also

Thank you, I will try Oxygen supply places. I did call the gas company and they didn’t have it.

 

[rural mouse]

Yes she is! She needs to control her chicks!

They out number her...

 

[rural mouse]

Rat wars update:

Failed first mission: There is NO and I mean NO dry ice to be found within a reasonable driving distance to me. I called every grocery store, Walmart, tractor supply, rural king, gas stations, and even the fire department as it is used in fire fighting sometimes, none to be had. I was so disappointed. The only way I can get it is to drive 2 hrs away to get it. Deep sigh

Down but not defeated: We pulled up the picnic table top we had buried under the coop floor to help keep larger predators from burrowing into the coop. Under that we found a nest and destroyed it, killed all the babies we could find. We then flooded the tunnels.

Fall back until reinforcements arrive: I have ordered an electrocution type trap and will bait it. I suspect I will have to resort to poison in tamper proof bait boxes as they are so numerous and today we saw several generations worth of them.

I will end with one word: ICK

I've found peanut butter mixed with cracked corn is a HUGE draw for mice. Not sure if it will work for rats, but for baiting your zapper, worth trying. Can you get dry ice online?

 

[Ponypoor]

I've found peanut butter mixed with cracked corn is a HUGE draw for mice. Not sure if it will work for rats, but for baiting your zapper, worth trying. Can you get dry ice online?

Peanut butter didn’t work for me with rats, in the past I used my soaked horse feed, which I will bait my trap with tonight.

Peanut butter worked with the mice though, and caught them in the zapper also.

 

[knoturavggrl]

I've found peanut butter mixed with cracked corn is a HUGE draw for mice. Not sure if it will work for rats, but for baiting your zapper, worth trying. Can you get dry ice online?

I can and I looked into it. The shipping cost is crazy high though.

 

[lightm]

I was told by someone wise in here, if it's only a couple of times it will ease off.
If its a number of times I would personally go to Bob

I used yogurt and started adding crushed flaxseeds to their meals

Thank you Marie. I will try to add flax seeds meals for the whole flock, especially I have them.

 

[featherhead007]

They out number her...

They are out of control. All over the coop area, and playing in the water park with my chooks.

 

[featherhead007]

They’re back:
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And they keep on growing and growing!

 

[rural mouse]

They are out of control. All over the coop area, and playing in the water park with my chooks.

Theyre integrating!

 

[featherhead007]

Theyre integrating!

That’s what I’m afraid of!