French frogs

[Ravynscroft]

Bubs is getting bigger...

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Oh I hate rats. We had huge ones in SoCal and I had to build a Ft. Knox to keep the chickens in so the rats couldn't get to the food. Spent $$ on hardware cloth for that build. The field mice here are tiny and don't bother me too much.

You had ROUSes

I only feed them a little because they reproduce so Flippin quickly. I hope a couple Tom's will go looking for greener pastures (I sneak my favorites more food)
My biggest concern is some let the girls play with them, so I go out once a month and put Frontline on as many as I can while they eat.

Many spay/neuter programs offer free (or greatly reduced) services for ferals -- even just getting a few of them done will help keep the numbers under control.

 

[frmboyinthecity]

Thanks everyone for the ideas on the mice. I tried one of the bucket traps with the cans on a wire, and caught a few. But I hate going out and seeing the mice scurrying away. Mostly because I don't want to feed them. Where I live, barn cats aren't really an option.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

A treadle feeder reduces the issue of feed drawing rodents.

 

[frmboyinthecity]

A treadle feeder reduces the issue of feed drawing rodents.

Thanks for the reminder! I had forgotten about them. Maybe I'll look at starting to build one.

 

[FridayYet]

A treadle feeder reduces the issue of feed drawing rodents.

I've been thinking of building a few of those, or finding some to order.

The mice don't bother me too much either, it's just a waste of chicken feed.

 

[Miss Ameraucana]

Bubs is getting bigger...

He's a cutie

 

[Ravynscroft]

Or make some bucket feeders with the PVC elbows... can put caps on at night...

I'd rather have a mouse problem... we have horrendously huge rats here...

 

[frmboyinthecity]

Or make some bucket feeders with the PVC elbows... can put caps on at night...

I'd rather have a mouse problem... we have horrendously huge rats here...

I have PVC feeders. I should start putting lids on them. Good idea. I have never seen a rat here, but that doesn't mean we don't have them.

 

[BYC910]

A treadle feeder reduces the issue of feed drawing rodents.

Yes but then I'd have to shot at something else. And are only a few things I hate like I hate rats . I found some smoke bombs at TSC supposed to kill them under ground

anybody tried those ?