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nconley11
In the Brooder
- Mar 6, 2017
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Good point on not taking the plywood down. I've already started pulling some down. They are primarily using walls as alleyways and are dening under the coopI'm guessing you used fiberglass bat insulation? And the rats have gnawed holes in the plywood? If so, you inadvertently created a nearly ideal setup for the rats. Home sweet home!
Just look at the bait stations.....you could put one in the middle (don't....put them along walls which are high travel areas) of the coop and rats will be able to come and go into the bait stations, but chickens can't get in, (baby chicks might, but anything past a 2 to 3 week old chick won't). The reason for bait stations is they contain pins that fix the bait blocks in place, otherwise the rats would drag them out and scatter them around where chickens and other could get to them.
As for pulling down the plywood, if you do, be ready for a bunch of rats to boil out on you. If you don't pull down the plywood, be ready for the stench of death to arrive as they start dying in the walls.