This spring (09) I had a great idea for a room within my barn just for brooding and my rabbits. I had some fiberglass bats left over from a previous building project and I insullated the room with them. I then covered it in plastic till I could get around to sheeting the walls with paneling.
It really kept the temp cool in summer, which is great for my rabbits. And the room kept the cats away from my seamingly endless shippments of chicks (dang chicken addiction). After brooder season was over, it made a great place to raise my newly aquired silkies till I made a breeding set up for them.
How ever I started noticing the kraft paper that was attached to the insulation (vapor barier/something to staple to the studs) was getting holes in it. Then one night, after my timed lights went out (14 hours for eggs), I peaked in the room. The floor moved!
Well, the cats can't go in there (I found out the hard way that they like quail, so I assume a silkie would be a target) and I can't poison them because of all the animals... what to do.
I pulled all the insulation down after I temporarily re-located the silkies and rabbits. I let the cats and even my golden retreiver in the room when I did it. Literally HUNDREDS of mice behind every panel I pulled down!!!! I have never seen so many mice in my life.
The dog and cats kill hundreds of them, but most just found a hole to get out asap.
So, the reason for this is a warning. Just putting up insulation with free offer feed is obviously NOT the right thing to do.
What did I do wrong? Would ridged foam work or would they just tunnel through it??
I really feel bad. Those poor fuzzy birds just sat on their roost and watched the little creatures eat all their food. Ishhy
It really kept the temp cool in summer, which is great for my rabbits. And the room kept the cats away from my seamingly endless shippments of chicks (dang chicken addiction). After brooder season was over, it made a great place to raise my newly aquired silkies till I made a breeding set up for them.
How ever I started noticing the kraft paper that was attached to the insulation (vapor barier/something to staple to the studs) was getting holes in it. Then one night, after my timed lights went out (14 hours for eggs), I peaked in the room. The floor moved!
Well, the cats can't go in there (I found out the hard way that they like quail, so I assume a silkie would be a target) and I can't poison them because of all the animals... what to do.
I pulled all the insulation down after I temporarily re-located the silkies and rabbits. I let the cats and even my golden retreiver in the room when I did it. Literally HUNDREDS of mice behind every panel I pulled down!!!! I have never seen so many mice in my life.
The dog and cats kill hundreds of them, but most just found a hole to get out asap.
So, the reason for this is a warning. Just putting up insulation with free offer feed is obviously NOT the right thing to do.
What did I do wrong? Would ridged foam work or would they just tunnel through it??
I really feel bad. Those poor fuzzy birds just sat on their roost and watched the little creatures eat all their food. Ishhy