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[Mojo Chick'n]

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What if you put the soda or potato flakes in a chicken cage? that way the chickens can't get in, but the rats and mice could.

You could make a smallish one out of some chicken wire.

Bruce says the coyotes are howling... great

meri

 

[shelleyd2008]

Mojo Chick'n :

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6 inches should be fine for mice, not sure about rats - depends on how big the rats are I guess. (although, if the mice can get onto something, they can jump)

meri

They are at least a foot from the wall on 3 sides, but the end of the cages is only about 6" away. There simply is not enough room in there to move it any farther. Mice wouldnt' be that bad, at least they won't kill the quail. I can always go back to taking the feed out at night like I'd been doing. I found a dead mouse in my goldens' cage one day, surprised me, the chickens won't kill a live mouse! I had one in a feed can one evening and didn't notice it until I put the can in the barrel. The younger chickens always jump in the feed barrels in the morning (the older birds won't let them eat at the feeders), and I figured fine, I'll leave the mouse in there, so the chickens can catch it in the morning. Are you freaking kidding me?? Those goofy birds were scared to death of that mouse!

I had to scoop it out of the barrel, they wouldn't even get in that barrel, just settled for plain corn instead!

 

[shelleyd2008]

Mojo Chick'n :

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What if you put the soda or potato flakes in a chicken cage? that way the chickens can't get in, but the rats and mice could.

You could make a smallish one out of some chicken wire.

Bruce says the coyotes are howling... great

meri

Why didn't I think of that?? What an idiot

Of course the chickens couldn't get into it that way, or any poison I decided to put out there. Heck, I could set as many traps as I have cages as well, and not have to worry about the birds. Meri, you're a genius!!

 

[shelleyd2008]

Mojo Chick'n :

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Yay!! Some more crazy, stinky guineas to keep in the house too long!

I hope that duck hatches, I've got only one duckling, and it needs it's own box! It is getting everything wet! I went to Sano last week hoping that someone would have ducklings, of course not!!

If I hadn't been looking for them, everyone would have had some, but since I wanted one, they were no where to be found

ETA: I need another duckling for this one, so it can have a buddy. My goose didn't have a buddy when it hatched (the embden), which is why I think it stays at the house. It doesn't realize it is a water bird, it must think it's a dog or something! That goose is getting brave, it tried to bite Princess the other day. I saw it hissing at her today, and reminded it that she bites back (as opposed to all the other animals that goose decides to bite

) One of these days, it will bite off more than it can chew, then I guess we'll be having goose for dinner, cause I know Princess will kill it

Sydney has ducklings

if ya don't mind muscoveys. I'd take some, if I didn't have tiny ducks (scoveys get too big).​

Yeah, I remembered that, but you remember how fun it was trying to get a freaking rooster from her?? This poor duckling would be 3 months old before I ever got a buddy for it!!

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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What if you put the soda or potato flakes in a chicken cage? that way the chickens can't get in, but the rats and mice could.

You could make a smallish one out of some chicken wire.

Bruce says the coyotes are howling... great

meri

Why didn't I think of that?? What an idiot

Of course the chickens couldn't get into it that way, or any poison I decided to put out there. Heck, I could set as many traps as I have cages as well, and not have to worry about the birds. Meri, you're a genius!!

yes yes, I know, send money, not flowers ....

 

[shelleyd2008]

Mojo Chick'n :

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Why didn't I think of that?? What an idiot

Of course the chickens couldn't get into it that way, or any poison I decided to put out there. Heck, I could set as many traps as I have cages as well, and not have to worry about the birds. Meri, you're a genius!!

yes yes, I know, send money, not flowers ....

Well, you do already have my baby guineas, we could call that payment in full, right? You love guineas, don't you Meri?

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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yes yes, I know, send money, not flowers ....

Well, you do already have my baby guineas, we could call that payment in full, right? You love guineas, don't you Meri?

well, I do need some more target practice....

 

[shelleyd2008]

Mojo Chick'n :

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Well, you do already have my baby guineas, we could call that payment in full, right? You love guineas, don't you Meri?

well, I do need some more target practice....​

What!!! No you don't!! Goonies are so cool! You need some more, I've got 10 in the bedroom that are calling your name, I swear they told me just today they wanted to come live with you

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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well, I do need some more target practice....

What!!! No you don't!! Goonies are so cool! You need some more, I've got 10 in the bedroom that are calling your name, I swear they told me just today they wanted to come live with you

guineas are evil creatures and should be wiped out in our lifetime.

 

[shelleyd2008]

Mojo Chick'n :

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What!!! No you don't!! Goonies are so cool! You need some more, I've got 10 in the bedroom that are calling your name, I swear they told me just today they wanted to come live with you

guineas are evil creatures and should be wiped out in our lifetime.​

Oh, you just got a bad batch is all. I think what makes them seem meaner than other birds is that they always travel in packs. The chickens spread out, but if one guinea starts picking on a chicken, all the other guineas come to the rescue (of the guinea).