Mice eating feed and getting into coops

[ABQ chicken keeper]

What traps do you use?

Five gallon water buckets, with or without the roller trap, in a corner work well. Mice are naturally curious, always in a search for food or a place to nest.
Our still working Holland Grill is a favorite nesting site, we now keep the lid propped open 5 inches to let in light.
We don't leave our cars parked outside but if we have overnight visitors we open the hoods of their vehicles to keep mice and pack rats out of the engine compartments.

 

[StinkyAcres]

What traps do yo use?

In the coop I have a generic rat snap trap (much like THESE but I don't remember the exact brand). It catches rats, mice, and squirrels. I also have a roller bucket trap in my basement where I keep the chicken feed.

 

[ABQ chicken keeper]

In the coop I have a generic rat snap trap (much like THESE but I don't remember the exact brand). It catches rats, mice, and squirrels. I also have a roller bucket trap in my basement where I keep the chicken feed.

The trap description describes them as humane, does the trap kill mice, rats and squirrels or is that your job?

 

[StinkyAcres]

The trap description describes them as humane, does the trap kill mice, rats and squirrels or is that your job?

Most of the time, yes, it does kill them quickly. It works like a traditional snap trap but is easier and safer for the human to set. Only rarely does the trap clamp onto a foot or tail and the rodent survives.