mice

[hunterblu123]

I'm over ran by mice in the barn with the chicken. What to do? I can't put poison out b/c the chickens are free range and I have dogs. The mouse traps the just work. I like the sticky traps but I don't want the chickens to get it on them plus the barn is very dusty.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Build a fairly long narrow box the chickens and dogs cannot get in, anchor the box so the dogs cannot move it around, and secure the trap inside, either by clamping it down some way or make the openings small enough that the trap cannot come out. Of course, you will need a way that you can get insde to get the mice out.

I trust you will get other ideas. Good luck!

 

[Keltara]

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I think that is a good idea, however instead of putting a trap in it, I'd put the poison in it. Honestly the best way to eliminate mice is with poison bait. You can trap all you want, but ultimately the best solution will be poison. They eat it, go off to die and you're done.

 

[Ridgerunner]

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I think that is a good idea, however instead of putting a trap in it, I'd put the poison in it. Honestly the best way to eliminate mice is with poison bait. You can trap all you want, but ultimately the best solution will be poison. They eat it, go off to die and you're done.

I can't argue the effectiveness, but dogs and chickens can then eat poisoned mice.

 

[BarefootMom]

Surprised that the chickens aren't eating the mice. My chickens LOVE mice.

Get a cat. I have 1 little kitty that sleeps in the coop with the chickens and she helps them eat mice.

also you can get the live traps for mice... They have them for barns that can hold up to like 30 mice at a time. You don't have to use posin to draw them in either. My grandpa used to use them in the milk barn and he would put bacon grease and peanut butter to draw them into the trap.

 

[Fred's Hens]

It also helps to reduce the mice food supply. Snap lid tubs for the feed stores and consider not leaving feeders full 24/7. It's more intense management, but it does help considerably.

 

[carrlr]

Build your own repeating mouse trap!!


http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/easterly110.html

 

[hunterblu123]

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They do get some mice. I have stray cats that I see off/on not sure if they go in the barn or not. I like the idea of the live trap. Were would you find one?

 

[hunterblu123]

If it comes down to poison I can keep the dogs away and the chickens locked up but the Guinea's will not be happy at all. And how would I keep the mouse out that ate the poison?

 

[BarefootMom]

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They do get some mice. I have stray cats that I see off/on not sure if they go in the barn or not. I like the idea of the live trap. Were would you find one?

I have seen them at our local farm and home stores. I just saw this one in our Farm Tek Catalog: http://www.farmtek.com/farm/supplies/prod1;ft1_pest_rodent_control-ft1_rats_mice;pg102462.html TSC might have them but I don't have a local TSC