- Apr 3, 2008
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Ok so it got to be 30 degrees here the other day..and I thought well I'll shut off the heat lamp as it was getting kind of humid in the coop. So...that night I go out to check on everyone at the end of the day and I turn the red light on so it doesn't blind anyone as it was dark...and then I almost had a stroke!!
Our feeder was plum full of norway rats!!! I went in the coop and I bet there was between 10 to 15 rats in there. I have NEVER seen anything like it. We set rat traps all around and filled the hole that we found they possibly were getting thru.
I went back out in the morning and its obvious they weren't back in there because there was food left in the feeder...if they'd been back it would have been empty. And we haven't seen them since.
What in the world can we do to keep them out?? What about bugs the rats have on them...I dont want the chickens to catch anything from them! I went out the following day and cleaned the entire coop from top to bottom. I need to figure out what you all are using for disinfecting tho!
Would love any advice for those of you that shop at Fleet Farm as to what we could use for a disinfectant? That is safe?
Thank you!!!
Jen in MN
Our feeder was plum full of norway rats!!! I went in the coop and I bet there was between 10 to 15 rats in there. I have NEVER seen anything like it. We set rat traps all around and filled the hole that we found they possibly were getting thru.
I went back out in the morning and its obvious they weren't back in there because there was food left in the feeder...if they'd been back it would have been empty. And we haven't seen them since.
What in the world can we do to keep them out?? What about bugs the rats have on them...I dont want the chickens to catch anything from them! I went out the following day and cleaned the entire coop from top to bottom. I need to figure out what you all are using for disinfecting tho!
Would love any advice for those of you that shop at Fleet Farm as to what we could use for a disinfectant? That is safe?
Thank you!!!
Jen in MN