Rats! Fall asleep.. lose your feet..

[mowgli457]

12 yrs of raising chickens and never seen anything like this.
Started of with wounds on one birds feet. We were puzzled. Treated her and kepted a close eye out for a disease out break. Then over 20 birds were getting massive holes on the tops of their feet.
We scrubbed their feet and legs and treated them with topical and oral meds and antiseptic but the problem kept manifesting. We have over 70 chickens so we were freaking out.
I visited the big coop one morning about 3 a.m. and found big rats on the roosts eating away on the chickens while they were sleeping!!!
My god it was terrible. The damage they caused was inconceivable. They even chewed a spur off our beautiful red rooster.
I have since rat proofed the big house (as much as possible) and placed several live traps. As well as bait containers and still going out late night to monitor.
Never a dull moment in the life of a farmer.
We have breeding houses in touched by the rats... knock on wood I suppose.
I wish I could sleep as solid as a chicken sometimes.

 

[mowgli457]

can someone please post pic of how to do that rat bucket to kill the sob !! im a single gal and pic are better for me ,lol also im looking for 1 or id even take 2 polish chic females i lost my sweet ,angel funny baby girl phyllis this week and although i have other polish and 30 other chic all various breeds , i really need another black with white head ??? please tell me someone has babies available or even if you can direct me somewhere . thanks everyone ! im not sure if i leave my email so to be safe i will please feel free to use it ? [email protected]

 

[Lazy Farmer]

can someone please post pic of how to do that rat bucket to kill the sob !! im a single gal and pic are better for me ,lol also im looking for 1 or id even take 2 polish chic females i lost my sweet ,angel funny baby girl phyllis this week and although i have other polish and 30 other chic all various breeds , i really need another black with white head ??? please tell me someone has babies available or even if you can direct me somewhere . thanks everyone ! im not sure if i leave my email so to be safe i will please feel free to use it ? [email protected]

Are you referencing the bait bucket or drown bucket?

 

[mowgli457]

didnt realize there was a bait bucket ? so if possible both please

 

[Bluechick2u]

Sorry you lost your special chicken. I lost my wonderful sweet black skinned frizzled green egger naked neck Millicent, and I can't find a replacement. The hole in our lives is painful, we know how you feel. Our sympathies are with you.

 

[mobius]

Flat side up better...just saying...

 

[mowgli457]

Sorry you lost your special chicken. I lost my wonderful sweet black skinned frizzled green egger naked neck Millicent, and I can't find a replacement. The hole in our lives is painful, we know how you feel. Our sympathies are with you.

 

[mowgli457]

thank you so much !!