So far we've tried shooting at them, going out with a net at night and getting some, held some hostage, the balloons/ribbons hanging. I put plastic sheeting up on every square inch of those coops in the barn and they burrowed right through that to get in. So I tore all that back down again so my birds could get some light again. A radio playing in there doesn't phase them. I talked to people at the coop and state vet about poisoning them. I'd need to find someone with a commercial license and then we'd probably find dead birds laying all over town (which could create more of a stir). When I get my tax refund, I'll have to fork out a minor fortune for quite a few rolls of that smaller welded wire and redo my coops. State vet said they are kind of like rats...if they can fit their head through, they will find a hole big enough to squeeze in. Not sure what is more expensive though...that or the half a ton of feed I'm going through a week right now or the huge mess they make.
