The Old Folks Home

[Bunnylady]

Or a HECK of a lot of dedicated "I'm not doing anything until I have read every post on the Old Folks Home thread. This post should be #108,000. At 10 posts per page that is 10,800 pages!

Gone with the Wind is over 1000 pages in paperback . . . I wonder how that would compare to this thread?

 

[ShrekDawg]

Or a HECK of a lot of dedicated "I'm not doing anything until I have read every post on the Old Folks Home thread. This post should be #108,000. At 10 posts per page that is 10,800 pages!

Yuuuuuuuupppppppp!!! There are A LOT of pages!!!! Which is why I said what I did lol even if one was able to read a bunch of pages in one day and only read this thread, no other threads, and not reply, just speed read, it would probably still take many many years. Heck, maybe decades.

 

[getaclue]

For the past 3 days, I've declared war on the rats that thought they were going to take over my coop. I've now got the upper hand. I had tried rat traps, baits, etc. Nothing was working, and they were worse than they've ever been. I turned dirt, and flooded everything. The first day, about 12 rats came out. I was able to kill a few, but really could have used an extra hand. It's not easy to dig, flood, and whack rats, all at the same time with only two hands. They're FAST too.

Later on, Dh went out there, and I had him cut all the tree limbs that were overhanging onto the coop roof, and inside the electric fence. Dd #1 helped guide him, and they dragged the limbs to the burn pit. While they were working, a couple of the rats were trying to get back to the coop area. Dh killed them.

Yesterday, I dug, and flooded again. Nothing. No tunnels, no rats. I know cutting all those branches has had a great impact.

Today, no droppings in the feeders, no tunnels, no signs of rats anywhere. The chickens seem happier too.

 

[JanR1]

Not to mention it would probably take years!!!

I do seem to have problems with the pages. I try to look at the date and/or time but sometimes I forget. That's why I wanted to join here.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I do seem to have problems with the pages. I try to look at the date and/or time but sometimes I forget. That's why I wanted to join here.

It’s okay!! I’ve done that before too hahah this is one of the longer threads on here for sure!! But it’s an amazing group.

 

[drumstick diva]

geta no joke, you need to get in touch with some Jack Russell Terrier club, they love love, love to work their dogs with rats. There is a video up (believe youtube) and the dogs are unbelieveable however, in the video Bedlington Terriers killed more than the Jack Russells.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Love Bedlington Terrier great dogs quite the attitute in smaller package

 

[getaclue]

I had thought about seeing if there were any Terrier clubs around, but decided it would be pointless, if I did not deal with their means of accessing the coop. Now that's been done. The ones already inside, have been dealt with too. IF I continue to have problems, I will actually see about calling a Terrier club.

 

[Beer can]

Please don't read all the posts... I've said some dumb stuff here...

 

[CapricornFarm]

For the past 3 days, I've declared war on the rats that thought they were going to take over my coop. I've now got the upper hand. I had tried rat traps, baits, etc. Nothing was working, and they were worse than they've ever been. I turned dirt, and flooded everything. The first day, about 12 rats came out. I was able to kill a few, but really could have used an extra hand. It's not easy to dig, flood, and whack rats, all at the same time with only two hands. They're FAST too.

Later on, Dh went out there, and I had him cut all the tree limbs that were overhanging onto the coop roof, and inside the electric fence. Dd #1 helped guide him, and they dragged the limbs to the burn pit. While they were working, a couple of the rats were trying to get back to the coop area. Dh killed them.

Yesterday, I dug, and flooded again. Nothing. No tunnels, no rats. I know cutting all those branches has had a great impact.

Today, no droppings in the feeders, no tunnels, no signs of rats anywhere. The chickens seem happier too.

Nobody likes rats in their coop!