Will this baffle stop rats climbing down to feeder

[petalumapaul]

Do you guys think rats could climb around this baffle?
It's about 15 inches across.
My feeder is hanging below, about a foot off the ground.

 

[petalumapaul]

 

[HighStreetCoop]

It sure looks like it should keep a rat from reaching the chain. And how lucky you are to be in Petaluma! I have to drive up there to go to the Tractor Supply or Rivertown for a lot of stuff.

 

[enola]

Rats can jump higher than one foot.

 

[Rowsdower]

I'd like to say yes, but rats are crafty creatures.

 

[Folly's place]

I'd be working on rodent elimination rather than trying to keep them out of the feeder. Mary

 

[donrae]

They probably couldn't climb down, but realistically they can simply stand on the ground and reach the feeder. If your chickens can reach the feed, so can a rat.

 

[mg15]

Try getting a lot of cats. My friend had to do with the mouse problem. The mice would rain down on her from the rafters in the barn. She got a lot of cats and problems solved.

 

[petalumapaul]

Thank you for all the advice.
I'm working on eliminating the supply of rats too.

 

[RonP]

Posted to another query.
Hope it helps.:

My understanding is that rats/mice are everywhere.
They will congregate and breed where there is available food, water, and shelter.
Look closely around any fast food restaurant and you will see rat bait stations.

They will eventually come, the idea is to prevent them from establishing a colony.
If you see 1, there are probably fifty.
If you see two or more holes, expect dozens.

Keeping a rat trap/bait station baited 24/7 hopefully keeps the population from establishing near your food source. Once established, they are very difficult to eliminate.

Remember, chickens don't attract rats, food does.

That said, I fabricated black 4 inch circular x 18" long drainage plastic pipe as a bait station.
Placed along the outside of my coop, looks like drainage pipe (not unsightly).
I put a t fitting in the center, capped, for easy viewing once a week.
Inside I maintain commercial rat poison.

My run has food scraps 24/7.
My coop has food access 24/7.
Water access 24/7.

5 years, no sign of rats or mice...

Hope this helps.