Wednesday, February 28, 2018

A rat tail...

As I was putting the gang in for the night on Sunday I spied a RAT scurrying from under the coop to the Rubber Maid bin where I store the hay in bags! We have been up here for nine years and that was the first one I have ever seen!!!  We see mice once in a while, but NEVER rats. We went to Tractor Supply on Monday. Hubby put one under the coop, one in the hay bin and one in the pen after Charlie and the girls were locked in the coop for the night.

 

 
Yesterday morning, none of the traps were sprung.


So  Hubby took all the cinder blocks away from the coop, cleaned underneath it and put up
 deer netting all around the bottom


 We cleaned up the back and got rid of all the leaves back there. It's all nice and clean now!


(Just in case it was hiding under there!)





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In other news: The girls sure do love the poopie bin!









Charlie wasn't interest in joining them this time!




The gang enjoying the sunny weather -they better enjoy it - snow is forecast for Friday!!!!!






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8 comments:

  1. MamahenFebruary 28, 2018 at 6:13 AM

    RATS 😡 We haven't had a problem with them, but we fight mice every fall it seems...So far all we are expecting is more rain. This winter can't end soon enough though.

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    1. ChickenmomMarch 2, 2018 at 6:00 AM

      Since we put the traps out, we haven't seen it - maybe a hawk got it!

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  2. BarbaCatFebruary 28, 2018 at 9:02 AM

    RATS: We've never seen rats on our property, but with a wheat field behind us, we've sure had mice! Outside the cats get 'em. Inside the cats are awfully good, but those meese's are pretty good at not getting caught. I've used mouse traps, and caught most of them using peanut butter as bait.

    Maybe rats like peanut butter too...

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    1. ChickenmomMarch 2, 2018 at 6:02 AM

      WE put globs of it in the rat traps. Plenty of field mice around here with all the farms and hay fields. Don't like them, but it's part of living in the country.

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  3. Gorges SmytheFebruary 28, 2018 at 1:30 PM

    I'd keep those traps out a while, he could be back, clean or no.

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    1. ChickenmomMarch 2, 2018 at 6:03 AM

      We'll keep them up for a while, Gorges - just in case!

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  4. BrigFebruary 28, 2018 at 11:38 PM

    Peanut butter has worked as a good rat bait for me, but I have to put the peanut buttery trap somewhere the dogs can't get to it.

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    1. ChickenmomMarch 2, 2018 at 6:06 AM

      So many cute little critters round here! I wouldn't want any of then or a bird to get caught in a trap. One is under the coop behind the deer netting and the other one is in the hay bin. I put one in the pen after the gang is in for the night.

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