another predator ...rats .. anny suggestions

[slider]

I would say something but I dont want to get  ......that is so funny!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

I was told that the pan of coke had to have fly bait added to it to work.

Once the rat drinks this concoction it will only travel a couple of feet and drop dead.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

[Royal Flush Game Birds]

these 3 items will end your problem....Only thing left to do is bury the evidence.It will take care of coon and possums because they can not throw it up unlike cats and dogs.They will die within 10yrds of the pan.

[texas.410]

these 3 items will end your problem....Only thing left to do is bury the evidence.It will take care of coon and possums because they can not throw it up unlike cats and dogs.They will die within 10yrds of the pan.

  Now that is true. Coke and that fly bait is a deadly mixture. I was told if you use that mixture be extreemly careful. I was told it will kill anything even deer and do it quick. Ill ask this morning if the plain coke worked.

[texas.410]

   Well the guy here at work said that he couldent see a rat one last night. He thinks the plaine coke worked. You might try it if you dont want to messw with poison. If it dosnt work on big loss.

[ode2god]

 awesome guys thanks for all youre help ill try the coke alone first ..until the weather warms up the birds will be in so the rats dont have a food source right now so im sure i can get a good handle on it  see you guys can play nice when you wanna

[CharlieHorse]

until the weather warms up the birds will be in

Thought you said it was warm?   I think you pamper them things too much, they can handle it with ease......they like being outside.

[ode2god]

until the weather warms up the birds will be in

Thought you said it was warm?   I think you pamper them things too much, they can handle it with ease......they like being outside.

well its chilly today,well for us , its only getting up to 69 ... its hot 80s for a few days with lows in the 70s then it 48 for low and 68-9 for high 2 days in a row then up to 74 again ...i thought the up and down temps might get them sick

[wildergamebirds]

  Even 48 to 80 in one day isn't too much of a swing.  We are getting 25-30 degree swings, every day.  High yesterday was 63, low tonight supposed to be 27.  I wouldn't think of trying to herd them into a shed.  Did you stimulate their oil glands, before letting them out, in the first place?

  Does the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission put out smudge pots to keep the wild birds comfortable, from the "Man made Climate Change"?

  (God, I hope they don't read this).

[slider]

Well I read it and you will get more flax from us than them... I cant believe that you ask her that... you know what her answer is going to be...are YOU     j45  j45                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (OIL GLANDS) j45  j44  j41

[wildergamebirds]

  I was actually more concerned that they would read it, and think it was a good idea.  And I'm really not 100% sure about the answer.  10-15 years ago, it would have been predictable.  Who knows, these days.

  After re-reading, I'm not sure I clearly made the point that, they will not, generally, use shelter if it is available, and that perhaps they should be indoors, if oil glands have not been stimulated.

[slider]

And you KNOW that she understands all of that...

[CharlieHorse]

they will not, generally, use shelter if it is available, and that perhaps they should be indoors, if oil glands have not been stimulated.

Very well put.

[ode2god]

And you KNOW that she understands all of that...

  thank you slider ...okay yes i am the idiot here ..and you do realize these are not yer big game birds they are little puny button quail full grown they are much bigger than parakeets.. how do you find the oil glands on them?...also they are not used to cold weather yet they are barely 6 mos. old..and the change im concerned about guys is the day to day ..not necessarily high low...   you know cold one day hot the next
 

[CharlieHorse]

I don't know nuttin' 'bout button quail. But I bet they need to be watered down and conditioned to withstand the elements just like any other bird/critter.  You're not doing them any favors by not exposing them to their enviroment, especially where you live.

how do you find the oil glands on them?...

 

With a microscope.