another predator ...rats .. anny suggestions

[ode2god]

another predator ...rats ..we get sewer rats that try to come in our pens that are the size of small cats...cant poison them in the pens or set traps and they chew through every thing  they steal eggs  and eat right out of the dishes the birds eat out of..i tried poison and traps outside but they ignore them...any suggestions 

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

another predator ...rats ..we get sewer rats that try to come in our pens that are the size of small cats...cant poison them in the pens or set traps and they chew through every thing  they steal eggs  and eat right out of the dishes the birds eat out of..i tried poison and traps outside but they ignore them...any suggestions 

If you can't use traps or rat bait, or shooting them, I suggest calling the Dept. of Health in your area and asking them for suggestions on the getting rid of them.

I solved my problem years ago with a 22cal and commerical rat bait.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

[wildergamebirds]

  You could feed them the cookies you had planned to send to me.  (OK, but you considered putting poison in them lol).

  A 4" conibear trap in the opening, or regular steel traps burried in dust, and grass clippings set at the openings they use, would be my first attempt.  Rats may be the worst, once they get started.  When they run out of eggs (or before), they will start eating the birds.

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  You can fasten bird parts onto the trap pan (do this before setting the trap).

  .22 Calibri ammunition is another method, but be absolutely sure your neighbors don't see you walking to the pen with a gun, if you are in town.

[CharlieHorse]

Hey fellas..........how about one of those drowning in the 5 gallon bucket traps?

Never used one and don't know how it would work with rats.

Ode.....if you quit throwing garbage, such as inedible foodstuffs that you cook out in the yard, you'd probably cut them back considerably.

[texas.410]

  There is a guy at my work that is raising show pig and he has had a problem with rats in the barn. He cant poison because if a poisoned rat dies in the pig pen the pig will eat it.

  So get this. Today he said he is going to put coke the soda in a small dish and leave it on the floor right before he turns out the lights and leaves. Some one told him that the rats will drink it and die because they cant burp. I dint know if it will work. But ill ask him if he had any dead rats tomorrow at work.

   Or my choice would be .22 rat shot.

[ode2god]

thanks for the replies guys ..i think the traps are illegal , but i might try the live traps and bash em"....and i dont leave any scraps im careful to give them only what theyll eat immediatly ..rice and fresh scrambled eggs are the only cooked foods ...they even get in the rabbit pen ..i have a rabbit colony free range.. and all they get is pellet and baby carrots occasionally  i only see them at night,we have huge storm drains every where and nomatter how tidy you are they come around... the birds are inside right now so are the rabbits but in the spring i planned on putting them back out so im just trying to get ahead of the game ..wont  the quail get in the 5 gal buckets too, and drown? i like the idea about the cola,let me know

[Reeves]

No rats in Alberta ! 

[slider]

Ant none in Louisiana either..

[Reeves]

Gators git em all ? 

Truly though, no Rats in Alberta ! They even have a Rat patrol along the Sask boarder !

[CharlieHorse]

wont  the quail get in the 5 gal buckets too, and drown?

You're not suppose to put any trap in with the birds. 

No rats in Alberta

    Have ya looked in the mirror lately?   

[Reeves]

Have ya looked in the mirror lately?

Yup ! That's why I've had to cut out cookies at work 

[ode2god]

 i didnt think so but i thought maybe there was a way you could put it  in so the rats could get in not the birds...im putting poison out for now while the birds are in ..i brought them in because the weathers going hot then cool and i dont want them to get sick... i hope the coke works ...lol can quail burp?

[CharlieHorse]

With some modifications to prevent birds from entering, I'm sure it could be put inside the pen. But why put anything inside the pen?  I'd be looking to get them where they are gaining access to it and place traps, etc. on the outside with some attractive bait.

[Reeves]

on the outside with some attractive bait.

If I recall.....you fell for this before and it cost you a ton of money 

[CharlieHorse]

i think the traps are illegal

But so is speeding..........

you fell for this before and it cost you a ton of money 

More than once and in more ways than one.   

That's why I've had to cut out cookies at work

Uh haw!  We kinda figured all them he-man pictures of construction equipment was a hoax.........now we know the truth.  Figured you'd screw up sooner or later.