Rats and chicks

[mike692]

Last week I came home from work and went to check on my new order of meat chicks and found about 50 missing. I found a total of around 15 bodies, most of which were pulled into the opening of a hole in the floor. I have lost a chick or two to rats in the past, but never anything like this. They must have worked all night. I thought I had the pen rat proofed, but they found a way in. Anyone ever have this happen before?

[Admin]

Man that sucks Mike. Sorry to hear that.

[patricimo54]

Man that is too bad Mike. I haven't had any trouble with rats just the neighbors dogs.

[cam]

Snakes only thing I have issues with.

[paddyg441]

;D ;D

Mike, did you ever think this might be the opportunity to practise trying out some weasel box sets, worth while considering the loss of your Chickens

[ninedeer]

Man that SUX's I live on a farm but havenever had trouble with Rats liek that.

[mike692]

I've been snooping around the building and I've found trails that the rats have beat down. If the poison doesn't get them, I may set some 110's. This morning when I went in to take care of the chicks, a rat ran out of the poison box, so they're working on it. There had to have been more than just a couple to have killed that many chicks in one night.

[adksasquatch]

Weasel boxes with a victor professional rat trap are the way to go. We keep our chickens rat and weasel (and squirrel for that matter) free with 4 boxes around the coop.