![]() ![]() Will the litter of rats that will no doubt come stay under the shed or go elsewhere? When we finish securing the coop & run will the rats leave. So, any other ideas on our problem would be much appreciated, cant afford a professional rat exterminator. Theyre all layers but have not been doing so good of late, would the rat effect their laying if they hear it at night or if it got in during the day & i dont see it? Mrs big - a huge black hen lays blue eggs, Theyre quite friendly and look the picture of health compared to the state they were when we got them. I have a proper shop bought chicken coop, it has lots of room for the hens to scratch around as i dig it so they can get the worms -yuk, and i let them into the rest of the garden when im outside. Ive grown quite attached to them, they were caged hens once. Im in a council house and im worried if i ask the council for help they might tell me i have to get rid of the hens. Its partly my fault as i used to scatter some of the corn mix on the grass for the birds never dreaming it would attract rats, now i cant get rid of the blighters. I used to throw monkey nuts to 2 little squirrels that came daily & i really thought they were getting through them fast until i spotted this ugly rat running back and forth taking the peanuts & those the squirrels hid. They dont dig where overgrown chives are. Weve proofed most of the perimeter now but the rat poison in the rat boxes are ignored. Since getting 4 hens weve got rats under next doors shed. ![]()
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