Roamwild PestOff Rat Proof Chicken Feeder Kit - Rat Proof & Large Bird Proof Poultry Feeder - Weather Proof - 4lts / 8lbs Capacity

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Local Councils have powers to ensure that rodent control is carried out and may serve enforcement notices on landowners. Councils can carry out the works required directly and charge the costs to the owner.

If your coop is made of wood or has a dirt floor, you’re likely to get rats chewing or digging their way into your coop at night. If you have the option to build the coop from scratch, build it up off the ground at least a foot to make it harder for rats to hide and enter the coop. Alternately, make your coop floor out of poured cement. Did I get that point across? Okay, now let’s investigate how you’re feeding the rats. Collect Eggs Frequently A fresh supply of water is also key to encouraging birds to the garden, too, even in the winter! How do I keep squirrels off my bird feeder? While these smells are unappealing to rodents, birds can’t actually taste them, so sprinkling a little cayenne pepper into your bird feeders, for example, will act as an additional deterrent.' 5. Install feeders out of reach Again, this may result in rats dying in hard to reach places. But it does eliminate the possibility of your animals or wildlife getting poisoned if they find and eat the rat. Call a ProfessionalRats love to travel along the edges of walls as it feels safer. This is the best place to put your traps.

Let me start by saying this is incredibly hard to do. When it comes to rats, if there’s a will there’s a way. I used to use rodenticides until I met a local birdwatcher who educated me on the dangers of poisoning our local wildlife. Common Shrews and Field Voles will eat rat poison which in turn results in birds of prey such as barn owls, buzzards, red kites and kestrels eating the poison. It's good to be generous, but it doesn't do to be too generous with your bird food – especially if you want to protect your bird feeder from rats and squirrels.

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Any veterinarian you speak to will be able to tell you about family pets that have been poisoned by eating a poisoned rat or mouse. Before we head right into how to get rid of rats, it’s important to know some basic facts about your problem. You can’t defeat your enemy if you don’t know them, right? Good-to-know Rat Facts: Please note that when described as Vermin-Resistant we refer to rats and mice as vermin, not squirrels, who are not (mostly) considered to be vermin. Rats can dig several feet deep and jump up to eight feet high. They are also expert climbers and can access your coop or run from above if it’s not protected. They will never, and I mean never leave if you continue to provide food for them. You can trap and poison them by the thousands, but more will come if there’s still food. If you feed them, they will come.