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A powerful .22 air rifle may or may not be a firearm in your jurisdiction, but isn't going to be loud enough to matter if you really want them dead. It will quietly do the job. Or.....enhance your chicken housing so it's predator proof and not worry about trapping at all.

And for those of you who don't have a cement floor, but do have rats tunneling in, do not think wire around the edges will help. Watch the video......and how they tunnel in. They are very good at getting in.

Have lost track of the number of times I've posted this video, but what is one more? Key takeaway is if you want rat proof, you go metal. Metal siding, roof, metal doors, metal hardware cloth over openings, and metal trim. And cement floors. Metal siding.....the type used on pole barns, with...

It is in fact Al's feeder. Going on 4 years with it now. No spilt feed, so no rats or mice. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/rat-proof-feeder-review.1180514/ But would still like to know what feeder you have that didn't work. Product name and a picture if you please.

Which treadle feeder or feeders have you used......exactly. Please provide the name and a photo of it or them if you can. Yours would be a good testimonial on what not to buy. I have the Rat Proof Treadle feeder and my birds do not.....cannot.....drag feed out of it. I even ordered the...

If I had all that going on, I'd be installing an electric fence. The carnage happens fast and once it does, it's too late. Damage is done. If birds are going to be allowed out and about, I consider them almost as essential as the house itself.

If memory serves, the two biggest predators of chickens are coons and domestic dogs. Those two account for almost as many losses as everything else put together. Coons at night, dogs mostly during the day. You deal with coons by providing safe and secure housing. When they go to roost at night...

As far as the exclusion part, here is a good rule of thumb. Is the housing area where feed is served a 3 dimensional cube......with no openings larger than 1/2", and all materials made of metal? Rats can chew through almost anything not metal. So will make an opening if none is available. They...

Can you put something down next to hole for scale? If 2 or 3 inches, it might be rats. If it is, should be more holes than one.

Having followed at least hundreds of rat threads, I'm now convinced humans are genetically predisposed....our default reaction......is to think killing rats. Unfortunately, that is misplaced. Thoughts of elimination should be last on the list, not first. Rats are not there by accident. They are...

Her killing varmints is less worry than her finding deado's laying around. That would be indicative of a disease outbreak or something, which would not be good. She has also brought in the remains of a deer carcass. Also find piles of sticks and assorted other chew toys she finds and brings to...

She splits time between my mom's house and another set of houses 1/2 mile away. Is bringing dead coons to both. Area is not trapped or hunted, so has a high population of coons, possums and coyotes to name a few. Bobcats seen on game cameras. Deer by the bushel. Has not yet tangled with a...

My mom got talked into one of these to protect her cats from Coyotes. Was raised from a pup, but now that dog is mostly grown she is roaming around a bit farther than is liked, but has developed another curious habit. She is bringing in dead coons. As many as 4 to 5 per week. Is she likely out...

I think you are barking up the wrong tree in your quest to solve your problem with a dog. And probably same if you think a weasel is your only problem. It happens, but is rare. My guess is you have a lot more going on than you know. For giggles, can you share a photo of the coop and run you...

If you have chickens roosting on patio furniture or under trees with goats, it's a miracle they lasted one night.

It should still work with OP's setup. The strike plate.......the loop on the right the bolt slides into can be mounted as shown, or turned 90 degrees so the bolt slides into the hole. I use this type latch on all my pedestrian doors. That is a quick and easy install.....and latch is pretty much...

Rat Proof treadle feeder solves both types of rat and mice problems......the rodent kind (rats and mice) and flying kind (starlings and sparrows).

You have a solution in search of a problem. Once an e-fence is up and running, and is tested by birds and varmints alike.....generally once.....the deterrent factor becomes so great animals respect it's location to the point it can be down for several days before any of them know. So you would...

OP.........do you have a dig apron?

Lot to unpack here. First, the 6' tall welded wire fence, even if nailed to wooden posts, can be turned into a large earth ground field (attach woven wire fence to your earth ground system) but it looks like wire fence was placed on the inside or pen side of the posts......so a cat can climb the...