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My dogs love hunting rats too. They’ve killed 3 so far. They are a coon hound and a golden, so they can’t get in the smaller holes. I have made sure all treats are served in bowls and I clean up at night after I lock them up.

I've never heard of this, but I will be investigating RatX! I'm leaving chicken in traps and they could care less.

I can get them to generally come around when I come out because i throw scratch and the like. I had them in a separate coop from 2 weeks until 12 weeks when I slowly integrated them into my main flock. In their original coop, they stayed in without roaming for the first 2 weeks. They were...

I have two 12*5 coops, a 8x6, and two covered insulated runs (8*6). A tree house coop sounds interesting! Plenty of roosts. They may not be as high as they want?

I completely forgot about clicker training! I had my original 6 trained, but got lazy when the number of birds went up. I have had some success with the electric traps, but I'll add this in too. Thanks!

Has anyone had any luck using capsaicin, as a spray, to deter rats and raccoons? The rats are out of control and I’m working on shoring everything up. I’ve read the Howard article, but it doesn’t mention this as a possibility. I know it deters them eating the food if it’s laced with it...