tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680664903011977089.post8581219550587130437..comments2010-02-22T16:08:40.534-08:00Thomas Kriesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13767145783844206988noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680664903011977089.post-18416773914131806132010-02-22T16:08:40.534-08:002010-02-22T16:08:40.534-08:00Have not seen a rodent problem so far. Our chicks are 9 months old. We keep their food/supplies in our coldframe/greenhouse.Kim and Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16014235737941054206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680664903011977089.post-7326877537552203792010-02-19T07:33:58.712-08:002010-02-19T07:33:58.712-08:00Chicken<br />when the food is in a safe place no rats can get chicken food. so i think everyone should keep food in safe place.<br />http://www.poshchicks.co.ukkholaakashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14176924170731884253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680664903011977089.post-82770831589723060112010-02-18T08:15:13.402-08:002010-02-18T08:15:13.402-08:00We have rats here especially in the winter. I cover my eglu run with a plastic tarp and blanket so I think the rats burrow in there to keep warm and of course for all the food the chickens drop on the floor. We take the food in at night and seal it all in a metal container in the garage. We had this problem last year as well but once we removed the cover they didn&#39;t come back. This year we put 1/4 inch wire mesh under the coop but I think we must of left a gap. We also put out glue traps but of course it snowed as soon as we did. Of course for living in the city of Chicago our back yard is quite the urban wilderness. I&#39;ve seen oppossum, rats, mice, feral cats, squirrels, raccoons and tons of different types of birds.Cityslingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08311646807689313082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680664903011977089.post-8158921212341456622010-02-18T06:27:29.624-08:002010-02-18T06:27:29.624-08:00We don&#39;t have rats here, either. We keep the food in the garage and bring in the girl&#39;s food at night. We have owls and hawks in the neighborhood which helps keep the rodent population down, I think.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00276887870237996319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680664903011977089.post-51933555832591594412010-02-17T18:26:44.517-08:002010-02-17T18:26:44.517-08:00No rats in my coop or run, but I&#39;m sure that mice are visiting. There have been mice in the (detached) garage since I moved in to this house, well before getting chooks. There are no food sources in the garage (all seed and other edibles are kept either in the house or sealed inside metal containers) so I guess the mice are just using the garage as a dry shelter. I&#39;m sure they find plenty of seeds and such on the plants in my yard, and may steal a bit from the hens if they can.<br /><br />The only rats I&#39;ve seen in the neighborhood are hanging out around the open trash bins. They much prefer the leftover pizza, chicken bones, etc. that are spilling out of these improperly managed containers.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08767604828307174133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680664903011977089.post-69850940594615660782010-02-17T15:32:08.852-08:002010-02-17T15:32:08.852-08:00No rats in the coop/run (yet? Ick, knocking on wood/etc.) but we did find a teeny tiny mouse in the compost pile...<br /><br />We actually keep the chicken food in the garage in a sealed container so rats would have to force their way into the coop in order to have any chance of finding the hens&#39; food. I&#39;ve read where chickens pretty much attack rats on site, too.badgerpendoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02540038174008061800noreply@blogger.com