Rats in the garden

[kimjones3 0]

Hiya, I dunno if anyone can help, I have loads of rats in my garden, probably caused by my husbands chickens and then the next door neighbour had seven on her lawn, does anyone know if these can be got rid of with dogs or ferrets and if so does anyone know of someone that can do it for me, i live in the Watford area.

 

Thanks

[jasperdog 98]

I would of loved to do them for you but a bit to far for me sorry

[kimjones3 0]

Thanks anyway

[R. Docks 154]

Here ye go:

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/49923-chicken-keepers-vs-rats/

 

Read that.

[kimjones3 0]

Thanks R. Docks, think I just need to get rid of the bloody chickens!! got a big garden that backs onto the woods and to try and secure the whole perimiter will take forever.

[The one 8,477]

Couple of fenn mk4s set 24/7 will soon thin then out and are ready for any more moving in , But you need to put a bit of work in you must be leaving some food lying about ?.

[kimjones3 0]

Thanks, The one, don't think I can use them because of my cats and dogs, but thank you anyway

[The one 8,477]

Why not there set in a man made tunnel and you narrow the entrance so only the intended prey can enter i used them all round the fence line when i had my poultry

[hok boi 40]

if you could move your livestock. and the burrows are well away from any dwellings, you could use phosphine gas tablets.

[paulus 26]

get this its by poultry keepers http://goldcockerelbooks.co.uk/gold/index.php/modern-vermin-control.html

[revij22 113]

i,m sure someone on here local to you will sort them for you

[billy whizz 141]

funny you say this as a woman in my street has chickens and is getting rats?its the food ect that pulling them in id sit in your bedroom window and pick them off one buy one lol.

[DEADHORSEANDDONKEYDEALER 275]

Hiya, I dunno if anyone can help, I have loads of rats in my garden, probably caused by my husbands chickens and then the next door neighbour had seven on her lawn, does anyone know if these can be got rid of with dogs or ferrets and if so does anyone know of someone that can do it for me, i live in the Watford area.

 

Thanks

Had a few chooks for the garden and in no time old Rattus norvegicus had moved in (nightmare to get rid of) had them living in the garage, even went out to put some rubbish in the bin and one jumped over me arm

Chooks now gone and the eggs from the coop taste just as nice

[AndyKelly 251]

if you get the remenants from a ferret cage ( dirt etc) and spread the stuff round the rat holes the rats cant stand the smell of it. i was inundated with rats last year with keeping chickens and i was sceptical myself when someone told me this old tale but i tried it and i havent had a rat in the chicken pens since

[the_stig 6,614]

make a box for the fenn traps -- i use live traps if i have to in gardens -- have a good tidy up move any wood piles or likeley places whr rats will get , even compost heaps .. keep every whr clean and tidy ..