How to set up a barn for ratting

[Dirtworm 18]

Hey folks,

 

Have a 5 yr old jrt bitch and a 5 month old patt/jack cross. Bitch has done some ratting in the barn and dog pup is raring to go.

 

My question is there a way to set up a barn for ratting? My bitch has got a couple but it's tough since the rats know the best escape routes.

 

Any helpful hints would be appreciated.

 

Yis,

 

D

[Lampalurcher 47]

Just block the escape routes the best you can with boards about two foot high

[Dirtworm 18]

Thanks Lamp.

 

Would I block the escape routes during the day and return in the evening?

[Lampalurcher 47]

If your smoking out in the day block it there an then but if your coming In the early evening with a lamp trying for a couple runs for the terriers there's not a great deal you can do as if u block them earlier there only going to come out a different Way then run back the same way just try an move obstacles for the dogs so they have a bit more off an open run an if u do that do it in the day

[BEARINATOR 2,867]

Yes Dirt, get them ready in the day so they are close when you need them at night

[Lampalurcher 47]

I've never had much luck trying to catch then at night in the barns an sheds usually get more luck going out in the day with the ferrets and smoker

[Lampalurcher 47]

I had quite a lot of rats along my chicken sheds at one point an as the sheds are all in a line they would run all the way down if u shook each shed an I just put bricks in the biggest holes in the day that slows them down a bit as they seem to go to the biggest holes first but wouldn't know if this would work in a barn as I assume u have bales in there so they don't have like proper holes in the ground

[Billy Warren 43]

Get a bit of mesh and make it in to a cat flap ripe of thing so the rats get in the burn but can't get out then let the dog's in there

[spazzy paddy 127]

Just block the escape routes the best you can with boards about two foot high

we did the same with porta cabins the rat would bolt from 1 to the other so we boarded them on 1 side ( like a 3 sided pit ) and we blocked the other 3 sides of the p/cabin with soil bricks ect and then we put the ferret in the rats bolted they had now here to go. rats will use familular runs change that and it confuses them . atb sp Edited October 20, 2012 by spazzy paddy