General lee 979 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Right need some advice there a piece of land next door to me and the old man that lives there has got old sheds old cars old lorry body's even a 40 foot caravan all derelict and over grown with brambles and he constantly leaves bird food and dog food out so the place is overrun with rats and they keep coming under the fence to my bins and trying to get to my chicken food I've got traps set I catch afew but it's a loosing battle is there any thing I could put down to stop them coming throu any advice would be nice thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 id be having a word with him mate,he is putting you and more importantly your familys health in danger.throw a f*****g match in it one night! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
General lee 979 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 He got half acre of land and you can barely get in the gate for rubbish he a nasty old b*****d just wants to argue with me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whippet 99 2,613 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 id be having a word with him mate,he is putting you and more importantly your familys health in danger.throw a f*****g match in it one night! dont matter mate hes got chickens ,.............hes got rats...........he will be to blame aswell and more than likely the main problem............ heres what i would do .............see where there travelling from and where there holes are and get someone in who knows what there doing..................they will weigh up the pros and cons and advise the best way of sorting the problem out......................could be a smoker and terrier job or poison all depends what it will effect and the location of the holes..........terriers are the best method ,..............dont really like poison but its better in some circumstances ............... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 mental note,never get chickens lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 160 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 You're local authority have a statutory obligation to keep their district free of rats. In reality, that means that any complaint needs to be investigated, and should the occupier fail to sort the issue out, they can do it and charge him. (Cue accusations of grass etc from all the usual suspects) In reality, you need to make your property as unattractive to rats as you can. Don't feed the poultry on the floor, take all food and water away at night, and make sure there is no clutter and other potential harbourage nearby. Traps will pick up the odd rat that wanders in, but if you have an established infestation then you really need to get it sorted before it jeopardises the health and wellbeing of you, your family, and your animals. There is a very good thread by Ditchshitter in the Living off the land section. I'll try and find it and post a link for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 160 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 BTW, I notice you are in Berkshire, which is a well known Rodenticide Resistance hotspot. Report it to the LA whatever happens, because if you start chucking anything with Difenacoum or Bromadialone around it will make the problem worse not better. The LA can have the rats tested, and it will help them to get some action on the resistance problem in that area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 160 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Here ye go: http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/49923-chicken-keepers-vs-rats/ Some great advice there from the legend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tegater 789 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 BTW, I notice you are in Berkshire, which is a well known Rodenticide Resistance hotspot. Report it to the LA whatever happens, because if you start chucking anything with Difenacoum or Bromadialone around it will make the problem worse not better. The LA can have the rats tested, and it will help them to get some action on the resistance problem in that area. What is the reason it will make the problem worse Matt, is it just because it won't work if they are resistant? Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dpb82uk 138 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 go and offer to do sum gardening 4 him cut cuver back and smoke the rars out as u go Quote Link to post Share on other sites
General lee 979 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 I would take me terrier in there and clear them myself but he won't let me or anyone else on there and he won't admit he got any rats were right out the way just fields around us so no one really cares there six places here and he on the end only seem to be bothering me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 160 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 In simple terms; the susceptible rats will die, and the resistant rats will breed more resistant rats. As the percentage of resistant rats rises the problem gets worse and worse. If it's the L120Q strain, which I would expect it to be, my experience would be that at most 60% will be suseptable to Bromadialone, and less than 5% to Difenacoum. Within a year, those figures would be more like 5% and 0%. I've done lots of work (science based work) with resistant populations, and the official advice now is to stop baiting where L120Q is suspected. Don't forget that true resistance (which is what this is) is genetic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 160 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Getting the rats dead will help, but you need to solve the issue of why they are there. This is especially important because of where you are. Terriers and a good tidy up is a good way forward, but you should still report this issue to the local authority. They are fighting to get some action on the resistance issue up there at the moment, and need evidence to help the cause. There are products that will sort this issue out, but the officials at the HSE will not allow them to be used. We need evidence to fight this, and this can only happen if people report the impact this is having on them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,790 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 interesting posts matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dpb82uk 138 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 film the rats and report to the houseing or council or put sum multi catch rat traps out stab a tin of cat food and av fun shooting them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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