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Roamwild PestOff Rat Proof Chicken Feeder Kit - Rat Proof & Large Bird Proof Poultry Feeder - Weather Proof - 4lts / 8lbs Capacity

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Quite simply, then, it is imperative that we help out our feathered friends over the winter months and keep their bird feeder topped up. What are the best things to feed birds? There are several smells and tastes that rodents don’t like, including cayenne pepper, pepper, peppermint, and garlic,' says Eric Michels, Head of Pro at CJ Wildlife. When it comes to bird food, the choice can be overwhelming. With so many options available, it can be quite difficult to know which is best! But this all depends on the birds you see mostly in your area and what types of foods they prefer,' says Eric.

Local Councils have powers to ensure that rodent control is carried out and may serve enforcement notices on landowners. Councils can carry out the works required directly and charge the costs to the owner. Rats are creatures of the night. If you’re seeing them during the day, you have a major problem. Either you’re looking at an infestation or they’re starving and so desperate for food they’ll do anything to get it. When we had a rat problem we would set ten traps per night and usually catch 2-6 rats every night. Some tips for these traps: The biggest problem for most, and the reason for this article: rats and mice. These rodents will typically get into anything and everything that even remotely smells like food, and that includes your feed bags, feeders, and more if you aren’t careful and don’t take the right precautions.If your floor is wood or dirt, cover it with hardware cloth and be sure to cover corners and edges well. If you can, fold the hardware cloth where it meets the wall and staple it into the wall a few inches up as well. Scottish Highlands: AB36-38, AB55-56, FK17-21, IV1-39, IV52-52, IV63, KW1-14, PA21-40, PH19-26, PH30-41, PH49-50. If your coop is made of wood or has a dirt floor, you’re likely to get rats chewing or digging their way into your coop at night. If you have the option to build the coop from scratch, build it up off the ground at least a foot to make it harder for rats to hide and enter the coop. Alternately, make your coop floor out of poured cement. They will never, and I mean never leave if you continue to provide food for them. You can trap and poison them by the thousands, but more will come if there’s still food. If you feed them, they will come. This may be a combination of preference and necessity depending on how persistent your pest problem happens to be.

One way to prevent this problem is to put 10mm galvanized hardware cloth on the ground under your coop. If your coop has a study floor, you can cover the floor with the same hardware cloth to prevent rats from getting in by chewing through the floor. Please note that when described as Vermin-Resistant we refer to rats and mice as vermin, not squirrels, who are not (mostly) considered to be vermin. Rats can dig several feet deep and jump up to eight feet high. They are also expert climbers and can access your coop or run from above if it’s not protected.

Step 2: Take Away Their Home

A good mouser is your best defense against a looming rat population. Not only do cats hunt and kill rats, but the scent of cats on your property will help to convince rodents not to make a home there. That’s quite a statement I know when rat poison is so good at killing rats and is widely used, but rat poison kills more than just rats. It is toxic to most birds as well as other wildlife, farm animals and our pets. I used to use rodenticides until I met a local birdwatcher who educated me on the dangers of poisoning our local wildlife. Common Shrews and Field Voles will eat rat poison which in turn results in birds of prey such as barn owls, buzzards, red kites and kestrels eating the poison. Landowners in England and Wales are obliged to control rodents under the terms of the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act (1949). This places an obligation on owners or occupiers to control rats and mice on their property and to inform the local Council of infestations. VERMIN PROOF - Not just 100% Rat proof poultry feeder, also mouse & large bird proof. HYGENIC & NO MORE NEED FOR RAT POISON

You can also invest in a rodent-proof number, such as the popular Guardian with 4-Port Seed Feeder, which provides protection for both birds and their food. Rodents are competent climbers, so they can and will scale trees and poles to access bird feeders,' says Eric. Scottish Islands: HS1-9, IV40-51, IV55-56, KA27-28, KW15-17, PA20, PA41-49, PA60-78, PH42-44, ZE1-3. Another downside to poison is that over the years rats have developed immunity to many poisons, and others they’ve just learned not to eat it. This means you’ll have to frequently change the type of poison as one won’t work for long. It's always lovely to see birds hopping about on the grass, sure, but it's a surefire recipe for trouble. As such, one of the best ways to protect your bird feeder from rats and squirrels is to avoid the temptation to scatter food underneath it.

Step 4: Go to War

To protect the coop use hardware cloth on the floor, and also to cover any ventilation areas, and existing holes. Most rats can squeeze through a space as small as a quarter, so be thorough as you search for holes and cover even the small ones in hardware cloth, or stuff them with steel wool. I’m going to say this right at the start: beware the use of poisons. This should be your last resort if nothing else is working. I know it seems like an easy fix to a big problem, but using poison to get rid of rodents could lead to bigger problems down the road.

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