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Stan

01-16-2004 00:30:08




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Here is another problem not tractor releated, but If the rats get to my tractors it will be. I have a few chickens, and was surprised to see about 20 rats in the chicken pen one night. I bought some bait from the county, but the rats dont like it. 30 years ago I could shoot them, but the city has moved to me, any gun fire would bring the law real quick. Cats dont like them either.Any help on getting rid of the rats will help.

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Rick

01-17-2004 13:39:26




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
Get yourself a good pellet gun and a couple of strong flashlights.

Then go huntin!!



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Benj. J. Joe Browning

01-16-2004 23:36:55




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
My Gosh, All these posts about getting rid of rats on a Tractor Talk Forum. Not even one peep out of the Forum Police. Are they asleep?
I raise my bet to five (5) pints of diesel fuel that no one will complain.
Joe



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M guy

01-17-2004 11:55:44




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 Re: Re: Rats in reply to Benj. J. Joe Browning, 01-16-2004 23:36:55  
Maybe they didn't know of a good rat forum for this Q. But,seriously folks,most farmers know rat control and share knowledge freely. Mguy.



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Yuck

01-16-2004 21:25:17




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
Many years ago when my grandpa had rat problems on the farm, we would live capture one (sometimes with a pitchfork), take it outside the barn and burn all the hair off it then turn it loose. Bye bye rats.



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DH in Carolina

01-17-2004 07:41:42




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 Re: Re: Rats in reply to Yuck, 01-16-2004 21:25:17  
Years ago me and my brother would catch rats in the corn crib and take a piece of electric wire and tie to a back leg. then we would make the wire long enough to touch the ground and hook over the electric fence. They would jump a few times then die. Sounds cruel now but was a lot of fun back than.



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chris

01-16-2004 20:35:51




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
My cousin had a rat problem and called a pro to get rid of them. The pro had poisoned them with a powder. The way he did it was grinding the poison pellets to a powder then dumping the poison in the holes, rats clean themselves like cats licking themselves. The dust would be on their feet and bellies and when they clean themselves in went the poison. Cousin said it was an overnite difference. By second day not a live rat to be found. chris

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Ben E.

01-16-2004 20:08:15




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
Fill a 5 gal. bucket 2/3 full of water then sprinkle some chicken feed on top of the water(use enough feed to hide the water) set it in the hen house with one end of a board laid on the edge of the bucket the other end of the board on the ground. Next morning you'll have a bucket full of drowned rats, give them to the hogs, hogs love em. Be a good idea to put the bucket where the chickens can't get to it.

Good luck
Ben E.

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MT Pockets

01-16-2004 15:33:13




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
Look for something called Just One Bite. It's a 1 lb. bar that is scored to break into 8 pieces. Cost' 4 dollars. It's worth a thousand. I buy it at the Farm Supply. It' manufactured in Arizona. It might be another brand where you live. It works. Thanks. MT Pockets.



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big man

01-16-2004 17:06:16




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 Re: Re: Rats in reply to MT Pockets, 01-16-2004 15:33:13  
best suggestion so far! This stuff kills every rat around by drying them up on the inside so they don't leave that nasty smell. There is one problem though, the neighbors won't like you very much because this stuff kills cats, dogs, birds, or anything else that gets into it and that includes eating the dead rats so be careful and follow instuctions on the pack to the letter. Just remember it looks like an oversize yellow kit-kat bar and it is DEADLY!!!!! !!!!

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Jared in VT

01-16-2004 15:09:24




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
Stan, I'm sure that 20 rats was an impressive sight! I always thought it was strange that the chickens don't run them off. Perhaps a real fighten Rooster could handle it. Lots of good advise here. You'll need bits and pieces of most it to lick these nasty little buggers. Take it seriously, got to war against them, and you'll win. Even if you could use a shotgun, you'd never shoot all of them. The pellet gun is a good idea though. It will harass the rats and make you feel lots better. The point of the cement or the plaster of paris is that it makes the rats thirsty, and when they drink, their vitals solidify. Mix layer mash with plaster of paris about 3 or 4 to 1, and put it out for the rats. Keep it from the chickens. Harden the hen house to make it tougher for them to access the food and water. You want the poison feed to be readly available to the rats and the hen feed as tough as possiable to get to. You are now the corp commander defending the hen house homeland!
Good luck.

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Benj. J. Joe Browning

01-16-2004 11:09:12




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
Hello Everyone, When I read the post, I would have bet two pints of diesel fuel that someone would object to this topic having nothing to do with tractors. I lost. Some of the members are really fickle.
I raise my bet to three pints.
Joe



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Dave in GA

01-16-2004 10:38:23




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
Just call your nearest chinese restaurant and tell them about the problem. They might offer to get rid of them for you, absolutely free.



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old

01-16-2004 08:23:32




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
Get a pellet gun its quite and will also get the rats or get a good rat dog. I also have chickens but I never see rats around there house but I done have 2 dogs that love to eat rats and my geese hang out around the out side of the chicken pen so the rats don't stand a chance



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Fern(Mi)

01-16-2004 09:23:21




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 Re: Re: Rats in reply to old, 01-16-2004 08:23:32  
I'd quess a lot of people could use a good goose.



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buickanddeere

01-16-2004 17:04:00




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 Re: Re: Re: Rats in reply to Fern(Mi), 01-16-2004 09:23:21  
Geese put the run on rats or just eat the young ones and mice? Or just run them off to protect thier turf? Hardly ever see domestic geese,ducks,turkeys around here anymore except show breeders.



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old

01-16-2004 09:34:55




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 Re: Re: Re: Rats in reply to Fern(Mi), 01-16-2004 09:23:21  
The geese are also hard on snakes



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big man

01-16-2004 17:17:32




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Rats in reply to old, 01-16-2004 09:34:55  
Old,
Absolutly right!!! We ordered geese and ducks [day old] from a catalog and while the snakes partied in the pond and pretty much took over we raised them in a brooder box to 4 months old. Released them on the pond and the snakes started growing thumbs so they could catch a ride out of DODGE!!! Also geese take no foolishness from strange vehicles in the drive and you had better have good intentions when you get out at the barn and even that doesn't help most of the time. They also let you know from a half mile away if somethin' ain't right on the place that they can't take care of themselves.

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old

01-16-2004 17:56:23




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Rats in reply to big man, 01-16-2004 17:17:32  
Yeppers they are good to have around as long as they know who feeds them



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Ron

01-16-2004 07:40:03




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
My local Farmer's Exchange has a product called "Havok" that works MUCH better than "Decon"

I think the rats thrive on Decon..!!!

I buy it by the Bucket, for the attics, and the barns...



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tlak

01-16-2004 07:23:44




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
My chicken cage is totally fenced in. Something was chewing through the wire. Plug a hole and a few days later another. I doubled the fence at the bottom. Get Dcon rat poisen. Most other baits I found dont work. You need to bait out regularly even if you dont see them. I bait out around feed storage and other likely places every couple three months. If their after your feed put some outside your cage for a few days then replace it with Dcon.

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Casey

01-16-2004 06:58:32




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
I haved used .22 scatter shot quite a bit in the past. I don't know if it is still sold. Probably could get legal permission to use it.



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RusselAZ

01-16-2004 06:27:21




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
electric fence about 2 inches off the ground. Cheaper than chicken feed.



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Quite

01-16-2004 06:34:08




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 Re: Re: Rats in reply to RusselAZ, 01-16-2004 06:27:21  
22 rifle with a plastic bottle over the end of barrel is cheap and good for a couple of rounds then it needs to be replace with a new one.Cheap suppresser...



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MF-50

01-16-2004 15:17:48




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 Re: Re: Re: Rats in reply to Quite, 01-16-2004 06:34:08  
That silencer is a 10 year felony in NC.It is also a federal felony.That cure could become much worse than the disease.



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Bus Driver

01-16-2004 05:42:18




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
Place this in a dry place where other animals cannot get to it. Mix wheat flour and portland cement powder- no sand or gravel in it- 50-50. The rats will eat it and become severely constipated.



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Constipated

01-16-2004 06:30:21




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 Re: Re: Rats in reply to Bus Driver, 01-16-2004 05:42:18  
Plaster of paris will work also. Works really good on Magpies in my area. also get yourself a 55 gal. plastic barrel cut a 12 to 16 inch hole in the top. Put some feed in it, lean a board against the barrel so the rats can get up on the top, they will jump inside and will not beable to get back out. Then you can dispose of them at your will by what ever method you want..

Happy hunting



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buickanddeere

01-16-2004 05:15:22




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
Rodents need food and shelter , not unlike their cousins in the legal profession. Hang the feeders up on a wire from the ceiling. Get rid of the piles of trash where rodents hide, travel and nest. Live trap the rats and give them to the gun haters that passed the by-law. Should see the bear problem here after the bunny huggers banned the spring bear hunt. Plus getting licenses is now time consuming, expensive and difficult.

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John A

01-16-2004 03:55:27




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
Stan, Coke Cola in a small dish.....Some where I learned that Rats and Mice can't belch. They drink it then swell up , then die.
Later,
John A.



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Nebraska Cowman

01-16-2004 03:38:54




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
you bait has to be more appealing to the rats than the feed they are eating. Chicken feed is pretty good stuff so you need to compete with that for the little critters apetite. I would try some different bait. We used to be able to buy straight Warrafern and mix our own buy I don't know if you can buy it any more.



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tiny

01-16-2004 03:14:51




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 Re: Rats in reply to Stan, 01-16-2004 00:30:08  
A good Pellet gun woould work (Silent)



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