Rats!!!!!

[Mark Bolam]

I've just realised if you were born the year that was released you'd be 29 now.

I need a drink.

 

 

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[eggsarascal]

I've just realised if you were born the year that was released you'd be 29 now.

I need a drink.

 

 

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Red, red wine?

[spudulike]

Red, red wine?

 

Damn, that mans fast and I'm no Ivory Madonna and their ain't no manna commin!

[Mark Bolam]

It will be bloody Ovaltine shortly at this rate!

 

 

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[Logged On]

Gone and got the boom stick...

 

It's a 'Poli Nicoletta' side by side 9mm garden gun.

 

Never even heard of them...

[spudulike]

Was out in the garden and damn me if I didn't see a rat scarpering from the bird feeders. Got the air rifle out, sat there for 10 mins and out he came again.........splat, no more rat:thumbup:

[Riggerbear]

We've had a couple sniffing around the kids rabbits cage this winter, never seen them in the garden before. A local farmer said he's had more this year than previous years ?

[eldon]

Boxing day last year with a sneaky rat looking out under the tarpaulin of the log pile ...... 22 soon sorted!

 

 

Rats generally, a chainsaw with the bar and chain removed plus Jack Russells equals success!!

[oldwoodcutter]

We've had a couple sniffing around the kids rabbits cage this winter, never seen them in the garden before. A local farmer said he's had more this year than previous years ?

 

He's right Bear, this year has seen rat numbers reach an all time high.

I am on top of them up at my main yard now, but it's taken a lot of poison to do them all in.

[T14EES T14UNK]

Can I ask a stupid question here.

Why do rats want to live where the chickens do. Do they eat the chicken feed? I've never seen them at the feeder. If they aren't eating the food and costing me money, then that is one problem not to be bothered by. But why are they there? I wondered if they eat a lot of the bugs and stuff that will come with the fertile soil.

Our big problem is the tunnels that are all over the place which give way when you walk over them to collect eggs, fill the food and water up etc. It is possible that you could twist an ankle or something. That's expensive, and so wiping out a few rats doesn't bother me. But other than that, what is the problem with them being there. It's a genuine question... I spend a lot of time thinking about them, watching out for them and trying to trap or kill them. But really, is there any point?