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

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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.

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.

Will chickens be injured by it?

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. 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. In the long run, preventing rodent infestation relies on a combination of good coop management, preventative measures and feed management. Did I get that point across? Okay, now let’s investigate how you’re feeding the rats. Collect Eggs Frequently

Apart from the risk of diseases that rats can carry, they will gnaw holes in feed bins and poultry houses to reach food, and if they reach it, they will often contaminate it with droppings and urine. A fresh supply of water is also key to encouraging birds to the garden, too, even in the winter! How do I keep squirrels off my bird feeder? Rats don’t love raw eggs, they prefer for you to cook them first, but they will steal and eat them if they have nothing else to eat. Even if you do manage to get the rats to eat the poison and they do die from it, they will likely die in a very hard to reach place, such as underneath the coop or within its walls, and you’ll be reminded daily of this horrible mistake by the stench. They are known to be carriers of a number of horrific things such as fleas, mites, plague, salmonella, hantavirus and hemorrhagic fever.

How does it work?

Rats have teeth harder than iron. They can chew through a number of things they shouldn’t logically be able to such as: