In the winter the water freezes, but the mice do not go away. My dog will not go into the barns so it's not a problem for me. I have used the buckets with the dowel, arrow, and tongue depressor with peanut butter with good success in the barns with no bird populations in the winter. The cattle barn has 3 rooms we use without chickens and the mice move in. I haven't heard about the rat and mouse bait being removed. What next? Guess I'll go buy 200-300 worth and put it in a sealed tub in a cool place.
Cathryn
rainbowsilkies MI
rainbowsilkies MI
From: wildliferescue29 <wildliferescue29@yahoo.com>
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 4:59 PM
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Use of rodenticides
I'm not sure if this is occurring in all states but where I am there is a new law concerning the use of rodenticides. They are being pulled from shelves and can now only be obtained and administered by licensed pest control services.
Evidently, their use has become a problem for not only wildlife (raptor eats a mouse that ingested poison and then also dies) but for domestic pets as well. Kitty eats a poisoned mouse etc.
I might mention that the use of antifreeze to kill mousies is not only risky but unnecessary. I've found that just leaving buckets out (empty or with water in them) will get the same results. For some reason, mousies like to find a way into buckets and they can't escape and die. If there's water in them, they quickly drown.
To prevent this from occurring with the dogs water buckets, I put a stick in so the mousies, chipmunks etc. can escape. Not fond of finding 'floaters' in the dogs water while they're lapping away...ewwww
Sue
Wildlife Rescue
Evidently, their use has become a problem for not only wildlife (raptor eats a mouse that ingested poison and then also dies) but for domestic pets as well. Kitty eats a poisoned mouse etc.
I might mention that the use of antifreeze to kill mousies is not only risky but unnecessary. I've found that just leaving buckets out (empty or with water in them) will get the same results. For some reason, mousies like to find a way into buckets and they can't escape and die. If there's water in them, they quickly drown.
To prevent this from occurring with the dogs water buckets, I put a stick in so the mousies, chipmunks etc. can escape. Not fond of finding 'floaters' in the dogs water while they're lapping away...ewwww
Sue
Wildlife Rescue
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