I have chickens, but no rats because I took precautions against rats, foxes, martens and whatever else roams outside. It's not even difficult to do this, just make sure there's no food laying around, and plan for the coop to be vermin proof.
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chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I moved into a house with roommates who had chickens. It wasn’t great. The chickens were cool, but they attract vermin. We had a real rat issue for a while, and they wouldn’t believe me that the rats were going after the chicken feed/poop, as well as the warmth of the coop. Then, they got tired of tending to the birds and rehomed them. Sure enough, the rat problem vanished.
zout@fedia.io 1 day ago
Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Stores that sell chicken supplies often sell vermin resistant metal trash cans with snug fitting lids. Just dump the feed in there.
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
Chickens like to eat rats and mice
Anivia@feddit.org 5 hours ago
Sounds like the chickens were just severely overfed if they had access food available for rats to steal. Chickens will kill and eat a rat without hesitation otherwise