[naturesparadise]

the problem my light sussex cock had

do you all remember when he went loopy and attacked me

well upon cleaning out the g/house getting ready to Finnish repairs

there was this sound coming from the back of the greenhouse
i could not see anything i thought at first it was the two RIR that are in the greenhouse with me

they come in and eat all the spiders    

anyway had abit more of a look and there is this RAT living under a slab

i HATE rats so rat trap going in i kill the thing

but that must have been the prob i didnt know it was there
looks like its been there some time by all the old bags its dragged down the hole  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:

[Vember]

Sorry NP, I hate Rats too but I can't see the connection between that and your cock??

I

Sarah

[naturesparadise]

Sorry NP, I hate Rats too but I can't see the connection between that and your cock??

I

Sarah

well rats and chickens dont mix if a chicken sees a rat it goes loopy

must be instinctive rats mean danger

[ceri green]

hate to say this NP but there is never just ONE rat!

[naturesparadise]

hate to say this NP but there is never just ONE rat!

i know im now at war i will get rid of them

[Vember]

Although Rat's are nasty and eat everything in sight they have NEVER sent any of my chickens loopy :?

I have now thankfully got no rats but had some a fews ago and I've had a few cockerels too


Sarah

[naturesparadise]

Although Rat's are nasty and eat everything in sight they have NEVER sent any of my chickens loopy :?

I have now thankfully got no rats but had some a fews ago and I've had a few cockerels too


Sarah

 :shock:  :shock:  your lucky then iv seen a chicken do the wall of death round its coop after it see a rat

[WR1]

Good news you found out the problem but is there a way you can get rid of them with out killing them because rats are bad but its also cruel to kill them  :oops:    :?


 :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:


Catii

[naturesparadise]

Good news you found out the problem but is there a way you can get rid of them with out killing them because rats are bad but its also cruel to kill them  :oops:    :?


 :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:


Catii

i respect your feelings on the matter but the war between me and rats goes back a long way

and i am but  sorry but this rats days are numbered
i left unchecked by next year there will 100s of them and im not joking

[Aunt Sally]

Are you still moving NP  :?:

[poultrygeist]

Getting rid of that rat(s) is going to keep you busy for while  

But I think it's only one part of the cockerel problem. All the other things would have contributed too.

Any photos of the nest ?

Rob

[WR1]

Oh Okiee are you sure that is the problem though because we had a L.S cockerel and he was just loopy that was him

[naturesparadise]

Are you still moving NP  :?:

yes but need to raise cash first

[naturesparadise]

i feel really bad i thought if i flood the nest it mite go away

but to my horror i didnt flood a rats nest i flooded and baby hedgehogs nest

its very small no more than 4 inches from bum to nose

so iv put some dry straw down so it can rebuild its nest
and in fact its doing that right now

i feel really bad now  :cry:  :cry:

[ceri green]

well at least you didnt poison it!
so apart from being a bit damp hopefully it will rebuild its bed
it sounds too small to hibernate though, now you will have to adopt it and feed it catfood lol

does that explain the loopy chicken tho?