Mice - Problem??????

Hi,

I have 2 welsh harlequin ducks which are now 10 weeks old.
The other morning I found a dead drowned mouse in the pond which is inside their pen.
I have also found droppings since under the duck house.
Are mice a problem?
Do they pose any threat if they get in the duck house?
I have set a humane trap up but is it worth catching them I was going to set them free a few miles away?

I do hose the duck pen down every night to try and wash any food away but they are clearly finding some food!

Any advice appreciated

Regards
Darren

I think you'll find it's illegal to set stuff free a mile or so away, I might be wrong

The mice themselves wont do any harm but do watch for them nibbling wood to get into the duck house, they could make it easier for larger critters to get in

Quote from: Rubellite on September 07, 2009, 21:25

Send the chickens in, they'll sort 'em out 
(Not humanely though) 

i agree...get a few girls ...i was actually on the phone to sarah the first time i saw one of mine with a mouse.....she was dead funny, tring to sneak past the others so she could gobble it up herself .....yep, i would send the girls in x

"Release the Hens"    nickyx

Here is my cockerel eating his first mouse at 10 weeks old.

I would say it's best to keep them in check.  They will love the food that gets spilled and breed quickly, but yes, it is illegal to release them somewhere else 

So WHO are the mouse police then?