Bait Trap Barrels Control Rodents
Ellis Black keeps his chicken coop mouse and chipmunk-free with his bait trap barrels. He didn’t want to put poison around his chicken coop, but he was having a hard time getting rid of the rodents. Not only did they contaminate the feed, they also attracted rattlesnakes.
“We had mice all over the place coming for the chicken feed,” he says. “We raise a lot of Roundup Ready cotton around here, and it can be hard to get rid of empty 30-gal. herbicide barrels. I decided to use them to solve the mouse problem.”
Black cuts the barrel off just below the top rib and also cut off the bottom third of the barrel. He then cuts slots in the bottom section so he can slide the top of the barrel over it.
“I drill six 1 1/2 to 2-in. holes in the bottom of the barrel and toss in a handful of wheat and bait,” he says. “The bait is inside an old brake drum or heavy pan to keep it so the chickens can’t reach it.”
Black says the bait barrels have worked well. “After a few months, we’ve only seen one mouse. He ran into the bait barrel, and we haven’t seen him since.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ellis Black, P.O. Box 147, Ft. Thomas, Arizona 85536.
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Bait Trap Barrels Control Rodents MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous Ellis Black keeps his chicken coop mouse and chipmunk-free with his bait trap barrels He didn’t want to put poison around his chicken coop but he was having a hard time getting rid of the rodents Not only did they contaminate the feed they also attracted rattlesnakes “We had mice all over the place coming for the chicken feed ” he says “We raise a lot of Roundup Ready cotton around here and it can be hard to get rid of empty 30-gal herbicide barrels I decided to use them to solve the mouse problem ” Black cuts the barrel off just below the top rib and also cut off the bottom third of the barrel He then cuts slots in the bottom section so he can slide the top of the barrel over it “I drill six 1 1/2 to 2-in holes in the bottom of the barrel and toss in a handful of wheat and bait ” he says “The bait is inside an old brake drum or heavy pan to keep it so the chickens can’t reach it ” Black says the bait barrels have worked well “After a few months we’ve only seen one mouse He ran into the bait barrel and we haven’t seen him since ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ellis Black P O Box 147 Ft Thomas Arizona 85536
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