This group may be able to help you out as the specialise in feral and semi feral cats that can't be rehomed in domestic situations.
Alpacas or llamas? There's a smallholding in the village that breed them; I'm told that they are incredibly maternal when it comes to hens, chickens, etc., and will corner badgers and foxes and kick/trample them to death - might be the same for rats? I could ask..!
Our food bins were fridges and freezers...fridges on there backs, remove the shelves and fill it.....we used to buy 1/2ton of feed at a time....best tho is chest freezers, totally vermin proof.....we didn’t like the poison so used to leave a little food in a dustbin....once in they couldn’t get out.....in the morning tip the bin out so that 1 of our 4Border Collies would finish them of.....loads'a fun....
Shoot or drown, who cares when they chewed out the eyes of the goslings and or killed the chicks.....had concret floors and the shed was made from resin bonded 3/4 ply...went thru that like cheese.....in the end chopped up 8x4 galv sheets into 150mm wide strips...then screwed that on the bottom of all the walls.....then the little darlings buried under the slab and emptied out all the type 1.....very soft ground....
Just got so fed up and got rid of all the birds, duck, Greece and hens.....
Sure miss the fresh eggs tho.....oh well.....
This group may be able to help you out as the specialise in feral and semi feral cats that can't be rehomed in domestic situations.
The cats are seeming like a good idea. I presumed that half feral cats were euthanised as they were hard to rehome, but we can give a few of them a place to live (the lab will have to learn not to chase them!!). Just like Robotstar1, they could live in the sheds where we store the straw for the horses.
A good cat will thin them out but the most effective creature I’ve seen thin the rats out was an owl that decimated the local rat population
(the lab will have to learn not to chase them!!)
The cats you rehome dont need to be ferrel, even a rehomed house cats, if you put a flap in the barn or shed, and feed them in there, theyll be happy enough. Ours live in the porch, dont ever come in the house.
The cats you rehome dont need to be ferrel, even a rehomed house cats, if you put a flap in the barn or shed, and feed them in there, theyll be happy enough. Ours live in the porch, dont ever come in the house.
When you first get them, keep them in a couple of days, then put butter on their feet, it helps them find their way back when you first let them out.
A friend of mine has about 30 farm cats that are all rescues and are unsuitable for domestic life. they are a lovely group and have several barns and plenty of land to roam and hunt in. Personally I think it's great that they are given a second chance in an environment that is suitable for them and for their new family.
Don't worry about the Lab, they learn quickly to leave well alone.
Bet the local wildlfe don’t think they’re a great bunch.
Some will get picked off, but I'd still say it's better than releasing poison into the food chain and imparting greater suffering.
Alpacas or llamas? There's a smallholding in the village that breed them; I'm told that they are incredibly maternal when it comes to hens, chickens, etc., and will corner badgers and foxes and kick/trample them to death - might be the same for rats? I could ask..!
don't get 2 close unless you want to get spit onMy neighbour keeps 10 Lamas. He’s just moved them to the field next to my house. I’ll go and ask him about their pest control skills.