Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[Egluntyne]

Have just invested in one of **these**.......**Caution advised.

 

It wasn't cheap, but if it works..........it will be worth it.

[bokbokbok]

WOWZER! No doubt you will keep us up to date as to its effectiveness.

 

Looks umm deathly! But simple.

[susanbb]

You must let us know how you get on with it. From the promo it does look quite good.

[Egg Lou]

Looks effective and safe.. traps always make me feel a little guilty unti l I think of all the harm the little whatsits do!

 

Would be interested to see how you get on as this would be great for my garden too.. (have small dog to usual styles no good)

[hilda-and-evadne]

It wasn't cheap, but if it works..........it will be worth it.

 

Please could I be rude and ask: roughly how much did it cost? There doesn't seem to be any price list on their web site.

 

Here, last week, a rat(s) started gnawing at one of the grubs where it pokes through the weld mesh, in an attempt to get at the pellets. I have taken a photo and will post it on the forum sometime. This happened during the DAY - I always remove the feeders at night - and there is no sign of any rat yet having got into the run (which has a brick base and an outer "skirt" of weldmesh laid flat on the ground with slabs and planters on it). However, this morning when I went out to see to the hens, an enormous rat scuttled across my path.

 

I think lack of waste bins outside the local fast food places and the Council's new policy on waste collection is making London's existing rat problem 50 times worse, and I don't expect this to get better any time soon.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Wow, that's pretty high tech . Interested to hear if it works (let us know if you actually see a rat shoot 4 feet away from it, won't you ).

[Yolky]

That does look effective. How much was it, if you don't mind me asking.

[Egluntyne]

Please could I be rude and ask: roughly how much did it cost? There doesn't seem to be any price list on their web site.

 

Not rude at all!

 

£19.99.

[Yolky]

That is a good price if it is as effective as it seems. Let us know how you get on, I could be tempted.

[Egluntyne]

Righty ho!

 

I set it last night. No corpses as yet....although they do say it might take a week.

[bokbokbok]

With them supplying 20 rings with it - that means (with no mis fires) you are paying a pound per rat - small price I think!

[Egluntyne]

I hadn't looked at it like that!

 

I've still got bait boxes all over the place, but there has been clear evidence of digging around the green Eglu for a couple of nights and Him Indoors spotted it the other day.

 

I am determined to get the blighter one way or another.

[clootie]

Must be quite a sight seeing the green collared critter shooting out of the back of the trap! Ratcam called for I think!! Can't wait to hear how well this works. The promo is very well done and if their product matches their promo, they've got a winner on their hands. Keep us all posted, with pics please (the sadist in me coming through)

[hilda-and-evadne]

Please could I be rude and ask: roughly how much did it cost? There doesn't seem to be any price list on their web site.

 

Not rude at all!

 

£19.99.

 

Wow, that sounds like excellent value. I am tempted. Rats are such bad news. Did you see that on the Nooski web site, about how - because rats so quickly become mature - one pair of rats can result in 3,200 extra rats by the end of the year (their offspring breeding, and their offspring's offspring breeding).

 

I liked the fact that one does not have to prise partially disembowelled rat off the trap, as one often has to do with mice and mouse traps.

[Stevie]

It looks a very intresting design and much safer than conventional spring traps which can cause injury to children & pets alike.At £20 it is more expensive,but if its results are as good as its design-im sold!

[Sheilaz]

That looks amazing Egluntine, thanks for posting. Each year, generally after heavy winter/early spring rain, our neighbourhood is over run with sewer rats. In the road drains, the woods over the road, and then into the gardens. They've favoured compost heaps & sheds but obviuosly chickenopolis is now a magnet.

 

The first year was a battle with non effective humane traps and zapper trap (never caught one with either method). Eventually resorted to ratbait & rattraps (mousetrap style). Both yuk but had to be done.

 

2nd year had baits in place and stopped the visitors after only a few nights of their presence.

 

However, last winter their was evidence of intruders, possibly even eggs being taken/moved and the ratbait was being taken every night. After a while I wondered why they were obviously stockpiling my expensive bait & not being killed off.

Decided to again bait in the humane trap which had been redundantly in situ for ages. The thing about those is that you must check them frequently. One morning I was cursing to myself that I'd left it set & OH was away, it was down to me to check it.

For the first time, success! The culprit was sitting there sitting & making the most scary, angry noise.

A squirrel. I was braver than brave (I thought) in releasing it. It had been (very cleverly) using an old rat run.

 

So, I've had as much problem from squirrels, especially since it will have buried the bait in my garden, but luckily I think I have found the treasure trove.

 

However, I've blocked the old runs (I'd left them thinking it was better to know the rat run than to look for new ones, as the rats would come anyway, blocked or not) & I think the chances are slim that another squirrel will find a way in.

 

Anyway, in view of the local rat problem I think this looks a great idea.

2 negatives? It seems the ring should be replaced monthly, rat or not. Still, no worse than buying more bait I guess, but can imagine getting out of the habit if no rats. Oh, I suppose you just leave the tunnel without the bait box until you know there are rats & then set it.

 

Also, I'd hate to be standing anywhere near when a rat shot out backwards! I don't think I'm the only person who watched the whole presentation thinking there'd be a film of this happening

 

This does look a good solution for anyone with a rat problem, safe & more humane than bait, & the price is reasonable too I think, thanks Egluntine!

[Egluntyne]

Gosh Sheila...I think you need to put the kettle on after that mega post!

 

I'll keep you all up to date with it.....I'm not sure about photos though. Perhaps a link and then it's up to the reader as to whether they click it or not.

[Barkisland]

Having had a very unpleasant experience with a traditional trap, we are very interested in how you get on with this device, and look forward to hearing more. I saw on one site you could buy extra rings for a reasonable price, sorry can't remember which one now though, as I looked at a few.

[clootie]

Any victims in your turbo charged rat trap yet?

[Egluntyne]

No

 

There is evidence of digging nearby.

 

I put some spaghetti bolognese in it yesterday. I'm hoping it will temp the little blighter into it.

[clootie]

Blimey, with bait like that, how could he resist?

[bokbokbok]

The other morning I noticed disturbed earth coming out from under the shed. Then yesterday I noticed a kinda hole in the hemcore at the edge of the run. I put something over the top of it to see if it was disturbed this morning but forgot to check it! This evening the cover has been moved and the hole is much larger.

 

So. I am a-thinking that we have rats.

 

First of all - could it be anything other than rats? I would hate to set a trap and find a hedgehog

 

Secondly, did anyone ever actually have a successful experience with a Nooski? I really like the design and wouldn't mind paying the money if anyone had a good story about it.

 

Anyone?

[Egluntyne]

I seem to have got rid of my rat for the time being. No sightings for a while and not signs of digging. The Nooski was never really put to the test......the bait must have done the trick first.

[woffle]

I've just bought one from raitbait.co.uk - £27 including 50 spare rings and next day delivery. We've just moved our chickens up the garden and closer to the house so anything to keep the dreaded rodents down has got to be a good thing.

 

(We're lucky as the neighbours in our terrace regularly lay poison / get out the air/shotgun - they've got a lot more ducks / geese / chickens than our little flock of 4 and are very good at keeping rat numbers at as close to zero as possible)

[The Dogmother]

That looks good Egluntine - a hi-tech version of the old poachers noose.

 

I am hoping that the new lurcher pup will take to ratting; shall I bring her up?