Chooks Aloud Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Well hubby is well and truly underway with the erection of the 'Hen Hilton Hotel' it's fab. Will post some pictures once it's finished. Just one question: Is it necessary to bury broken glass (to discourage rats) and welded mesh (to discourage Mr Fox). The run has been laid/edged on paving slabs. A bloke at work said that it should be done this way. Has anybody else done this with the glass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 No, I've never heard of it!!! All I can say is that broken glass will probably work its way to the surface, which I can't imagine you would want?? Personally I wouldn't, but perhaps I'm just too cautious!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lera Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Burying glass in the garden sounds like a poor plan - just think about next time anyone needs to work in the area. For fox protection,have you thought about working from the Eglu run design: a wire skirt lying flat on the ground works as well as a buried piece of wire, and is much less effort. cheers Lera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I've spoken to someone in the pest control business - broken glass would not deter a hungry rat!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHen Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Welded mesh is one of the few things for keeping foxes at bay - but as for the glass sounds a bit dodgy for me I think - the best thing to keep rats at bay is to make sure there is no food mess left on the floor over night - although I've never had a problem (fingers crossed) so don't bother Have a look at a few older threads - there are quite a few on fox and rat deterrents Good luck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chooks Aloud Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 Thanks everyone. We're putting paving slabs around the run anyway so I guess this will act as a deterrent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
