mrs chook Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 (edited) Got up yesterday to see the wir roof bowing in heavily under 8" of snow. It had been ok, but the sheer weight broke a fixture -temporarily fixed for now. Me and hubby frantically s"Ooops, word censored!"ing snow off roof-whilst more snow helpfully fell. Last eve we went to shut everyone in and had a 'visitor' which I shooed out with a stick - thought it was a fairly big mouse, but on closer inspection this morning think we have a rat/s under the shed, so must've been a young rat now have bait box outside shed near the tunnel and hope that it will be safe for dogs and chooks as inaccessible. I just hope no ratties go into shed/run to expire now oh yeah, and my son slipped on an icy step at school (which was 'helpfully opened' yesterday) and is now on crutches!! ho hum Edited December 1, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Oh dear, what a rubbish day . Well, they say things come in 3s so hopefully that's it for now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs chook Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Tee hee - yeah. Never a dull moment eh? As long I can keep the girls dry and safe in this weather im happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafia princess Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Oh no - sorry about your day! At least the snow will show if you have more visitors overnight. I was in one of those 'helpfully open' schools today wishing, along with my half empty classes, that we were not so committed to the cause and wondering how my chicklets were doing. Thankfully, we have a continental style day so I was able to escape at 2.30pm and have some 'fun' in the snow with the girlies - actually they hate it! They can't understand where the grass has gone! I am really hoping we won't be so helful tomorrow and can get a full snow day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs chook Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 Yes, I work at same 'helpfully open' school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Sorry to hear you have rats. B&Q have rat poison very reasonably priced at the mo, called 'Deadfast' rat killer and is £4.99 for 750g. I picked some up the other day as we have the occasional furry visitor (I found a nest of mummified ones in the shed in the summer ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trougher Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 I had 'one of those days' yesterday - first of all I saw a rat in the garden (only got rid of the last lot, via B&Q poison, 6 weeks ago, normally they don't come back for several months), and then I broke the door of the hen house, so can't shut the chooks up at the moment. I'm not very good at DIY, so have to wait for hubby to fix it at the weekend. Meanwhile, I'm draping a big tarpaulin over the whole thing to keep out draughts. Hoping this cold weather passes as forecast on Thursday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
