03-08-2008, 08:40 PM
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Re: Advice pls on keeping my hens safe at night
Hi hun,
I used to keep hens i live in the country so was extremly worried about rats and fox's thankfully i never had problems with either but i found the best way to keep rats away is make sure you have no food or nesting materials laying around and everyday when i put my ladies to bed i used to go round the garden and clean up any food, bedding etc.
My hen house was really well protected and i had it near the house which detered the foxes aswell, the only thing i can say about rats is keep the hen house and area really clean and just check the area daily for rats droppings etc.
I think rats can cause some nasty injurys to hens but i dont think they can kill them i could bewrong though, I also know that they will steal eggs 
I hope this helps you a little bit xx 
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