Ho to get rid of mice in the chicken coop and run

kcflhrc · Dec 3, 2015

It's quite amusing to watch them fight over the kill. Kinda like watching Chicken TV

Trials · Dec 3, 2015

Is that because of fast mice ? :mouse: or slow chickens ? :chicken:

… you just need to find a way to slow the mice down

maybe put little mouse speed bumps along the edge of the wall.

tallyho8 · Dec 3, 2015

My 4 barn cats keep the mice population down and never bother the chickens. Now if I could just stop the rat snakes from getting my chickens.....

Egon · Dec 3, 2015

Guinea hens and or cats.

check · Dec 3, 2015

How about some good old-fashioned mouse traps? I like the modern black plastic snap traps that you can reset with one hand.

japody · Dec 4, 2015

Simplest solution for getting rid of mice - peppermint oil! The little buggers can't stand the smell. Dab some peppermint oil on cotton balls and place them strategically around. In a coop, you can punch holes in a can and place the cotton balls in the cans. You'll also have the best smelling chicken coop in the county! You can get the oil in health food stores. It's not cheap, but a little goes a long way. We had mice in the house all the time. Now I use it in the crawl space under the house and in the attic. No more mice.

kcflhrc · Dec 4, 2015

check said:
How about some good old-fashioned mouse traps? I like the modern black plastic snap traps that you can reset with one hand.

Not a real good idea with chickens around

kcflhrc · Dec 4, 2015

japody said:
Simplest solution for getting rid of mice - peppermint oil! The little buggers can't stand the smell. Dab some peppermint oil on cotton balls and place them strategically around. In a coop, you can punch holes in a can and place the cotton balls in the cans. You'll also have the best smelling chicken coop in the county! You can get the oil in health food stores. It's not cheap, but a little goes a long way. We had mice in the house all the time. Now I use it in the crawl space under the house and in the attic. No more mice.

Worth a shot,

Thanks