Carport and Mice

[oosik]

i know how you feel - cdaigle430. I have all the necessary predators but they simply can not keep up with expanding rodent populations. I've never heard of chickens as a deterrent to mice. If this is the case - I wonder about Pea Cocks or Guinea fowl. Whatever - chickens, etc - the battle is then to keep them from becoming food for the predators.

Come to think of it - the ONLY "action" I've ever witnessed. A large Red Tailed hawk took a cotton tailed bunny. I'm sure the Barn owls & Great Horned owls do well at night here. At twilight you can see them roosting in my big pines.

 

[coobie]

Mouth balls in small cup, PURE peppermint oil dashed on cotton balls in cup and fresh cab mouse/rat stuff under the hood>No mouse problems to date..

 

[lman]

I'll stick with my mouse-proof barn. No mouse or other critter has been in it.

 

[coobie]

I'll stick with my mouse-proof barn. No mouse or other critter has been in it.

Explain how you built a mouse proof barn? I am all ears??

 

[oosik]

Yes - I'd like to know how you can build most any building that is rodent proof.

 

[Doofy]

Explain how you built a mouse proof barn? I am all ears??

Here, the rodents climb the walls up to the soffet and chew a hole to get in to the attic and then chew their way down on the inside. Persistent little buggers.

 

[buck12]

Explain how you built a mouse proof barn? I am all ears??

No idea about Iman’s mouse poof barn but I have two mouse proof barns, shipping containers.

 

[lman]

Pole barn with ratguard on the bottom of walls. Cement formed to seal against the bottom of sliding doors. Service door is sealed. I've never seen a mouse climbing up a steel wall.

 

[mikester]

Pole barn with ratguard on the bottom of walls. Cement formed to seal against the bottom of sliding doors. Service door is sealed. I've never seen a mouse climbing up a steel wall.

I've seen groundhogs climb trees and find mouse nests in boxes stored 16 feet up on steel pallet racks in an all steel barn...

 

[coobie]

Pole barn with ratguard on the bottom of walls. Cement formed to seal against the bottom of sliding doors. Service door is sealed. I've never seen a mouse climbing up a steel wall.

Must be we have more athletic mice here in michigan they can climb up the metal sides of my pole barn to the next wood rafter.