Thinking Of Selling

@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

They are not bad neighbors. Just have no brains.

Hope we both win.

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Sam The Godfather

@DevMrSamEleazar (14058)

• Philippines

28 Jul 22

@wolfgirl569 Ohh well @DaddyEvil told me you are the crazy old woman lol

is that true? Yes I hope

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

@DevMrSamEleazar Do you think I have that much grey hair

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (82798)

• United States

27 Jul 22

That's a shame if you have to give up your chickens because of rats. We have another day of sunshine with no rain in sight until maybe Friday. The grass is so dry and getting browner as each day goes by. Hope you win the lottery so you can move

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

I am going to try rat X first. It is supposed to be safe if pets get into it. Then I might be able to get babies raised without keeping them in the house until they are almost grown up. We did get a shower this afternoon.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (82798)

• United States

28 Jul 22

@wolfgirl569 hope your rat x works

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Toni

@toniganzon (72281)

• Philippines

28 Jul 22

I really dislike rats coz they destroy a lot of things.

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Toni

@toniganzon (72281)

• Philippines

28 Jul 22

@wolfgirl569 In my previous home there were huge rats, thankfully not inside my house but in my yard. They've destroyed a lot of things in our garage and even a lot of our clothes when our maid left the laundry outside. We had a vacant lot next to our property and I believed the rats were coming from there. They were as big as the cats. Thankfully, we don't live there anymore.

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

@toniganzon Some get very large. My cats have been catching what they can.

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

They really do.

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@DaddyEvil (137257)

• United States

27 Jul 22

We started the day with thick clouds and thunder but they've moved on and now it's just some white fluffy clouds floating around. No rain yet. It's too bad you can't sue the neighbor for the cost of the critters the rats killed... or threaten to since she's calling them and feeding them like that. I'm ready to go back to sleep. I woke up for a pee break and have been teasing Sam.

Hope you enjoy your day.

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@DaddyEvil (137257)

• United States

28 Jul 22

@wolfgirl569 It doesn't LOOK like it rained while I was asleep, but the temp outside is 73F at 8 pm, so it did something to bring the temp down. I shut off the A/C when I woke up and started making something to eat. I wondered if the kitties would catch them or if the rats were big enough to fight back... I can't help it. He's too much fun to tease!

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

@DaddyEvil At least it is cooler. That helps. I havent seen any over sized ones yet. They are probably the mamas and papas two doors over

He seems to play good.

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

I wish they were white rats then I might be able to say she turned them loose and they reproduced. But they are normal rats. It gets very tiring. I lost baby ducks a couple of years ago to rats. I seen you were teasing him.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (339946)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

My sister and her son (the ones that have the goats) continually battle with rats in the feed sheds, etc. She has given up trying to have cage birds as the rats would get all the babies.

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

I am going to try putting out rat X. It has good reviews on Amazon and is safe for other animals if they eat it or a rodent that has.

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

@JudyEv That they do. The bigger problem here is we have weasels and mink. Both of which will follow rat populations to feed on them. Guess what kind of chicken kill I found this morning. I am done.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (339946)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

@wolfgirl569 They put out baits and traps all the time but they can't get rid of ALL of them. They just keep breeding.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

28 Jul 22

I'm so sorry about the rats. You can win because we can all split it. There are 4 of us right now. Porwest, FourWalls, you and me!!!

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

29 Jul 22

@LindaOHio

At a billion we could add a couple more

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

Hopefully one of us does.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

28 Jul 22

@wolfgirl569 I had to add NJChicaa; but there's plenty of $ for all of us!

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Always smiling

@allknowing (136407)

• India

28 Jul 22

Tell your cats not to snooze that much. If they are awake surely your rats will be away (lol)

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Always smiling

@allknowing (136407)

• India

28 Jul 22

@wolfgirl569 We had them a couple of years ago and suddenly I see one of the bananas that are kept in a try being nibbled and that shows signs Peppie is a royal cat. Catch him even looking at them

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

@allknowing Some cats wont even try to catch rats.

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

They have been catching the rats. But I know a couple of years ago the neighbor had them bad enough they would see them during the day. I never let them get that bad here. But that year they got baby ducks.

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Bojel

@jobelbojel (35577)

• Philippines

28 Jul 22

Rats are really sneaky. I am sorry that you have to sell them because of the rats. It looks clear here today. And later will rain.

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Bojel

@jobelbojel (35577)

• Philippines

31 Jul 22

@wolfgirl569 babies are easy target.

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

My adults would be fine. Its just hard to get babies raised when rats are around.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (68013)

• United States

27 Jul 22

Can you send “goofy neighbor” a pile from George to show your displeasure????

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

She has critter poop all over so it wouldnt make a difference. She has 2 dogs, goats and chickens. Plus a bunch of birds in the house.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (68013)

• United States

28 Jul 22

@wolfgirl569 — oh, so she’d just think the dog had been eating Ex-Lax. Never mind, then.

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

@FourWalls

Possibly. Or be telling us the deer was visiting. She wouldnt know the difference.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30392)

• United Kingdom

30 Jul 22

It's so difficult to deal with all these things. My friends had the same problem - rats living in a neighbour's place and making excursions to hers all the time.

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

30 Jul 22

If it gets any worse I will call the health department. But I hate to do that to them. Plus living in a rural area means we deal with more critters anyways. I may try to get a block type building up at some time so I can have the chickens again.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30392)

• United Kingdom

30 Jul 22

@wolfgirl569 It's odd that the neighbours don't seem bothered.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30392)

• United Kingdom

31 Jul 22

@wolfgirl569 Not a very clever idea. I mean if she's going to do that you would think she'd throw the food out a long way away from the chickens!

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Erly Maglangit

@cacay1 (83480)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

28 Jul 22

Place your young chickens at safety. It seems you're busy now. Our day is the same hot as ever.

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

Its very hard to keep rats out when they show up. They are better than cats at squeezing through

Daniel

@Danielclark691 (1097)

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28 Jul 22

With food around it is too much temptation for rats.

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

And she always has food out

Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (37472)

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28 Jul 22

Oh, I'm sure sorry. Rats are terrible about bothering chickens sometimes. I hope you don't have to. People don't think about how much work it is to have chickens.

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

She has chickens too. She still leaves feed laying all over. I am going to try a pet safe poison.

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Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (37472)

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28 Jul 22

@wolfgirl569 It's sad that you have to do extra work because your neighbor isn't being responsible of her own.

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Laura

@Laurakemunto (12862)

• Kenya

27 Jul 22

I did have a good day sorry to hear about that . I do enjoy farm work too being with animals and plants too

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

Glad your day went good.

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Laura

@Laurakemunto (12862)

• Kenya

28 Jul 22

@wolfgirl569 yes am so grateful too

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Sanjeev

@sjvg1976 (41281)

• Delhi, India

27 Jul 22

You should ask your neighbor why she throws food outside. It's not good to waste food like this.

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

This is all animal feed. But they dont need it laying everywhere. She told me one time that she threw extra feed around the chicken coop so the raccoons wouldnt eat her chickens

When they still ate her chickens she didnt stop.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (51193)

• Canada

27 Jul 22

That is sad that you are in a losing battle against rats, or the neighbour for that matter. It would be nice if she would move and that might help your cause.

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

They cant afford to move. Owe on the house and from having solar put in

A couple of years ago they had enough rats you would see them over there during the day even.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (79858)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Jul 22

Too bad you'll have to sell your chickens, I can understand how awful it must be with rats around, I hope you had a good day, Mine was just as usual,

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jul 22

The adults will be ok. So I can keep them. But it makes it hard to raise up replacements for them.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218828)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Oct 22

I hadn't realized that rats were a threat to chickens.