I know mice in a barn is part of life, but I have a Garage at my hunting camp the houses my compact 850 JD. I have used D con but it is expensive and does not last. Just wondering what real farmers do. I also have heard mice chew wires, that has not happened yet. THANKS
Mice in my tractor
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They typically say single vs. multi-feed on the packaging, another indication would be the active ingredient.
Most single feeds are going to be Bromadiolone and multi-feed warfarin.
A good source for these things would be your local feed mill. Often they stock and are experienced in the proper usage of this sort of thing.
Most single feeds are going to be Bromadiolone and multi-feed warfarin.
A good source for these things would be your local feed mill. Often they stock and are experienced in the proper usage of this sort of thing.
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I don't know why I believe this or where I first heard this, but the story I remember is that rodent's teeth grow continually throughout their lives, and they must gnaw on something to keep the teeth ground down to a length they can live with. I know it sounds silly at first, but somehow, after thinking about it a while, I guess it makes more sense.
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Just think in terms of managers at a business or mothers in law. Makes a lot of sense to me.
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In our bait stations we use the following. Strichnine laced grain 1 cup per station, parafinized bait block 1 broken in half and 1 package of pelletized bait. We have Deere mice here so killing them is a priority because of Hantavirus. We have to refill our 10 stations every couple months and since we placed them have seen maybe 1 or 2 mice around here but none have survived to make nests anywhere or get in out trailer. I redid them yesterday and they were all empty just some mouse dropping in them. We use the same grain formulation for our gopher problems.
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That IS true,about rodents needing to gnaw on things to wear their teeth down--if they dont,they can grow up into their brain and kill them,according to a book I read on Guinea Pigs,when I had some of those,and white mice as pets,when I was a kid!...you had to provide something for them to gnaw on so their teeth's length was kept in check...but copper wire wasn't on the list!--they never chew the copper either,just the insulation..they should put D-con in the insulation!..
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Where do you get your poisons? I did a little searching, and couldn't find strychnine - other than a 0.5% gopher bait.
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My brother worked at a seed mill and they used the bucket traps with motor oil (used) in the pail. Drowned both mice and rats very quickly, didn't freeze and the dead rodents didn't rot and smell. They could be left unattended for extended lengths of time. Not sure what they did for disposal eventually but think they poured it on a fire and burnt everything up.
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All the pest control stuff we get is free to farm owners here from the municipalities, we just call the PCO and he drops off the stuff at the house unless there is a new type of poison and then he makes sure someone is home to discuss it's use. I believe the grain is a form of the .5% laced stuff and it comes in 25lb pails and works well if used as directed. I can get the name of all the stuff when I get home tonight but the mice don't appear to make it anymore than maybe 20 feet from the bait stations and they are done at least any dead ones I have seen which are few and far between so they must go out to the fields to die as there is no smell anywhere.
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With my luck, it'd make the mice smarter and mellowed out. :ROF
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I live in an old farm house so mice have pretty easy access, I don't think I'll ever find all the ways they get in.
Therefore my first year was spent finding ways to get rid of them w/o killing my dogs in the process. I did start out with bait in places my dogs couldn't get to it. Problem is, mice apparently like to store food and they did so with the bait all over the house, even found some in the window sills. Thankfully the dogs didn't find it.
So, scrapped that. Then I went to the live traps (I refuse to use the sticky traps, that too inhumane even for mice). Live traps are great entertainment for the dogs (funny to see 3 border collie staring at the box when I got home). However I got sick of driving a mile away from my house to dump them and felt ridiculous doing so.
I have found the answer though. I'll never be rid of mice, this is an ongoing battle but I ALWAYS win in the end. Here is my weapon. http://www.victorpest.com/store/rodent-control/m260
Pricey but very effective. I do think the bucket of water/antifreeze trick is good for the barn but these things are the ticket for the house. I actually have the single kill trap but this one is on my Xmas list
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Therefore my first year was spent finding ways to get rid of them w/o killing my dogs in the process. I did start out with bait in places my dogs couldn't get to it. Problem is, mice apparently like to store food and they did so with the bait all over the house, even found some in the window sills. Thankfully the dogs didn't find it.
So, scrapped that. Then I went to the live traps (I refuse to use the sticky traps, that too inhumane even for mice). Live traps are great entertainment for the dogs (funny to see 3 border collie staring at the box when I got home). However I got sick of driving a mile away from my house to dump them and felt ridiculous doing so.
I have found the answer though. I'll never be rid of mice, this is an ongoing battle but I ALWAYS win in the end. Here is my weapon. http://www.victorpest.com/store/rodent-control/m260
Pricey but very effective. I do think the bucket of water/antifreeze trick is good for the barn but these things are the ticket for the house. I actually have the single kill trap but this one is on my Xmas list
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One winter when I stored my Chrysler Imperial someone told me that mice don't like the smell of Irish Spring bar soap. So I bought a couple of bars sliced it up and placed it through out the car. It worked but not in the way I thought.
That spring when I retrieved the car from storage I found dead mice under the back seat and little chew marks on the pieces of soap.
That spring when I retrieved the car from storage I found dead mice under the back seat and little chew marks on the pieces of soap.
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