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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FWIW, a friend of mine lives next to a house with a chicken coop (although properties aren't as large, more like 1/3 acre, not 1/2) and she tells me that, ever since the chickens came in they've had an increase in rats.  The coops don't smell, there is no rooster, the chickens themselves don't cause trouble, but she firmly believes that the rats are attracted to either the chickens or the eggs and the rats aren't staying in just the chicken yard but the neighbors yards as well.[/quote]

OP here. Thank you for sharing PP. Your friend might think about investing in Decon for the rats in their yard since the people with chickens aren't taking for good care of the coop. They are probably leaving out feed or eggs or both. That could be a really small space to have chickens depending on where their house sits. This all goes back to managing and taking care of your animals no matter what species we are talking about. Any dog food that is left out spread across a backyard is guaranteed to do the same exact thing.[/quote]

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