I would suggest getting a cat or two, and put up fake owls and hawks on poles around your property. Also if you have a friend with a cat, this might sound strange but cat litter used that has it'd urine in it, place the litter in a sock, and hang it around the outside of the coup, and in growing season in your garden it helps stop mice, n small critters because they smell the cat urine. One thing I have learned in critter control, plant mint plants around the outside of your house and coup and garden, moles,, groundhogs mice critters that dig under the ground will refuse to dig under the mint once it is established, because it is pungent, strong, most critters hate it, it messes up their nose. I had a type of prairie dog and rats years back when I lived in California, a friend told me about it and i planted it front and back of my place around the exterior of the house and it worked, the critters moved out, they no longer dug around my foundation, I was so surprised but so glad it worked!. I wish you the best!
Other homesteaders have talked about a gut bucket hung up off the ground. A 5-gallon bucket w/holes drilled in the bottom & along the bottom sides. In goes the waste, lid on, in go the flies, larvae falls through & feeds the chickens.
I would suggest getting a cat or two, and put up fake owls and hawks on poles around your property. Also if you have a friend with a cat, this might sound strange but cat litter used that has it'd urine in it, place the litter in a sock, and hang it around the outside of the coup, and in growing season in your garden it helps stop mice, n small critters because they smell the cat urine. One thing I have learned in critter control, plant mint plants around the outside of your house and coup and garden, moles,, groundhogs mice critters that dig under the ground will refuse to dig under the mint once it is established, because it is pungent, strong, most critters hate it, it messes up their nose. I had a type of prairie dog and rats years back when I lived in California, a friend told me about it and i planted it front and back of my place around the exterior of the house and it worked, the critters moved out, they no longer dug around my foundation, I was so surprised but so glad it worked!. I wish you the best!
Hi there and thank you! Mint is great advice and I will do that next year. Excellent suggestion! Stay safe and well
Compost the predators...😅 Seriously though ...haha
They compost the bush ;)
Other homesteaders have talked about a gut bucket hung up off the ground.
A 5-gallon bucket w/holes drilled in the bottom & along the bottom sides. In goes the waste, lid on, in go the flies, larvae falls through & feeds the chickens.
@@perspectiveiseverything1694 Sounds like a great idea to feed the birds but also sounds stinky and gross!
@@katiekateshomestead just a little bit at a time... And don't keep it too close to the house. 😁