just had a great spotted woodpecker on my bird table which was a fatastic sight but was quickley followed by a rat pinching the nuts any one got any sensible ideas to get rid of the rat
phone the council up and they will send someone out to sort them out for ya.</p> they usually come and put some poison down.thatworked for us anyway . . . and the best part was that it was free!</p>
Get rid of its food supply.... ie the bird table and get your nuts suspended from a little sack on a tree branch.</p> The Woodpecker should be agile enough to still get them, along with other smaller birds, and the rat subsequently shafted.</p>
RE: How did the rat get on the table mate? nt its one of those on a metal pole i bought it from hansons on denby dale road, just climed up pole as cool as you like.
RE: How did the rat get on the table mate? nt <font face="Times New Roman" size="3">What about a disc half way up the pole? Like a plate shape that's too wide for it to grab the edge of.</font></p>
You need a squirrel baffle Like one of these http://www.haiths.com/Product-Universal-Squirrel-Baffle-bfmerip125/ They work on Squirrels so I cant see a rat getting past one - we got one on our bird feeder at work and it works
By the way Feeding birds is antisocial According to Belford council I read this with disbelief in the paper this morning - seeing your post just brought it back Don't feed the birds' in your garden A council has told elderly couple to stop feeding birds in their back garden because it creates a mess.</p> </p> Mick and June Dunny, from Belford, Northumberland, have won support from the RSPCA after being told to stop leaving titbits on a bird table by Berwick-upon-Tweed Council.</p> The council acted after a neighbour complained that the Dunny's were attracting birds, and therefore mess to their village, reports the Daily Telegraph.</p> An official wrote: "Birds cause some considerable problem in forms of noise and dirt.</p> "Not only do their droppings damage and contaminate property, the birds also carry various diseases such as salmonella."</p> The warning letter said nesting birds can block chimneys and gutters, adding: "Food put out for the birds will also attract rats and vermin.</p> "If we establish that a nuisance or pest problem does exist, we may have to reconsider further action."</p> But the RSPCA said it was important to continue to feed garden birds even during the summer, and Mr Dunny said the council's warning would not change his behaviour.</p> Mr Dunny told the Sunday Sun newspaper: "Let them put me in jail... It's just crazy. What do they mean by noise? I'd hardly describe the dawn chorus as noise."</p> The former joiner said he had never seen any vermin in his garden.</p> An RSPB spokeswoman said: "We would encourage people to feed their garden birds throughout the year."</p> She said responsible feeders made sure their tables were regularly cleaned and no food was allowed to spill onto the ground.</p> "Over half of adults in the UK feed birds in their garden," she said.</p> Taken from http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2962332.html?menu=news.quirkies
get a chicken That will eat any dropped seeds and leave none for the rats. Plus you get free eggs into the deal
