In this snowy weather we should all spare a thought for our feathered friends.
I have no problems with feeding the birds.
We get regular robins, blue tits and great tits to the feeders
But this is where I draw the line.
I'm not feeding the rats!
Cheeky little sods (a more family friendly word than the one I really used when I saw him hanging there) have helped themselves to a whole suet cake before being spotted.
I've moved the feeder over to the washing line for now, they will have to be extremely determined to get to them there.
But now my poor little robin is all confused and doesn't now where his food has gone.
It s always the same though isn't it, there is always one who comes along and ruins the fun for everyone else.
I did think having 3 cats in the house would deter them, but silly me, the cats are otherwise engaged is more pressing activities.
A phone call to pest control it is then.
4 comments:
Ew! Ew! Ew! I hate rats. They freak me out. Hahaha at your lazy cats though. Too cute.
Tell me about it. Yucky vermin. Mice I can handle but rats... ew! The little gits keep coming back though even though they can't get any food and Honey has been put out to scare them away until Pest Control come on Thursday.
rats - hm. we have problems too, sporadically. they are very good tree climbers and nest raid in spring and summer too.
TBH I think most rats are too big for a puddy cat to go for. You need a ferret, or a jack russel. Or a shotgun. Or poison. Or possibly a combination of all four at the same time.
You're probably right. But I haven't seen them for a week now so maybe the smell of cat and the lack of food is deterrent enough. I am hoping the Queen will be a nice large cat and a good ratter as I want chickens in the spring and you can guarantee the rats will be back then.
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