Rats! Out Of Chicken Feed

There is enough feed for today.

And there is a bag of chicken scratch in the coop.

But this is the last of the lay pellets in this old goat feeder.

The chickens don't mind the goat feeder

 and I like how it hooks on the door so the hens can't tip the feeder over

when they hop on the edges,

Notice how this Wyandotte is all by herself.

Well, that is because she chases the other hens away.

She is a little thing, but she is tough.

I gave up feeding the hens in the chicken pen

in the hanging feeders because the forest rats

figured out how to climb down the wire and eat the feed.

I lock up this feeder at night in a new metal 

garbage can with a tight lid.

The rats and other critters need to go find

something to eat somewhere else.

The wood rats look kinda like little squirrels.

If you would like to see a photo of a wood rat

that looks like the ones we have eating the chicken feed.

Click here for a photo of a wood rat.

So cute!

I took a shiny ring off outside and hung it on a nail

in the greenhouse.

Gone!

I think one of these little guys took it and added it 

to their stash.

Wish I could find the stash.

Maybe under the shed?

Still doing loads of laundry.

Change of plans.

We're not going to town today.

Tomorrow.

:>

Smiles