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<blockquote data-quote="Farmerjon" data-source="post: 880618" data-attributes="member: 17113"><p>Regolith, yes, please excuse my ignorance on New Zealand farming practices. And I do say that in all seriousness. </p><p>Rats, I HATE rats. Do you have any good ratting dogs? Years back, a dairy farmer in my school district had excellent looking rat terriers that were nothing more than lap dogs. He went to an Amish farmer that was advertising rat killing rat terriers. He inquired how the Amishman knew they were rat killers. They went out to the barn and there was a 55 gallon drum on end. He said each pup when weaned was put in that barrel with a rat. Pups will play with the rat, the rat will get mad and bite the pup, eventually the pup will kill the rat when good and mad. Evidently this event stays with the pups throughout their lives. He did the same thing and I did buy a couple of males off of him. They were killing machines. Opossums, ground hogs, raccoons, squirrels, cats, rats, anything that moved, rabbits, the downside of them, I did not have much wild game close by. The upside, no 'coons in the haymow, no groundhogs under any buildings. The jack russel we currently have is good with moving hogs in the barn or from trailer. But isn't a ratter. </p><p>I would get a good dog or a pair. They will work 24 hours a day. If you get one do the barrel trick and get it going on your own. I wish you the best of luck. I can't stand rats. We raise a few bottle calves here also. Never heard about a rat eating the manure. Makes sense I guess. Uuuuggghhhhhh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmerjon, post: 880618, member: 17113"] Regolith, yes, please excuse my ignorance on New Zealand farming practices. And I do say that in all seriousness. Rats, I HATE rats. Do you have any good ratting dogs? Years back, a dairy farmer in my school district had excellent looking rat terriers that were nothing more than lap dogs. He went to an Amish farmer that was advertising rat killing rat terriers. He inquired how the Amishman knew they were rat killers. They went out to the barn and there was a 55 gallon drum on end. He said each pup when weaned was put in that barrel with a rat. Pups will play with the rat, the rat will get mad and bite the pup, eventually the pup will kill the rat when good and mad. Evidently this event stays with the pups throughout their lives. He did the same thing and I did buy a couple of males off of him. They were killing machines. Opossums, ground hogs, raccoons, squirrels, cats, rats, anything that moved, rabbits, the downside of them, I did not have much wild game close by. The upside, no 'coons in the haymow, no groundhogs under any buildings. The jack russel we currently have is good with moving hogs in the barn or from trailer. But isn't a ratter. I would get a good dog or a pair. They will work 24 hours a day. If you get one do the barrel trick and get it going on your own. I wish you the best of luck. I can't stand rats. We raise a few bottle calves here also. Never heard about a rat eating the manure. Makes sense I guess. Uuuuggghhhhhh. [/QUOTE]
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