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Re: [RC] [RC] Grain Storage Containers - Barbara McCrary - Barbara McCraryOur wood rats are your packrats....same critter. It's interesting to see what they will carry off and put into their nests. One year, most of the nests were made of our trail flagging, all chopped up .....very colorful. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Milinda Ellis" <beargrass_cleveland_bays@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Denise LaBrake" <caqueens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 6:31 AM Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Grain Storage Containers - Barbara McCrary Does anyone besides me use a feed bin (silo)? Those are great if you caulk the you-kno-what out of them and store your feed there. Next batch of beet pulp is get is going there (it holds 1-1/2 tons but beet pulp shreds are a little "fluffy" so one ton -- maybe)! I learned the "hard way" about rats just like Barbara did! The kids were messing around in the horse trailer and a rat got inside, burrowing into the shavings. Had quite a time getting that son of a gun out of there (cats wouldn't get near it as it was nearly as big as they were!). Similar problem in the feed room (which was open as the horses were out in the pasture). They wouldn't eat the poison, but packrats would steal it and we'd find it in their nests. The only thing that worked then was a .22 pistol and rat shot (works quite well on the snakes that were coming in after the mice, too)! I also get metal trash cans at Tractor Supply (it's very rural here) 30 miles away and the lids are very snug. I store sweet feed, rice bran, and my NutriBoost in them. Milinda Beargrass CBs Jewett,TX --- Denise LaBrake <caqueens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Oh my Barbara, Where in heck was the can stored? In a barn! Wow. I haven't had that happen yet. I know I do have to keep my lids tight on my can or a mouse will visit. Haven't seen a rat yet! Nasty things. Do the metal cans hold the lids tight? Denise caqueesn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx__________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page - Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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