This time of year, there are always mice in the shop. Vince called me outside yesterday afternoon. He had opened a tub of his better woods. He said “What’s the white stuff in this box?”
Tub of Wood
I wasn’t sure what it was. He told me . . it’s batting! There had been a snap type lid on the box but mice can get through any little crack and some mouse had been very busy building a nest by shredding a piece of batting.
Vince dumped the wood into a tub that we bought for the new baby chicks that will arrive next week.
Tub of Wood
The he put on his gloves and was prodding around in there trying to see if the mouse was still in there.
Searching
Yep .. it was!
Mouse!
That’s Vince going after it with the pliers . . of all things! End of the story. That’s all you want to know! 🙂 Sunday afternoon, he put out four sticky traps Sunday night and caught five mice. This time of year, they’re looking for any place warm and they love chicken feed. Even though we keep it closed tightly, little crumbles fall to the floor and there’s no telling what else in there for them to eat.
I’ll bet Boots would have a grand time in the shop chasing mice but . . he’s an inside kitty and all he needs to do is keep them out of the sewing room and I’ll be happy.
Vivian Oaks says
Aren’t mice one of the most disgusting things? I hate finding them in the house. But we don’t just have mice – we also have moles! And our critters have learned to avoid the sticky traps…. Yuck!
Carolyn says
EWE!!! yes thatr is more than I needed to know 🙂 They can survive on so little. Field mice sometimes and shed/workroom when they can…. the mice stores I could tell….
Susan says
For a minute there, I thought this post was going to be about raising mice in that bin. =)
Sharon in Michigan says
You answered my question….baby chicks coming next week. I’ll be looking forward to their first photo session!
Diana in RR, TX says
We are plagued with roof rats and they love to eat through hard plastic containers! Will not tell you how many we have killed in the garage this past month! Once in a while we hear them in the attic having races, but not lately. But then our neighbors have been getting opossums and raccoons in their attics.
Sherrill says
OK, where did they get the batting from? Isn’t that in the sewing room? Did Boots let one slip past him?
Angie says
We used to have mice and rats in our outside building. Always setting traps, and bait. Then last year our closest neighbor decided to adopt several feral cats, or as the shelter call them Barn Cats. The barn cats now roam onto our property too. We have not seen a rat or mouse since. We occasionally see the barn cats walking near our house. But, they are afraid of us, so if we call to them or make any movement towards them, they run. Our neighbors feed and water them. So we have no responsibility for their care. We just enjoy the benefits!
Wendy P says
I second the question, where are they getting the batting from? You probably don’t want to find out the answer to that question – good luck.
Jen says
Feral cats are the best! We must have at least 5 wandering around out here. We don’t feed them and they are all quite large..and I’ve yet to see a mouse running in the barn or any of our other buildings. If you are keeping socks 100% in the house, can you get a few outside cats?
deb myers says
4th question~~
has boots gotten [killed] mice in the sewing room… that you know of???
Joyce Barham says
When I first saw the picture of the batting, I immediately thought of SNOW and you living in MO. Ha ha! Does it ever snow in TX?