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TBH I don't think you should allow your cats to wander over your neighbours plots. Are you sure that everyone on the site is OK with them ? I know I wouldn't be. As for mice, I've used traps in my home but on the plot it is much more live and let live. The average domestic cat can't catch a rat, they have to be pretty hard feral cats and been taught how to do it by their mother. They seem to catch a fair few birds though.Sorry if this offends. Cats on a leash, just like dogs, I'm afraid :-(
Something needs to be done about your neighbour's scattering of rat poison. Not only is it a danger to all mammals but birds too, especially if it is made up of corn. What would worry me too would be that the poison could wash out onto his plants.
Bird seed isn't a good idea on an allotment. The birds it will attract will also eat peas and other seeds, I'd personally be tempted to hang someone doing anything that attracted say pigeons unless they were also then trapping them and throwing them into a shredder/under a steam-roller/pie.... If you could attract swifts and martins it'd be good though.... you don't want bee-eaters either BTWchrisc
bird feeders will attract rats, and their urine all over your food ain't nice! bird feed is very high in fat and starch, and of high food value to radents.
Quote from: chriscross1966 on November 05, 2010, 22:32:01Bird seed isn't a good idea on an allotment. The birds it will attract will also eat peas and other seeds, I'd personally be tempted to hang someone doing anything that attracted say pigeons unless they were also then trapping them and throwing them into a shredder/under a steam-roller/pie.... If you could attract swifts and martins it'd be good though.... you don't want bee-eaters either BTWchriscPigeons don't seem to bother with my plot. Birds I've seen, and which I'm happy to see are robins, blue tits, black-caps and the odd woodpecker. The robins wait for me to throw them the worms I've dug up. Pigeons and magpies tend to meet at the coffee machine (or waterbutts). They congregate and no doubt discuss the best plots to raid and recent meals they've had. ;D ::)