great shot.I have chickens too, and a large hanging feeder. Lay pellets are available 24/7. Odd thing though,Last year there seem to be a lot more rats than this year. Last year, on any given night, I could sit out on my patio and here them climbing the chicken wire pretty regularly. Maybe 2 or 3 every hour.This year, I don't hear them on the wire at all. I know they are still there,... I see the poop.Guess I'm going to have to set up the ding-dongers and see it I can do a little "harvesting".