Balancing Corporate & Homesteading Lifestyles
Cluck Kent Reports: The Great Mouse Invasion!
🦸♂️ Cluck Kent, your fearless field reporter, here with a breaking story straight from the henhouse — and folks, it’s a squeaker. 🐭
It all started when Mildred the Maran noticed something strange: her scratch grain supply was shrinking faster than usual. And not because of overenthusiastic pecking! Suspicious, she organized a stakeout with the help of Henrietta (Head of Coop Security) and yours truly, Cluck Kent. 🕵️♂️🐔
At precisely 2:17 AM, the culprit was spotted — a tiny mouse, sneaking in through a gap under the feed room door, stuffing its cheeks with stolen seeds!
At first, some of the flock thought it was harmless.
"Oh, it’s just one little mouse," clucked Penny the Polish.
"Maybe he’s just cold and hungry."
But friends, that’s where the danger begins! 🛑🐭
Mice don't just nibble a little grain — they bring big trouble with them:
- 🦠 Bacteria and parasites
- 🐛 Worm eggs and coccidia
- 🧫 Contamination of feed and water
- 🎯 Attraction of even bigger predators (hello, snakes!)
Lucky for us, Weekend Homesteaders had biosecurity measures in place, and we jumped into action!
🛡️ Cluck Kent’s Emergency Coop Response Plan:
✔️ Feed stored in sealed metal bins — no midnight snack raids for this mouse!
✔️ Coop cracks sealed and holes patched up tight.
✔️ Feeders lifted off the ground at night to discourage visitors.
✔️ Daily coop checks for any signs of pests — because an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!
✔️ Fresh water refilled and cleaned daily — no mouse-contaminated sips for our peeps!
🐓 Final Thoughts from the Coop Beat:
Biosecurity isn’t just about keeping germs off your boots — it’s about protecting your flock from every tiny invader, feathered, furred, or otherwise. 🐾
One little mouse can cause one big headache if you’re not paying attention.
So button up those feed bins, fix those cracks, and stay one step ahead of the squeaky intruders!
Until the next breaking news from the coop,
— Cluck Kent
Defender of the Flock • Watchdog of the Roost • Mouse Patrol Commander 🦸♂️🐔
