On Feb 8, 2008, at 9:14 AM, Don Bowen KI6DIU wrote:
Does your chicken moat in any way discourage moles?
I don't recall any connection. It might have been the case, as I do
not recall mole problems during the years I had the moat. During
daylight hours when the hens are out there looking for groceries they
will run and peck at anything that moves, including dirt. Moles work
in darkness. I don't know if they feed more at night or daytime.
Perhaps temperature affects them. Sunlight should not be a factor
otherwise.
This last fall, as I finished the new garden watering system I was
pestered by a mole digging through all the loose dirt I had created by
ditching for the pipes. I chained a bent grader blade behind the
garden tractor and pulled it up and down the main path to smooth it. A
mole kept digging and re-digging his tunnel, making a ridge through
the pathway, ruining my perfectionist work.