Does keeping chickens attract rodents?
It is food that attracts rodents, not the birds. If you have wild bird feeders in your garden, you run the same risk. Only give the birds the amount they will eat, don’t leave feed scattered around. Keep all stored feed in covered containers, bins or barrels. Watch the ground for animal trails and if spotted use some kind of pest control. Cats and (well trained) dogs allowed to wander through the pens may pick up on vermin trails and hunt them. Vermin can scent the presence of cats and dogs which is a possible deterrent.
