Hi Rich, I’m in a similar position, although I’ve only seen two rats at the most, and the bigger one chased the smaller one.
It seems hogs and rats are active around the same time, about an hour after dusk and an hour before dawn.
I put my hog food out about 9.45pm. She tends to come out between 9.50 and 10.15. Once she’s been to the tray, she stays for 10 minutes or so, then toddled off. Once I’m sure she’s gone I bring the tray in. That way, you are only feeding her and not the rats.
The one time I left the food out, due to having an early night, I was awake at 4am the next morning, and she visited again at about 4.10. She was eating, so even if a rat had visited, it didn’t eat much.
Once you take a rats food source away, it will move elsewhere
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