A Better Mousetrap

This past weekend we woke up to find two dead field mice floating in the chicken's water bowl which was left out overnight. The water level was low so we assume the mice came to drink, fell in, and couldn't get out. Not the most humane way to kill mice, but no pesticides either. We tossed the mouse corpses into the woods but then remorse turned to hilarity as a chicken chase ensued with the hens competing with each other for the novelty prize (don't worry, they didn't eat the mice). In case you'd like to try this yourself, the bucket wasn't anything special...something like this: