kevtheplumber Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Anyone know of a way to get rid of them, one was outside the run this morning and the hens made one hell of a noise, not sure everyone will be too pleased if that is a common early morning wake up call. Not a fan of cats as it is to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Hi Kev! I shut my girls in the cube at night for the very reason....Oscar my tabby cat likes to sit on top of the run King of the Castle stylee and this used to get the girls going at about 6am! Although neighbours said it was not a problem it was for me!!! You can buy sonic repellers from B&Q and I think they do some kind of pellet stuff but i am not sure of the content so maynot be suitable to sprinkle where your girls are. Some folks advocate coffee grounds, blood meal, cayenne pepper, lavender oil, lemon grass oil, citronella oil, peppermint oil and eucalyptus oil. I use plant sparyer filled with water and a few drops of citronella and eucalyptus to keep the flies away but this also keeps Oscar out of the run.....screws up his face as soon as he goes near Also there is a plant called Coleus Canina, also known as the "Pee-off plant" or the "Scaredy Cat" coleus which has been developed to deter cats. It releases a scent when they brush past that they don`t like. Perhaps put sone in a pot near the run? Not sure if it would stand up to the chooks though! Finanlly Frosts at Brampton stock Lion Poo! the idea being that the scent from a larger more dominant cat will scare of the neighbourhood moggies. Not sure how smelly it is but may be worth a go! Can you tell I did my cat versus chook research pre chook keeping! Hope this helps! Em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtheplumber Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 ive got lion dung on the veg border and has worked really well for 2 years, the chickens are a few meters away from that, just had a look at the sonic things, do the chickens not get affected by it or is it just the cats, the cat in question is a young fiesty little thing, will sit in the road basically saying come on if you think your hard enough until you basically run it over, it was 7am this morning but we let them out as were up pretty early yesterday so not sure locking them in will make that much differance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 The other thing that I should of said is that if you let the girls out to free range they will claim the garden..........my three cats and six chooks share the garden. When the chooks first arrived the cats were very interested in them.....after good while of supervised free ranging the cats became un-interested int he chooks and vice versa. The only time there is commotion is when Fizz falls alseep sunbathing and Oscar the tabby sunbathes beside her. OSH goes into protective mode and BOK BOK BOKS!!! making oscar dash and Fizz jump up and BOK back Molly and Fizz passing each other.....total dis-interest! OH has just mentioned the Cat Scarecrow that we looked at.......it is a sensor that squirts water when it senses movement.....we didn`t bother with it as obviously we want OUR cats in the garden but maybe an option for you You would have to turn it off when the chooks are free ranging though. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SCARECROW-CAT-HERON-DETERRENT-PROTECT-KOI-FISH-POND_W0QQitemZ260430431556QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Garden_Plants_Weed_Pest_Control_CV?hash=item3ca2dd0544&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A6%7C72%3A1683%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A24 They also do a much smaller version which runs on AA batteries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 OH has just mentioned the Cat Scarecrow that we looked at.......it is a sensor that squirts water when it senses movement.....we didn`t bother with it as obviously we want OUR cats in the garden but maybe an option for you You would have to turn it off when the chooks are free ranging though. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SCARECROW-CAT-HERON-DETERRENT-PROTECT-KOI-FISH-POND_W0QQitemZ260430431556QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Garden_Plants_Weed_Pest_Control_CV?hash=item3ca2dd0544&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A6%7C72%3A1683%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A24 They also do a much smaller version which runs on AA batteries I wonder if this would be any good for foxes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 All our neighbourhood cats, including my two hunters are scared witless of the chooks. I wouldn't mind, but I have bantams and miniatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Just been out and about and just thought I would let you know Kev, that Roxton Garden Centre have the scardey cat plant for a bargain £1.99! oooh and B&Q sell the cat scarecrow thingy for £24.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtheplumber Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 cheers for that may just go and get a few plants for now, see how that goes, my girlfriend isnt too keen on me using the catapult from the window technique..............................joking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 you could use the hose or a water pistol!! the plant are with the herbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yolky Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Is this the first time your girls have seen the cat? If so they will get used to her quite quickly. I had a fox and her 3 cubs playing in the garden a couple of weeks ago, right outside their run and the chooks didn't even bat an eye lid.....however when they met my new guineas who were in their run you would have thought that the guineas were some sort of monsters, the chooks made a right song and dance about it lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtheplumber Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 yesterday morning was the first time they had seen the cat, it turned up this morning, little less noise and after id got rid they settled down quicker, cat turned up at 9am today which was better than 7am yesterday, hope mine settle down with the cat as they are quite loud when they get going, do you think it would make any difference if i borrowed a cat on a lead and just walked it around the cage for an hour? my mums looks very similar to the cat we have had in the garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
