batcatz Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Hi all, just a warning to be aware of the neighbourhood cats if you let your girls freerange supervised or unsupervised. One pounced on my silkie yesterday. Luckily, she is fine and only lost a small handfull of feathers. It was lucky that I was already near the end of the garden (it's only about 50 or 60ft long) as I couldn't see two of my hens and they were being very quiet. Next thing I heard a loud bok bok panic noise from the silkie, but I couldn't see her anywhere. Then she appeared closely followed a cat that had jumped out of the bushes, then pounced onto my silkie. It happened really quickly and I thought it was a fox at first. If I hadn't been there I am sure this cat would have hurt her badly. My cats are scared of the chickens, so are my immediate neighbours' cats. This was a cat I've seen around, but lives quite a few doors away. So always make sure your hens are in sight.... errr a bit like children I guess. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I have problems with cats too. Try filling a spray bottle with water and then when you see cats near your chooks you can spray the cats with water. They'll soon get the message and go away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenna_family Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 All the cats around where I live including mine are petrified of our chickens, they wont go in the garden anymore. My chickens are like little guard dogs, they even chase the little sparrows too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
