Dizzy-Deb Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Good thing I was there too, chickens were happily enjoying a dust bath, when he jumped from the 6ft fence into the area they have for free ranging in. It happened so quick. I was aware that he was lurking around but didnt expect him to jump in. Needless to say I grabbed him first before any damage was done. Just goes to show how quickly these things happen, and if I hadnt been there I dread to think of what the outcome would have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 I am sure the cat would have been worse off if the hens had attacked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy-Deb Posted September 17, 2010 Author Share Posted September 17, 2010 It did cross my mind they might try to eat him, they are such hungry little peckers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Yes, good job you saved him - the hens would have had a field day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the bradley bunch Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 yep, if your girls are anything like mine then it was the cat you saved rather than the chooks! our cat max is terrified of our ex-bat lulu, who chases everything from the neighbourhood cats to the visiting squirrels out of our garden on a daily basis! she didn't fancy her chances against our family of swans of though..especially when they got out of the water to eat some grass and she saw the size of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 My cats are scared of the chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolateeclaire Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Two of the neighbours tom cats were having a fight round the back of my WIR - my cats were hiding away but Miss Marple was having none of it - especially near HER house. So she weighed in beak out wings flapping and after a startled look both Tom cats legged it!! Claire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Yes, good job you saved him - the hens would have had a field day! Yes - normally that would be the case - but my chickens seem to almost go into a coma when they're dust bathing (won't even come out for their treat bowl sometimes) - so probably just as well you were there. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 My cat Tricky got a good clucking off as she walked past Beakers today. The chickens rule the roost in our garden! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoxy Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 (edited) I accidently locked Rose our 14 week old kitten in with our 14 girls the other night...I expected to find bits of kitten every where but instead she just looked at me from behind a crowd of hens and trotted out as happy as can be She also plays in the free ranging area all the time...she and the girls get on famously Edited September 19, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 It is definitely Chickens at least 6, cats nil in our house! Even the bantams, yes, even the ridiculous-looking Gwladys (according to DH - I think she's cute), the silkie frizzle, can intimidate the cats at will, although how she can see them with her top-knot in her eyes is beyond me! Indeed, I think the cats' credibility with the local feline population is much higher than it should be thanks to the protection afforded by the chickens.... Our cats are pretty lazy and incompetent when it comes to fighting, mind you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
