jesschicken24 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 So, we've been finishing off our walk in chicken run today and while we were out we thought we might as well let the girls out to free range. I'd just finished drilling a hole and looked up just in time to see a neighboring cat jump from the top of the fence onto two of our girls. It manage to get a mouthful of feathers before our girls got in a few good pecks and I started chasing it down the drive (drill still in hand). Needless to say, I'm looking forward to finishing the run off tomorrow! I will also be digging my boyfriends old water gun from the garage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill2b Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Jess They are not all bad, our 2 cats get on well with our 3 chickens, and our neighbours cat who is good friends with ours and is quite a tough lady is quite scared of our two leggers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesschicken24 Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 Don't get me wrong, I actually really like cats but the sooner this one learns that my chickens are off the menu, the happier we both will be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill2b Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 See if this works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bill2b Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 This was today, we put out some Layers Pellets soaked in Tuna Brine and oil, Bart the cat was pretty interested. The girls did pretty well as well. Wardrobe = Orange one Betty = Black Mutha = Large Grey lady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Was watching our young Vorwerk chase our Ginger tom cat this afternoon. Unfortunately not all cats are same and your neighbour's sound particularly vicious - I wonder if it's an un-neutered tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill2b Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Was watching our young Vorwerk chase our Ginger tom cat this afternoon. Unfortunately not all cats are same and your neighbour's sound particularly vicious - I wonder if it's an un-neutered tom. and is quite a tough lady is quite scared of our two leggers No Pheobie is tough as nails if any other cats come anywhere near our gardens but otherwise she is quite timid. She often pops round for a meal and a sleep but keeps well away from the girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesschicken24 Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 Most of the cats seem to have stayed away since we got our chickens but not this one. He likes to sit on top of the garage or one of the fences watching them when they are in the run. This was the first time he's been there while they've been out though . As I said in my first post, it managed to get a mouthful of feathers before it was chased off but when I opened the coop this morning there was a load more inside and a few in the run. Do you think they are okay? They shouldn't be having a proper molt till next year and they already had a mini one in August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesschicken24 Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 Back for round 2 today. Chased him into next doors garden with a water pistol but he was too fast, grrrr! My girls are still losing feathers after the last time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
