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  1. Ruralhideaway

    Training cats to leave chickens alone

    Makes males stay home too
  2. Ruralhideaway

    Training cats to leave chickens alone

    An orange Manx at that! Great color in that breed, always good cats. Stunning Aussie as well. @GldnValleyHens I guess I'd be shocked if it didn't work out fine in the end. Are you going to get them fixed? I actually think it calms the boys down a bit. No impression on the females, they...
  3. Ruralhideaway

    Training cats to leave chickens alone

    He's very round like a Manx! Pretty darn cute too.
  4. Ruralhideaway

    Training cats to leave chickens alone

    Aren't Manx great! I've had them my whole life. They keep finding me. None right now though sadly.
  5. Ruralhideaway

    Training cats to leave chickens alone

    I think that's true. I think it's really a matter of training the chickens to be confident around the cats.
  6. Ruralhideaway

    Training cats to leave chickens alone

    I wonder if you try holding a kitten while feeding treats? So they are approaching the cat.
  7. Ruralhideaway

    Training cats to leave chickens alone

    My chickens don't do that even though they are babies. I speculate its because the cats go into the coop where the birds can't run away.
  8. Ruralhideaway

    Training cats to leave chickens alone

    My cats hunt for fun, they have free choice cat food plus leftovers (including chicken :)). The males do nothing much except face down possums and skunks and guard kittens. The females fixed or not hunt daily. I wouldn't trust the big males especially with little chicks alone under say 10...
  9. Ruralhideaway

    Training cats to leave chickens alone

    I let the kittens right in the coop with the young chickens. One kitten at a time, they get pecked pretty quick and it's over. In the chickens territory where they can't flee they stop looking like prey. This kitten really wants that fermented feed but you see who's eating it!
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