Would neighborhood cats be considered predators? We lost 2 of our girls today and the only animals we've seen near the birds are neighborhood cats. One the head Is missing the other was torn to shreds. Not even eaten. Looks like a sport kill.
I'm a crazy animal person. I know it is just about kitten season, and I also know I have a few stray cats in my neighborhood. Most of them are intact. I want to start a TNR program because of my local shelter always has a bunch of cats,(It's a kill shelter) and I know the outcome for a lot of...
So we have 1, 7-week old chick and 4, 1- week old chicks. The cat is kept away from the 1 week olds, but has been around my 7 week old (under watchful eye) since she was 2 weeks old. Usually she bats at her. Lately I have noticed them chase each other around. But lately (with the warm weather)...
I've had a blind hen for a year now, she's been acting fine (except for the fact she's blind) and nothing seemed wrong other than her beak had started to overgrow.
I've had this cat since last July. Very friendly and seemed plump and healthy as usual.
This morning I walk outside to do chores...
I know this is a long shot with so many cats in need of homes but this guy is really special: if you or anyone you know is looking for a super sweet barn cat in southwestern New Mexico let me know!
A feral adopted me but I already have a 16 yr old indoor rescue kitty and she is not too happy...
I have a male cat about 13 y/o. Having a serious problem vomiting. Several times a day. Switched his food from grain related ingredients like suggestions from experts and it helped for a couple days.. some. I am at a loss and trying to avoid another costly fee from a veterinarian.
Although the...
Hi, I have a 10 year old Australian Shepherd who's pretty active and a 12 year old tabby cat who has skills as a hunter. Rose, my dog, has seen chickens in my neighborhood as we walk around and is interested but never on the other side of the fence with them. How do you recommend I introduce...
So I thought the whole purpose of a rooster, well, other than making babies, was to protect the flock. Well my stupid cat decided to have a blast attacking my chickens today while I was gone and two of my hens have minor injuries, a little bit of blood above their beaks and the poor things...
I was sleeping, everything was locked up when my two dogs (Stella Black Golden-doodle Left in profile pic, Riley Shichon Right in pic) started barking. I ignored then and went beck to sleep. Eventually they would stop then start back up again. The fourth time they began barking I sat up in my...
My cat has had two liters of kittens before both of which were given new loving homes. My cat is a very affectionate cat and since I’m not at home all day I wanted to get her a new friend. Fortunately, my neighbours cat had kittens about a month ago and I was going to get one of them. Do you...
1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I do not have any chickens right now. We have had chickens at our old farm years ago. We currently have ducks, rabbits, dogs and a cat.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
We have 8 ducks right now. (We lost our family...
Had one of those tower things that are sticky for catching flies. It was old so I put it in a garbage bag. Then I got busy doing other things. The kitten got into the bag. He got the sticky tower off himself but left a lot of fur. Problem is that he has that sticky stuff all over him...
Hello fellow chicken lovers!
I have always wanted Chickens but didn't have the finance or opertunity! Then 2 weeks ago a friend of a friend was looking for a forever home for for what she thought was a hen but had grown a red quiff! See I'm that new to chickens that I haven't learned the...
I'm curious if anyone here has made home-made cat food out of old, non-productive chickens.
My problem is that I eat very little meat, and the rest of my family probably won't be enthusiastic about eating homegrown meat. But my cats have never turned down meat before, so this seems like an...