Cat ate my chicken

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Hey, so I didn’t see Thomas come into my room when I was moving chicks from the incubator to the brooder, and he got one of my hatchlings. Is there any way to discourage this behavior? He doesn’t go after my older birds, and is practically the worst barn cat ever, I’m not sure what got into him, but I need advice.

 

[BackroadGirl57]

Hey, so I didn’t see Thomas come into my room when I was moving chicks from the incubator to the brooder, and he got one of my hatchlings. Is there any way to discourage this behavior? He doesn’t go after my older birds, and is practically the worst barn cat ever, I’m not sure what got into him, but I need advice.

I have a ginger named Thomas! Sometimes when I'm trying to get his attention I call him his full name, Thomas Magnum

 

[aart]

Hey, so I didn’t see Thomas come into my room when I was moving chicks from the incubator to the brooder, and he got one of my hatchlings. Is there any way to discourage this behavior? He doesn’t go after my older birds, and is practically the worst barn cat ever, I’m not sure what got into him, but I need advice.

Make sure the door is closed when handling the chicks?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Put a top over the brooder

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Make sure the door is closed when handling the chicks?

It was closed…. He’s so silent, and when he gets in he immediately runs under the bed and behind some boxes. It’s nearly impossible to tell when he is in. Can I train him to stay away from chicks, or do I just up my security measure?

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Put a top over the brooder

I have one, my back was turned for one second while I was picking up a chick.

 

[theoldchick]

Up your security measures.

 

[RoyalChick]

It was closed…. He’s so silent, and when he gets in he immediately runs under the bed and behind some boxes. It’s nearly impossible to tell when he is in. Can I train him to stay away from chicks, or do I just up my security measure?

Up your security measures is the only real option. That includes your personal awareness of when he follows you in through a door.

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

It was closed…. He’s so silent, and when he gets in he immediately runs under the bed and behind some boxes. It’s nearly impossible to tell when he is in. Can I train him to stay away from chicks, or do I just up my security measure?

Up your security measure. Ever heard the saying to “herd cats”? Well, it’s the same thing for training cats

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Up your security measures.

Ok. I still have a few hatching, will quadruple check that Tom is gone before I move them.