Cats and quail

[cathalmire]

Hi im sure you all have a similar problem with cats. Lastnight one of my birds got attacked an near pulled through chicken wire of the pen. She is luck to be alive but got bad scratched, is there any other free way of keeping cats away without spending money on sprayers and other gadgets? Iv put clear pvc round it now for the time being.

I bought silent roar ment to be good to deter cats.. hopfully but if does not work the birds are protected as iv put clear pvc over the mesh so light still gets in. Seems to work.

 

[allenw]

Killing of a invader should be a last resort. Always aim to stop the invader from entering if at all possible.

At the end of the day, this cat is likely someones pet and this comes with two implications - they will miss their pet if you kill it, and they might take revenge on you/your birds if they find out it was you.

And besides, anything a cat can do, a racoon can do too. It's going to be a long uphill battle against the wildlife population if you go the killing route.

If the cat is someone's pet it should be kept at home not allowed to be another roaming ditch cougar.

 

[Battlepants]

If the cat is someone's pet it should be kept at home not allowed to be another roaming ditch cougar.

I agree with you that cats should be kept inside however my post was to point out that the views of simply killing the cat is short sighted. Another predator will come along sooner or later and the same situation will happen. People also tend to take revenge against people who kill their pets. You don't want to be starting a neighborhood feud if a little hardware cloth could resolve the situation.

 

[allenw]

I agree with you that cats should be kept inside however my post was to point out that the views of simply killing the cat is short sighted. Another predator will come along sooner or later and the same situation will happen. People also tend to take revenge against people who kill their pets. You don't want to be starting a neighborhood feud if a little hardware cloth could resolve the situation.

I can agree with that.

 

[ChickenSheriff]

.22 short is very quiet and can be fired from a .22lr chamber. Just an interesting fact for BYC.

Sometimes people on the internet find out where you live if you hurt pets and buy some .22 short, which I hear are very quiet, but not for shooting animals. Just an interesting fact for you

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Are you threatening somebody? With a .22 short? Lol

 

[cathalmire]

Cats near me are getting on my nerves..i had had no trouble for a while then they jumped at the door latch opened the door somehow letting the Quail out. Lucky i got them all back. So had bought new locks