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I seen one simular... "Forget the dog, beware the cat" LOL!
And Daphne, sounds good.... I understand. For the record, though... I have a doggie door in the back and the cats can come in and out as they please, but they rather all just stay outside except for the 3-5 coldest days of the year. I even built cat shelves that go up the walls in the basement for them to climb and sleep on. I can't believe I'm putting this online... yes, I go through major pains to keep the cats happy.
Oh and I have one that sleeps with the chickens. Yep. I have species confused animals. The goat goes to bed at dusk and eats flock raiser. The cat sleeps with the chickens. And I have a chicken that is BFF with the goat. Cat that thinks it's a dog and dogs who think they are human. Only the rabbit knows it's a rabbit. lol
It is called "Noah's Arc Syndrome."
I have a cat that stays in the hen house while they are out foraging. Had one horse who's BFF was a goose. The goose would stand under him for shade and they ate together. Another horse had a goat das it's BFF. If separated one of them would call until the other came running. (goat buddies is a common thing with those who show horses letting them travel with them to keep them calm) One of my cats tries to "mother"my chicks when they are little. If one gets out he retrieves it and brings to me. He has a really "soft" mouth. My dogs best friend was one of out barn cats which also would lay on the horses backs. AND I use to raise domestic capped rats for school projects in classes. One got out and after a month of looking happen to see him coming out of the goat hutch to eat with them. Animal species do not seem to have boundaries all the time. Glad to find I am not the only one to have this type activity on my farm.
Bario...I remember your dog from the poultry show. He was beautiful.
I have an adult neutered orange tabby that may have to find a new home. He is the old fashioned type with the long nose and heavy body...big cat! Really laid back. He loves on the other cats but for some reason all he wants to do is fight with my personal cat who is a little thing and I have had to treat 3 bite wounds on her already. He comes indoors sometimes and spends the night but he loves being outdoors. We inherited him from some people up the road who moved off and left him. He was already spending most of the day here anyway so it became permanent. Other than my cat he doesn't bother dogs and has not shown any real interest in the chickens. He has run after a couple but was not much effort to it. The chickens actually kinda blew him off.
I NEVER have mice in my hen house barn or house due to my cats.
So...if anyone is interested PM me.
