Feral cats

[Irishmom80]

My neighbor has cats, and since he will not spay or neuter what he has we have a constant growth of cats. And they feral. Plus he insists on feeding any outside cats in the neighborhood. Normally it is not a problem as my dogs run our yard and they are not stupid enough to come into the yard. But 2 tomcats have discovered that there is another way to get to them. I thought that my outside run that is attached to my coop was safe but they are are going over the roof and pushing through where it is attached to the building. Any ideas on how to run them off?

 

[Folly's place]

If these cats can get into your coop or run, so can any other predator! Best to fix this ASAP, so there are no openings larger than 1/2" anywhere.
Tomcat urine smells amazing, not good. They may be hunting rodents, a good thing, but might try small chickens, not good.
Your neighbor isn't being neighborly, and being over run with feral cats isn't a good thing.
Find a cat rescue group if possible, and start live trapping these kitties. Maybe your veterinarian knows where they can go, call around.
And all this free food will also bring opossums, raccoons, rats, every other critter, also really not good, from a disease risk situation for your critters and you.
Mary

 

[nuthatched]

Motion sensor sprinkler.

 

[McChooky]

We have a few feral cats but the bob cats and owls or coyotes control their population .When they have no where to run and hide they won't hang around. I have a tarp hanging on the door to my run so nothing can see inside whether its open or closed.

 

[Toad9000]

In my experience cats keep coming back no matter what, they're territorial like that. I feed 'em a .22 if they pose a risk to my flock. It happens to dogs that run wild and harass livestock no question. I don't see anything that makes a cat different.

 

[ABQ chicken keeper]

We have a few feral cats but the bob cats and owls or coyotes control their population .When they have no where to run and hide they won't hang around. I have a tarp hanging on the door to my run so nothing can see inside whether its open or closed.

There are no feral dogs or cats in our neighborhood because of wild critters. We do have a herd of wild/free roaming/feral horses we are currently dealing with.