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Yeah, I was kinda planning on keeping my own, nice, socialized barn kittens in an alive condition.
Also, we enjoy sleeping at night.
The poultry will be free range when they get a bit bigger, and the dogs are free range.
Rabies is enzootic in the central Appalachians, and cats are the most common exposure vector to humans. Students and clients come here for lessons with their dogs. I particularly selected my two kittens for their steady temperaments and ability to handle dogs well, neither attacking nor bolting on sight.
I'm willing to bet that feral fecundity is lower -- with a shorter breeding season and fewer litters per year -- in NS than here, where they breed like guppies.
The two youngsters seem to have a handle on their mousing duties already -- no rodents out in the barn at all. But frankly, I'd rather put up with a few rodents than even a small colony of untamed cats.
I once lived in an urban neighborhood where an elderly neighbor "maintained" a colony of ferals. The noise and stink were epic in the summer, and the cats were always suffering from eye diseases.
Also, we enjoy sleeping at night.
The poultry will be free range when they get a bit bigger, and the dogs are free range.
Rabies is enzootic in the central Appalachians, and cats are the most common exposure vector to humans. Students and clients come here for lessons with their dogs. I particularly selected my two kittens for their steady temperaments and ability to handle dogs well, neither attacking nor bolting on sight.
I'm willing to bet that feral fecundity is lower -- with a shorter breeding season and fewer litters per year -- in NS than here, where they breed like guppies.
The two youngsters seem to have a handle on their mousing duties already -- no rodents out in the barn at all. But frankly, I'd rather put up with a few rodents than even a small colony of untamed cats.
I once lived in an urban neighborhood where an elderly neighbor "maintained" a colony of ferals. The noise and stink were epic in the summer, and the cats were always suffering from eye diseases.
