Help! Massacre, need revenge

[Elsveta641]

If your cat actually has decided to kill and transport chickens, punishment after the fact won't fix his behavior. Instant negative feedback DURING the bad behavior might matter to him, but nothing after the fact will relate to the joy he feels during the hunt and kill. If he's actually the culprit, rehoming him to a chickenless place, not nearby, is the alternative. Many rescue groups are out there, and with full disclosure, maybe another home can be found for him.
Did you catch him killing a chicken? Is it possible that he's taken over another critter's stash? Of course he'll be grad to eat chickens, and probably kill chicks, but most cats won't take on big birds.
Mary

He has not been caught red handed, but the spot I found pieces of all my dead birds is where I've found his kills before and he will also take treats like meat scraps to this place to eat it. I'd never thought a cat would try to kill a large chicken either. But what I have caught him in the act of before is chasing down and killing a raccoon slightly larger than himself. He did it for the fun of it, didn't eat a bite. I've always praised him for his killing because it's always been varmints. I just need to teach him chickens are not ok to kill

 

[Folly's place]

Cats are tricky to train, and the joy of the kill isn't related to anger over a dead body.
MAYBE setups with a chicken in a cage, and remote corrections that he doesn't relate to your presence? If shock or citronella collars are made for small dogs, or a carefully set up water hose? Talk to the Invisible Fence people, and behaviorists.
And, make sure he's fed well, although hunting, killing, and eating are actually separate behaviors in house cats.
Mary

 

[kissezmychicken]

.. Its got to have thumbs to open a latch... Sasquatch is most likely your serial killer.. I know that sounds nuts to a lot of people but i live in Washington State and i KNOW these are real and they are in your state too aned this is classic behavior..

 

[Elsveta641]

This is old as old gets but... Its got to have thumbs to open a latch... Sasquatch is most likely your serial killer

Seems like more of an alien abduction. I mean come on, be realistic

 

[2 many chickens]

Seems like more of an alien abduction. I mean come on, be realistic

Seems more of your birds died while cat was locked away, you said. Seems cat was never the killer. Poor cat.

Hey, here's some solid advice, stop free ranging your animals until the killer is caught? Or you'll keep losing birds daily.

 

[Elsveta641]

Seems more of your birds died while cat was locked away, you said. Seems cat was never the killer. Poor cat.

Hey, here's some solid advice, stop free ranging your animals until the killer is caught? Or you'll keep losing birds daily.

You must not have read the posts where I stated:
A- the cat was found to be either not guilty or not the only guilty animal.
B- The animals would be in 24hr lock up starting tomorrow.

 

[kissezmychicken]

Seems like more of an alien abduction. I mean come on, be realistic

I know not everyone believes and mocking me isnt really very nice nor is it necessary.. but anyway, it doesnt bother me that not everyone has had a reason to believe but this is their classic behavior.. As it is the raccoon..

 

[Elsveta641]

I know not everyone believes and mocking me isnt really very nice nor is it necessary.. but anyway, it doesnt bother me that not everyone has had a reason to believe but this is their classic behavior.. As it is the raccoon..

And saying that Sasquatch is our chicken killer is not mockery? Wether you believe in him or not, there ain't no sasquatch in rural Iowa cornfields. If you believe at least stick to canon ffs.
This entire forum is full of trolls. I enjoy a good troll myself, but I troll racists and bigots and peta. Not people who are losing pets and livestock and are genuinely asking for help from others.