How Are Your Cats with the New Chicks?

[Manda0227]

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We have 2 Cornish Rex's, one of them was curious, and got close enough (with me there) and got his paws pecked at- by 3 day old chicks. He stayed up on top of the refrigerator for an hour or so!

now he wants nothing to do with them. The other one is super curious, but he also got his paws pecked, and he's more content with watching than actually interacting! They're both more interested in the heat lamp! I think if I had that set up just hanging over a spot on the floor- Id find them both there. They're like snakes, and "bask".

 

[imthedude]

our cat could care less about the girls. they're 6 weeks old and getting to be good sized, and the cat's 13 years old and seems to be shrinking. maybe that has something to do with it.

 

[Makenziejh]

When my chickens were still chicks, I kept them in one of our back rooms with the door closed. The cats were not aloud in at ALL. The only time I let them into was when they were big enough to peck at them if the cats tryed to get at them. Aft3er they went outside, my chickens and cats managed to live in peace

 

[La_TomboyGirl]

Our 2 yr old indoor Siamese mix, "Pretty", is the most mellow & wel-behaved cat I 've ever seen! She's scared to death of the chicks. Runs for the hills every time I go to open up the brooder...LOL

 

[scrambledmess]

My cat paid about as much attention to the chicks as she did our parakeets... while secured. She has always ignored them IF she can't get at them. The keets got out 1 time and she turned into "kill the keet death ninja" kitty. Luckly we were faster then her. I didn't worry about her while the chicks were secured with heavy wire over their brooder. But whenever I was messing with cleaning, changing water or feeding, my cat always woke up and patiently waited for any opportunity.....

 

[MissJenny]

First of all, if no one has yet welcomed you, let me be the first.

My cat is 18, but if anything could turn her back into Killer Kitty it would be a box of chicks, so I plan to build a screened lid for the brooder. My brooder has a plexi-glass front so she'll be able to see them... we'll see if this is a good idea.

Jenny

 

[bantybev]

I would never, ever trust my cats in the same room with the chicks unless the lid to the brooder is clamped, or fastened down. Same goes for my other birds. Even in their cages, the cats are not allowed in the room they are in without a human in the room. Cat saliva is harmful and can be fatal to birds.
Cats commonly have Pasteurella bacteria as part of their natural flora. While this bacteria is ubiquitous in cats and does them no harm, it is DEADLY to birds. Even if you cat just bats your bird or gets saliva on your bird, you could end up with a dead bird. Google cat saliva and birds sometime.
I am over cautious since getting my african Grey and told about the bacteria from a vet.

 

[sunflowerenvy]

ihave 5 cats from 7 monthes old to 5yrs and the chick was in the living room n them and when the chick curp during the day with a light on my older cats went to looking at them but my 7 monthes old put her paw in the cages and got peck and came back and went after the chicks. move the chicks into master bedroom and she still stratch the door to go in there to watch them grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr do not like teeenager cats lol

 

[Domestic_goddess]

I have 5 cats and they would kill a chick in a second if they got the chance! I have one cat that will kill and it baby birds....so I never trust them.