I never thought cats would actually go after Chickens and the 10 years. I’ve lived here and I’ve had chickens that never happened.

[lilofthestars]

Hello All
I’ve had Chickens for about 10 years now. I never had a problem with cats. They would walk through the gate and watch the chickens, but never bothered them at all. In the last week. I had two different cats trying to go after the chickens one was a stray and the rooster kind of scared him away, and then I found the poor thing dead. In my other side of my property broke my heart. He was disinboweled. Then I watch the neighbor’s cat go up and down the gate then squeeze through the gate went over by the chickens and the rooster was there. I have seven chickens and a rooster. my husband went out there and yelled at the cat so he jumped the gate. I have no idea who killed the other cat anybody else having problems like this?

 

[Ridgerunner]

I'm not going to comment on the cats and chickens, you are looking at them and I'm not. As far as the dead one, bobcat, fox, and coyote and others will all kill and eat cats if they can catch them. If you are not in the USA it could be other critters. But in the USA if a cat was disemboweled without parts being being eaten I'd suspect a dog. Dogs will kill for fun. My dog killed a skunk by disemboweling it.

 

[lilofthestars]

I'm not going to comment on the cats and chickens, you are looking at them and I'm not. As far as the dead one, bobcat, fox, and coyote and others will all kill and eat cats if they can catch them. If you are not in the USA it could be other critters. But in the USA if a cat was disemboweled without parts being being eaten I'd suspect a dog. Dogs will kill for fun. My dog killed a skunk by disemboweling it.

Thank you for your information and yes, we are in the USA in N. Florida

 

[Rillowen]

If you have a dog it may have actually killed the aggressive cat to protect your flock. Even dogs that get along with your cats like they are best friends will sometimes kill strays, especially of they show intent to harm what the dog considers yours.