New Member Dec 2020

[KittyWhips]

That is a very difficult question to answer, IMO, to many variables that could end up very poorly for your chicken if anything happens and no one is around.

Depending on your cat, most likely it wont hunt your chicken as a source of food. Could your chicken at some point surprise and or startle your cat to make it lash out and or bite your chicken? Yes. Intentionally? No, just how animals can react in that type of situation. Then you have a hurt chicken to doctor.

It would be a very wonderful thing if all our pets would get along perfectly with other animals and no issues. Unfortunately it's not a perfect situation and the risk is always there for something bad to happen. Best of luck.

Thank you! As I explained to my stubborn husband,lol, I would never let my chicken wonder through the house unattended, unless I put the cats in the bedroom for a little while. My cats and dogs have always nurtured and loved kittens we have rescued, which 2 of the 3 cats we have are those rescued kittens. I plan on having a secure place for the chicken to be in the event I can't be in the same room or have to go out, and even then I would keep her in a locked room. I trust my cats and dogs while I am right there with them, especially the dogs, but accidents DO happen and I have thought of everything to keep my girl safe. But it is no fun having issues with a spouse over a new pet. I know once he held her in his arms he'd fall in love, but right now he can't see it, he fears her being hurt or killed, which of course is my biggest fear and the reason for all the research I am doing by asking all you experienced owners these questions.
In my newbie mind I feel that since my dogs and cats love babies, if she comes to us as a baby they will love her and as she grows up she won't be seen as a strange new adult creature in the home to investigate and be overly curious. Ugh, men! j/k guys

 

[chrissynemetz]

I've always had cats around my chickens. In my experience, they'll kill young chicks, but they don't bother the adults.

 

[416bigbore]

@KittyWhips Understandable, each situation is different with people and their pets being around poultry and or different animals. It's very sad and heart breaking to read some of the posts where people end up with an injured bird because their family dog had just bit their duck and that dog has never done anything like that before because it is so friendly, Bah, Bah, Bah, Bah, Bah.

IMO, people need to understand that animals can be unpredictably at any time for any reason, family pet or not. Best of luck and please keep us posted if your pet chicken makes it in the house.