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[007Sean]

Howdy Kathy Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Thanks for joining us!

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Good morning Kathy and welcome to the BYC flock!!!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello, Kathy, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
If you free range your flock, predator losses are inevitable. But the chickens quality of life is better.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community! Best wishes and have lots of fun!

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Hello! Welcome to BYC!!

 

[N F C]

Hi Kathy, it's nice to have you here!

 

[drumstick diva]

So glad you joined us at Backyard Chickens

 

[Leahs Coop]

Hello and welcome to Backyard Chickens! It's great to have you here with us.

 

[mountainchickens]

Hi!
I think having chickens is definitely possible I wouldn't worry about your cats too much though, once they're grown. Our cats are absolutely terrified of our chickens.

 

[Celticdragonfly]

Welcome to BYC!

I agree with the try free range time with supervision. I do that with my chickens - because I worry about hawks and such - and one of our cats comes out all the time, and another occasionally.

The cats were able to see into the brooder when the chicks were little and inside, and knew they were ours, and never have threatened any chicken. YMMV, can't guarantee that'd be true for yours. At this point, our head pullet chases Tybalt-the-cat on a regular basis - she'll go jump up on a chair he's on just to go out of her way to chase him, and he runs. When nobody's hassling him, sometimes he likes to go curl up in a nest box. I was joking today that the coop is the harim and he is the eunuch guard.