This darn black cat has been hanging around our house for awhile now. Other close by neighbors have even asked if we had a black cat. Today, the main flock was free ranging when I hear Isaac set up the alarm on the front of the house. When I run around the deck and look over, about ten of my hens and Isaac were advancing as a group on this cat, who is looking pretty unsettled by this point. Isaac has never been this close to any cat before, though some of my older girls will remember the last stray that took up residence in years past.
I call my DH who comes running and as soon as he sees the scene below us, the cat becomes more nervous and lunges and spits at the group. The entire group, with Isaac leading the way, beats feet outta there at top speed, all except for three hens, LOL. Neela and Alice, my blue Rocks, and Fern, one of my younger BR hens, aren't intimidated by the cat at all and continue to advance on it. I went down the steps and around the house and remember that I have a camera in my pocket so I whip it out and start snapping pics. That darn cat is looking at me like, "Hey, a little help here would be appreciated!". My DH comes around about this time with his pellet gun, only pumped up a little, and shoots at a big oak behind the cat to scare it off and it scoots off to parts unknown. I'm unhappy about this new resident since I have some 3 week old chicks who will be going outside from time to time in their new pen, which we will be covering, but it isn't done yet. And this stupid cat just waits for garbage to be put out that we can't fit into the can. I am not at all sure about this guy with my chickens, though none of the strays we've had in the past ever bothered them. I hope that if the cat actually has a screaming hen down that Isaac will go his roosterly duty, but he was a bit humiliated today, if you ask me, LOL.
I call my DH who comes running and as soon as he sees the scene below us, the cat becomes more nervous and lunges and spits at the group. The entire group, with Isaac leading the way, beats feet outta there at top speed, all except for three hens, LOL. Neela and Alice, my blue Rocks, and Fern, one of my younger BR hens, aren't intimidated by the cat at all and continue to advance on it. I went down the steps and around the house and remember that I have a camera in my pocket so I whip it out and start snapping pics. That darn cat is looking at me like, "Hey, a little help here would be appreciated!". My DH comes around about this time with his pellet gun, only pumped up a little, and shoots at a big oak behind the cat to scare it off and it scoots off to parts unknown. I'm unhappy about this new resident since I have some 3 week old chicks who will be going outside from time to time in their new pen, which we will be covering, but it isn't done yet. And this stupid cat just waits for garbage to be put out that we can't fit into the can. I am not at all sure about this guy with my chickens, though none of the strays we've had in the past ever bothered them. I hope that if the cat actually has a screaming hen down that Isaac will go his roosterly duty, but he was a bit humiliated today, if you ask me, LOL.
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