Predator? Pest! Chickens vs Cat *New Cat (??) Appeared*

[Cetawin]

You know my mantra.

If it is near The Suedenator, kill it.

At least it is not on your front porch. LOL

 

[speckledhen]

It was between the the main coop and Suede's pen, but all birds were still inside. Yeah, told DH to have weapons ready. This is twice it's been near that coop. I would love to get a better look at it, though. It better not be on my porch!

 

[Cetawin]

Oh yes it must be killed, I shall not have Suede upset

I won't have it I say. Give him a big ole squeeze for me.

 

[speckledhen]

It took awhile to calm him down. After Ike started the alarm and I went out the door, they all started up with Suede's voice heard over all the others. His window faces Isaac's window, so he saw it very clearly, too. Makes me very glad my bantam pen is covered with welded wire!

 

[Cetawin]

aaahhhhhh

bad kitty bad bad bad Poor Suede

 

[speckledhen]

You know, the only cat I know of that could be that large would be a Maine Coon, but I didn't know if they came in that orangey color. They do! I don't recall a tail, happened too fast, but this is similar to the impression I had, though with more white on top than this:

(image from www.worldkittens.com)

 

[Cetawin]

Oh yes they ome in orange and white alright..my sister hd one of the stupid things. Mean as a snake it was.

Tell Tom to shoot and be done with it first chance he gets.

 

[speckledhen]

Well, knowing my DH, I won't have to tell him anything.

Now, I'm going to worry about Nugget out with her little son, Ranger.

 

[bryan99705]

Next time just let the birds teach the cat a lesson.

You probably would never see the cat again

 

[speckledhen]

I can tell you that if it encounters broody Nugget, it won't be so happy to be here any longer. She is one tough mama.

We've had plenty of stray cats around and they've never bothered the chickens, so that usually doesn't worry me. I fed one for a couple of years--he made his rounds every morning and evening and was a great asset until something killed him, probably a fox or coyote, from the teethmarks on my well cover where the cat used to hide. If this is a domestic cat, albeit a humongous one, I'm not that worried about the really big chickens, but the youngsters are more vulnerable, certainly. Nugget is a force to be reckoned with when she has chicks, but it could surprise her and snatch her young one quickly.

The problem is that I'm just not 100% sure it's just a cat. I'd like to see it when it isn't speeding away at 50 mph to be sure what I'm dealing with. Could be it was just mousing that morning and put its paws on the windowsill to look in at the birds, then freaked when the screen fell over.