Ribh's D'Coopage

[Shadrach]

But you didn't say if you gave your lot some & if they liked it...

I think they liked it. They ate it. There wasn't much; a couple of plants.

 

[LozzyR]

According to cat experts the cat is marking territory/ownership by leaving their scent on the object or person. Same reason Toms spay. Both my boys have been marking everything since the move as nothing smelled like *theirs*. What has been scented is then known by scent as being part of their family/territory.

Marlow has become quite territorial. He was eyeballing next doors ginger through the fence a few days ago, then he & Freya were having a face off [Marlow lost] & yesterday I grabbed him just before he attempted the 6' fence to take on the backs B&W, who roams quite a lot.

Kirby is a chronic scent marker. I get quite the going over some days with him rubbing scent glands along me everywhere he is allowed. There are scent glands along the cheek/jawline as well as the anus ~ which is why the rubbing.

If they spray in the house, Feliway is pretty good for getting them to chill.

 

[LozzyR]

I don't understand people being cruel to any animal. They are totally @ our mercy & it costsnothing to be kind.

If you have no conscience or empathy, you’re not going to be kind to anything, animal or human.

 

[Ribh]

If they spray in the house, Feliway is pretty good for getting them to chill.

Yes. Kirby was put on Feliway by the vet due to his illness & anxiety. He's much better now except he's kicked Marlow off the bed & sleeps with me all night now. He never used to.

 

[BY Bob]

According to cat experts the cat is marking territory/ownership by leaving their scent on the object or person. Same reason Toms spay. Both my boys have been marking everything since the move as nothing smelled like *theirs*. What has been scented is then known by scent as being part of their family/territory.

Marlow has become quite territorial. He was eyeballing next doors ginger through the fence a few days ago, then he & Freya were having a face off [Marlow lost] & yesterday I grabbed him just before he attempted the 6' fence to take on the backs B&W, who roams quite a lot.

Kirby is a chronic scent marker. I get quite the going over some days with him rubbing scent glands along me everywhere he is allowed. There are scent glands along the cheek/jawline as well as the anus ~ which is why the rubbing.

Thanks so much. I did not know this despite all the years of owning cats.

 

[BY Bob]

I'm sort of with your daughter on this. I think bigger cats tend to be more chill. Too much effort to expend all that energy battling foes. Mine are on the larger side & pretty chill with each other. We get the occasional spat but nothing terribly serious. I am in awe of your lot though. They really are incredible.

Unlike my chickens who are vicious buggers.

 

[BY Bob]

@BY Bob: I'm sorry. I don't have the energy to wade through your thread but I am delighted with your new additions. I hope this means you finally get coloured eggs. Are your new girls vaccinated? And a friend for Hattie! She is such a lovely, lovely hen it would be wonderful if she teamed up with the newbie. Congratulations, my friend.

There is a 95% chance the frost legbar will lay a blue egg. But that was true of both Maleficent and Aurora so there's that. I have beaten the odds before.

I have added pullets because that is the only way I can be assured they are successfully vaccinated. So yes they are vaccinated.

I am truly hopeful that Hattie gets a lifelong companion out of this. I certainly should get another steady hen for the tribe out of this.

 

[BY Bob]

I don't understand people being cruel to any animal. They are totally @ our mercy & it costsnothing to be kind.

It is truly heartbreaking how cruel some people can be.

 

[BY Bob]

It makes me so sad and angry. I am also so naive - I get that there is a stray cat problem in many places, but that is different from actual cruelty. The shelter required a statement from my vet that I was a genuine cat lover before I could adopt Nightshade because it was October and he is all black and apparently people 'adopt' black cats at Halloween and then tie fireworks to their tails and other unspeakable things.
Sorry - I suspect I have mentioned that before - it gets me all riled up every time I think of it.
And here is Nightshade now in all his glory!

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We had a black cat that liked to go outside. Every October we had to keep him inside so that nothing untoward would happen to him. It was very concerning and sad.

 

[BY Bob]

@BY Bob: I'm sorry. I don't have the energy to wade through your thread but I am delighted with your new additions. I hope this means you finally get coloured eggs. Are your new girls vaccinated? And a friend for Hattie! She is such a lovely, lovely hen it would be wonderful if she teamed up with the newbie. Congratulations, my friend.

You will notice that I have added more game bird like chickens. I'm getting back to my leghorn roots without getting prolific layers.