- Sep 1, 2010
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Well, after 3 yrs of chickens, lost my first hens to a cat. I like cats, have one as a pet.
Yesterday, the girls were flipping out in the back corner of my yard. I grabbed my Storm X pellet rifle and walked back there to see what was happening.
Sitting there looking at me, a NH Red not ten feet away laying dead on the ground, was a cat.
I've seen this cat around my yard for the last couple of months, now and then. My own cat has been really afraid lately, acting very spooked and not wanting to go outside much lately, whih see loves to do.
Anyway, i aimed and got a clear shot through the brush. I heard the cat going over the 6ft stockade fence in the backyard.Don't know how serious the shot was to the cat.
I felt kinda bad, because i could tell it wasn't a feral cat. It had no collar or tags on.I alway thought i'd lose my first hens to a dog or coons..I've had live traps set around for months, the cat wouldn't trap.
My hens come first, i really disliked shooting that cat, as i've always had a cat as a pet.Killing my hens and making my cat miserable left me little choice...
The cat crossed the line when it killed my hens, thou i know it was around here for some time.Don't know if it died or is still alive. I just hope i never see it around here anymore...
Yesterday, the girls were flipping out in the back corner of my yard. I grabbed my Storm X pellet rifle and walked back there to see what was happening.
Sitting there looking at me, a NH Red not ten feet away laying dead on the ground, was a cat.
I've seen this cat around my yard for the last couple of months, now and then. My own cat has been really afraid lately, acting very spooked and not wanting to go outside much lately, whih see loves to do.
Anyway, i aimed and got a clear shot through the brush. I heard the cat going over the 6ft stockade fence in the backyard.Don't know how serious the shot was to the cat.
I felt kinda bad, because i could tell it wasn't a feral cat. It had no collar or tags on.I alway thought i'd lose my first hens to a dog or coons..I've had live traps set around for months, the cat wouldn't trap.
My hens come first, i really disliked shooting that cat, as i've always had a cat as a pet.Killing my hens and making my cat miserable left me little choice...
The cat crossed the line when it killed my hens, thou i know it was around here for some time.Don't know if it died or is still alive. I just hope i never see it around here anymore...