Will a barn cat kill my chickens?

[LiLRedCV]

I have two outdoor kitties (technically adult cats). Neither one mess with my flock. One of our cats will even sleep in the coop and/or lay on eggs to keep them warm when the broody hens wants to get up to stretch her legs or to get food/water. Both of our cats will kill wild birds tho' and they catch and eat moles and mice, but they just don't mess with the chickens.

 

[chicmom]

I'm glad you asked this because I've always worried about my neighbor's cats. I'm almost sure I lost a sweet little Polish Bantam to one of those cats. They do lurk around, and I know they don't bother the large fowl chickens I have, but I'm always afraid for my banties......I don't fully trust them around the cute little banties....I have a bantam flock of my little eye candy chickens.....They're strictly pets, and I'm more attached to them than the large fowl....