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cats
is there any way of keeping cats away from fowl i found one of the nieghbours chasing mine today and imm worried if she will come back
dougal
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
shotgun or tell your neighbours to get rid if they cant keep it off your premises
pat cody
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 do you not have a fence dougal? i know theyre fairly agile but surely if u have a wire mesh fence and put the mesh over the run too therell b nowhere for them to get in.
John Ryan
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 you shouldnt have to fence out peoples cats or dogs or any other animal if they cant contain them they shouldnt have them
pat cody
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 the gun i think best option they took a lot of pullets on me last year had to go down that rd
Purebreedpoultrycrannagh
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 you can get stuff from pet centres and garden centres that puts cats off areas but it needs to be freshly applied after rain (its pepper based so quiet pungent)but i would think the chasing instinct would be stronger then the smelly stuff.
can you use electric fencing or a stip of electric wire across were they come in, if your about during the day an extra strong water pistol or hose on standby.
if the neighbours are approcable see if between them and you can come up with a solution. would they but a load bell on the cat and only allow out at certain times when your hens are in.
you can also get a door bell thats non-wire and on pressing the bell its a pack of dogs barking, think B&Q have them.
little chick
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 u have to keep in mind pat, fences are needed to protect your flock from foxes and other prey animals too, so not just about keepin out cats but about the general welfare of the animals in our care and protecting them :)
John Ryan
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Pellet gun . It will just give em a sting :)
micheal501
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 by the way pat, when i said "your" i wasnt making any accusation against you personally i meant people in general and didnt mean to single u out , which is what it sounds like now that im reading it back lol
John Ryan
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Tell your neighbours if you think its their cat and if they dont act reasonably then i would shoot the offending cat if it can be done safely.your entitled to protect your property and at least you can say that you warned them
Robbiemc
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 micheal501 think it will do more then sting
little chick
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Probably illegal too!
Jemsey
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Cats are a real problem I've had 2 young hens killed by a neighbours cat and as Pat said people should control their pets
PaulM
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 No it won't do more than sting . Airsoft guns are under 1 joule of power ie. Power required to break skin . And no airsoft pellet guns are not illegal .
micheal501
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 i realise that they need to be protected john and no offence taken but cats are very good climbers and could easily climb onto a roof and into your run, it would be very unlikely any wild predetor would be as agile a climber and therefore there isnt (or shouldnt be) the need for fully enclosed runs unless your birds can fly away , its up to yourself how to deal with the problem but my way is a zero tolerance policy, if it gets in it doesnt get out
pat cody
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Zero tolerance here too !
PaulM
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Paul i,m not disputing the fact that cats can be a problem but i don,t think recommending shooting them with a pellet gun is a good idea.Yes people should control their pets but trying to keep tabs on a cat is difficult i,d imagine compared to a dog.
If you keep poutry the onus is on you to make sure they are protected(with appropriate fencing etc) from predators domesticated or not,thats the way i see it anyway although i,m sure plenty would,nt agree.
Jemsey
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Lots suggesting shooting the cat, not so nice.
Why not get yourself a dog for the yard?
Susan Mc
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 What you need are 4 or 5 xbatterys on patrol,i have 3 cats and 3 dogs here and none of them will go into their space,i have had to pick one of my dogs up to get them off her,if one goes theyl all gang up on whatever poor unfortunate passes through,and their legal.
Ruby
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 If you keep an animal of any kind -be it a hamster or a black mamba snake the onus is on you the owner to control your animal
PaulM
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 I think most cats are after an easy meal so maybe you could try the nice approach and maybe leave some food out for the cat and then it might do you a favour and keep mice and rats away from your girls. :)
titch_20002002
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 well said susan mc , shooting cats isnt legal , my cats love sleeping in with the hens , and i havent had any killed in 20 years of keeping fowl and cats
ian cats
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
shooting cats is not illegal they have no protection under irish law fact
if it is killing your hens you are entitled to protect them
landkeeper
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Its still someone's pet. Somebody thinks as much of the cat as we do are hens!!
titch_20002002
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Jemsey, in all fairness it would be very difficult to protect your flock from a cat if they're free ranging. A fox maybe but i doubt you could keep a cat out.
If a cat or any other animal takes my chooks there won't be any questions asked about it on here or anywhere else either.
jaymac
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 then they should keep it under control then shouldn't they cats are the bane of my life admittedly most of them are feral but if people treated their dogs the way cats are then there would be war in the countryside
two weeks ago one morning i went outside cos the dogs were kicking up a racket and there was a big tom cat in the shed in a pen with a welsummer in its mouth that's about the 4th time in a couple of years it's happened
christmas day a few years ago i had a bloody cat get into my silkies and killed every one
if it's your pet and it's rambling and doing damage don't be surprised when it doesn't come home
landkeeper
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
The owner takes responsibility for their pets safety and well being -keeps them under control and everybody is happy !
PaulM
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 I was plagued with cats last summer, they would spend an age prowling around my fence looking for a discrete spot to get in, then make a sudden burst for the nearest chicken.
All I could do was run at it as quick as I could and fire a basin of water at it.
For all their attempts, I never lost a chicken to a cat and they have stopped prowling around as much
smithcity
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 lost count of the number of young birds i lost here to cats, was picking them off one by one. i sat on the roof of the shed for hours one day till the big black cat came along 34g 4s sorted the problem out nicely! shot 3 more the same month. they seem to come in bursts
conor o
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 I have a cat next door which i,ve seen taking an interest in my birds but as soon as i let the dogs out it legs it,if they happen to catch it too bad,what i,m saying is if the thing has to be dealt with don,t injure it with a pellet gun.A good dog is a great deterrent..Mine do freerange Jaymac,only when i,m there though but yeah i know what your sayin.
Jemsey
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
cats,dogs,all the same to me.once it's on my land i'll do what i have to do.i'v had cats kill my birds and i'v had neighbours dog kill my birds.i shoot any cat i see,thats if the dog's not got to it first!
benny mac
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Each to their own mate,we all have our own way of dealing with things.
Jemsey
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
never a truer word spoken jemsey
conor o
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 i've just let my cat keep all her kittens, she is spayed now,, she was feral,, and a great hunter but is now very tame. i deliberately kept all the kittens cos i wanted to keep hens again and they are a great ally in keeping vermin at bay. wouldnt be without them.
how can you stop a cat from going on neighbours land? dont be silly. of course its a different matter if they actually kill fowl, but until they do, why shoot them? why not be like dogs being allowed at least one bite?
i can sympathise with you guys that lose chickens to them, never happened to me, the wild cats come and sleep in the hen house at night and as long as thats all they do, i am more than happy to have them around.
one did kill one of my cats though last year, i was furious. one solution to feral cats is go to the animal rescue place, they will lend you a cat trap, then take it to them and they will castrate it free of charge. isnt that more humane guys?
paddymc
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 cats kill 70% of our song birds every year,every one that let's a cat out all night is responsible for a good lot of them
benny mac
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 i have four cats and 6 bird feeders and loads of birds, must admit when they fledge it is a problem so extra care is needed. i dont think animals, cats,, dogs, etc are the problem,,, the problem is a lack of responsibility on the part of humans,, be it owners or those of us who would like to take the easy way out and just do away with the problem rather than deal with it, my opinion only guys, and ladies,,,
paddymc
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 at least one bite ha ha good man paddymc
conor o
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 castrate it?any of the cats that killed my birds didnt use it's balls to kill them!lol
benny mac
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 hows castrating going to stop them killing , are you suggesting folk can't keep a cat on their own property as it's too hard ,yet expect the guy with the fowl to put up fences to keep out the cat !!!!!!bit of a double standard there
landkeeper
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
you like your cats paddymc and thats fine
benny mac
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 most feral cats that have caused probems to me are agressive males,,, castrating calms them down, makes me a little less agressive and perhaps less inclined to go after larger prey. just a thought, at least that was what the vet told me when a feral tom killed my tomcat.
might work with other species too, hahhahahahaahh , lol
paddymc
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 paddy the cats causing me problems didn't want to ride my hens !!they were intent on eating them
landkeeper
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
i'm a dog person really, just got the cats to help me with the rodents and got fond of em benny,,, now foxes are a different matter, grrrrrrrrr
paddymc
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 i know paddymc it's just that i'v got to hate them over time
benny mac
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 We have a lot of feral cats, Mayo cat rescue released some here the weekend just gone & I have found cats sleeping in the nest boxes of the old run, while hens have been in there laying too, have chicks free ranging all the time & never lost a single one to a cat.. Never lost a single one full stop.. But then I don't have the large scale of birds that some of ye have.. As Paddy says though there are no entire males here though, there was one but he was neutered & left back again, perhaps he is right in what he is saying..
Allanah
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 perhaps
benny mac
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 why would they releas them?thats like releasing mink.i'll never understand!
benny mac
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 They trap, neuter & release them. They do it on studs & around farm yards to keep mice & rats down & to stop them reproducing.. Say you had a problem with them on your land, they would come & trap them & then release them somewhere where they would be welcomed..
Allanah
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 thanks for sll the replies i have a dog who is mad for chasin cats but he was out on a walk when it happened and the pen is to akward to put a roof on also i live in an estate so i cant really shoot it no matter how much i want to. Also is it normal for a cock even a bantam one to stand up to things like cats because the cock who is the hardest to catch out of all of them was the only one hurt
dougal
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Or if you're happy to have them they will trap & neuter & release them back where they trapped them from..
Allanah
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Yup, he probably stood up to the cat, my rooster stood up to a car going down the ave the other day, I almost died laughing at him. He was going to take the car on & wasn't backing down, I had to chase him under the hedge so the person could go past!
Allanah
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Im with you paddymc,all mine are spayed and neutured and couldnt be arsed chaseing anything but their tail,when you see kittens given free when you buy a bird at a poultry sale by an ignorent mutant i know who needs to be shot,id settle for neuturing tho as long as the low life wasnt sedated,dont take it out on the animals,next time you see some animal been sold out of the boot of a car remember whos to blame for them becomeing a nuisance,better still put on the camoflage gear and take pot shots at them..oh wait,no that would be to hard and ilegal,sooo much easier to shoot the animal.
Ruby
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Yer dead right Ruby, any wandering animal be it cat or dog that comes near my birds will be shot. Easy.
jaymac
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 thats mad as a box of frogs.well i never,i'll just keep doing what i do!sorry dougal,i,v never seen one to stand up to a cat
benny mac
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Have you never seen a rooster stand up to or attack anything benny mac? Never had a crow get too close to the girls or anything?!
Allanah
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Another reason they release cats back to the same place after their neutured is because cats are teritorial and by putting them back it stoppes another group mouveing in and starting the whole breeding cycle all over againn,rescues wouldnt have the money to waste doing it if it didnt work.
Ruby
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 no,after fox attack, mink, pine martin,dog and cat attack,they just run like hell!
benny mac
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Surely if people fed there cats they wouldn't be hungry
tom boyd
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 if filling the countryside with cats is the way to make it work, then i dont get it!!
benny mac
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 You must just have scaredy cat (excuse the pun!) roosters, mine stand up for their girls like something else. They chase other birds away, growl when other birds fly over head.. My dog has a habit of sticking her nose under their bums & flicking them forward & that earns a telling off by the boss too.. The Auracana that lives with the layers goes for me when I pick them up to check for lice & whatever..
Allanah
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 id love to see neigbours face when cat landed home with its bits removed
conor o
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Haha allanah ur roosters are crazy lol:)
tom boyd
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 They'd probably be delighted, save them a few quid getting it done!
Allanah
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 We breed them tough here in Meath Tom ;-)
Allanah
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 No need for a guard dog then so :)
tom boyd
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 wtf did ya do to your balls cat? ha ha
benny mac
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 have shamos here 30 inches tall wouldnt look at you when i catch a hen, there this little **** of an old english game bantam that goes for me every time! hes hardly 4 inches tall!
conor o
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 im off to the nest.oh and i hate cats!good night
benny mac
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 No she guards the chickens from the bullocks.. Ya know those big vicious bullocks you get that eat chickens for their lunch? We have lots of those here- or so the dog thinks...
Allanah
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 i could have set you some oeg today conor knight rider was collecting his new zapcat and wasn't too far from here but it was a bit too late when i found out
landkeeper
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Night Benny! Yeah Conor my little Pekin lad doesn't realise he's too small either!
Allanah
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Bullocks allanah aren't those castrated bulls. Meath must be a bit of a crazy place bullocks eating chickens lol :)
tom boyd
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 i was going to go with him landkeeper, never even taught of it. he will be well wound up these days! headin back to the big launch tommorow. gas how the little ones have the biggest attitude, they take on everything allanah
conor o
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Yes that's them Tom! When they were let out of the shed last year the Rottie walked up & down the fence line growling out the side of her mouth at them while "her" chickens were scratching around on the lawn! She was convinced one of them was going to steal a chicken!
Conor they are great Craic to watch though very hard to take seriously!
Allanah
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Right lads I'm with Benny & heading to bed.. Well not literally with Benny ;-) night all, sweetdreams, sleep well!
Allanah
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 awfull funny alright bouncing around like a mini angry mike tyson. the minute something big pecks them back they run like the clappers tho
conor o
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Yes time to hit the hay I can hear the alarm ringing already zzzzzzzzzz
tom boyd
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 alarm on sunday is bad!
conor o
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Apparently its called the" joys of farming"
tom boyd
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 Get a pup, raise him with the hens so he'll be used to them and won't try to attack them etc. and he'll be well able to scare a cat off even when he's only young or just ask the neighbours nicely to keep their cat away from your hens.
conormc96
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 make or buy a cat trap they catch them live then you can bring the cat to the neigber so you can prove thays it there cat and tell the how much they owe you for lose of hens and keep the cat untill payed
edward
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 You could be done for Catnappin though!
Jemsey
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/dogs/2914149
gem
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 we have one dog and 7 cats around the place , as well as the 23 birds, and low and behold no fights.
in fact i think the birds scare off the cats. the dog loves to walk around after the hens she is intrigued by them, probably has no idea wat thet are.
tommy c
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 get em with the gun the bigger hole you put in it the better .sly little c###S ,Worse than a fox
Gerard hannon
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 sorry friend posted that messing .. no need for that!!!
Gerard hannon
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 dont be sorry,i'd be all for that
benny mac
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
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cats
is there any way of keeping cats away from fowl i found one of the nieghbours chasing mine today and imm worried if she will come back
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
shotgun or tell your neighbours to get rid if they cant keep it off your premises
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
do you not have a fence dougal? i know theyre fairly agile but surely if u have a wire mesh fence and put the mesh over the run too therell b nowhere for them to get in.
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
you shouldnt have to fence out peoples cats or dogs or any other animal if they cant contain them they shouldnt have them
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
the gun i think best option they took a lot of pullets on me last year had to go down that rd
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
you can get stuff from pet centres and garden centres that puts cats off areas but it needs to be freshly applied after rain (its pepper based so quiet pungent)but i would think the chasing instinct would be stronger then the smelly stuff.
can you use electric fencing or a stip of electric wire across were they come in, if your about during the day an extra strong water pistol or hose on standby.
if the neighbours are approcable see if between them and you can come up with a solution. would they but a load bell on the cat and only allow out at certain times when your hens are in.
you can also get a door bell thats non-wire and on pressing the bell its a pack of dogs barking, think B&Q have them.
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
u have to keep in mind pat, fences are needed to protect your flock from foxes and other prey animals too, so not just about keepin out cats but about the general welfare of the animals in our care and protecting them :)
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Pellet gun . It will just give em a sting :)
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
by the way pat, when i said "your" i wasnt making any accusation against you personally i meant people in general and didnt mean to single u out , which is what it sounds like now that im reading it back lol
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Tell your neighbours if you think its their cat and if they dont act reasonably then i would shoot the offending cat if it can be done safely.your entitled to protect your property and at least you can say that you warned them
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
micheal501 think it will do more then sting
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Probably illegal too!
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Cats are a real problem I've had 2 young hens killed by a neighbours cat and as Pat said people should control their pets
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
No it won't do more than sting . Airsoft guns are under 1 joule of power ie. Power required to break skin . And no airsoft pellet guns are not illegal .
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
i realise that they need to be protected john and no offence taken but cats are very good climbers and could easily climb onto a roof and into your run, it would be very unlikely any wild predetor would be as agile a climber and therefore there isnt (or shouldnt be) the need for fully enclosed runs unless your birds can fly away , its up to yourself how to deal with the problem but my way is a zero tolerance policy, if it gets in it doesnt get out
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Zero tolerance here too !
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Paul i,m not disputing the fact that cats can be a problem but i don,t think recommending shooting them with a pellet gun is a good idea.Yes people should control their pets but trying to keep tabs on a cat is difficult i,d imagine compared to a dog.
If you keep poutry the onus is on you to make sure they are protected(with appropriate fencing etc) from predators domesticated or not,thats the way i see it anyway although i,m sure plenty would,nt agree.
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Lots suggesting shooting the cat, not so nice.
Why not get yourself a dog for the yard?
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
What you need are 4 or 5 xbatterys on patrol,i have 3 cats and 3 dogs here and none of them will go into their space,i have had to pick one of my dogs up to get them off her,if one goes theyl all gang up on whatever poor unfortunate passes through,and their legal.
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
If you keep an animal of any kind -be it a hamster or a black mamba snake the onus is on you the owner to control your animal
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
I think most cats are after an easy meal so maybe you could try the nice approach and maybe leave some food out for the cat and then it might do you a favour and keep mice and rats away from your girls. :)
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
well said susan mc , shooting cats isnt legal , my cats love sleeping in with the hens , and i havent had any killed in 20 years of keeping fowl and cats
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
shooting cats is not illegal they have no protection under irish law fact
if it is killing your hens you are entitled to protect them
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Its still someone's pet. Somebody thinks as much of the cat as we do are hens!!
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Jemsey, in all fairness it would be very difficult to protect your flock from a cat if they're free ranging. A fox maybe but i doubt you could keep a cat out.
If a cat or any other animal takes my chooks there won't be any questions asked about it on here or anywhere else either.
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
then they should keep it under control then shouldn't they cats are the bane of my life admittedly most of them are feral but if people treated their dogs the way cats are then there would be war in the countryside
two weeks ago one morning i went outside cos the dogs were kicking up a racket and there was a big tom cat in the shed in a pen with a welsummer in its mouth that's about the 4th time in a couple of years it's happened
christmas day a few years ago i had a bloody cat get into my silkies and killed every one
if it's your pet and it's rambling and doing damage don't be surprised when it doesn't come home
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
The owner takes responsibility for their pets safety and well being -keeps them under control and everybody is happy !
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
I was plagued with cats last summer, they would spend an age prowling around my fence looking for a discrete spot to get in, then make a sudden burst for the nearest chicken.
All I could do was run at it as quick as I could and fire a basin of water at it.
For all their attempts, I never lost a chicken to a cat and they have stopped prowling around as much
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
lost count of the number of young birds i lost here to cats, was picking them off one by one. i sat on the roof of the shed for hours one day till the big black cat came along 34g 4s sorted the problem out nicely! shot 3 more the same month. they seem to come in bursts
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
I have a cat next door which i,ve seen taking an interest in my birds but as soon as i let the dogs out it legs it,if they happen to catch it too bad,what i,m saying is if the thing has to be dealt with don,t injure it with a pellet gun.A good dog is a great deterrent..Mine do freerange Jaymac,only when i,m there though but yeah i know what your sayin.
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
cats,dogs,all the same to me.once it's on my land i'll do what i have to do.i'v had cats kill my birds and i'v had neighbours dog kill my birds.i shoot any cat i see,thats if the dog's not got to it first!
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Each to their own mate,we all have our own way of dealing with things.
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
never a truer word spoken jemsey
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
i've just let my cat keep all her kittens, she is spayed now,, she was feral,, and a great hunter but is now very tame. i deliberately kept all the kittens cos i wanted to keep hens again and they are a great ally in keeping vermin at bay. wouldnt be without them.
how can you stop a cat from going on neighbours land? dont be silly. of course its a different matter if they actually kill fowl, but until they do, why shoot them? why not be like dogs being allowed at least one bite?
i can sympathise with you guys that lose chickens to them, never happened to me, the wild cats come and sleep in the hen house at night and as long as thats all they do, i am more than happy to have them around.
one did kill one of my cats though last year, i was furious. one solution to feral cats is go to the animal rescue place, they will lend you a cat trap, then take it to them and they will castrate it free of charge. isnt that more humane guys?
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
cats kill 70% of our song birds every year,every one that let's a cat out all night is responsible for a good lot of them
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
i have four cats and 6 bird feeders and loads of birds, must admit when they fledge it is a problem so extra care is needed. i dont think animals, cats,, dogs, etc are the problem,,, the problem is a lack of responsibility on the part of humans,, be it owners or those of us who would like to take the easy way out and just do away with the problem rather than deal with it, my opinion only guys, and ladies,,,
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
at least one bite ha ha good man paddymc
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
castrate it?any of the cats that killed my birds didnt use it's balls to kill them!lol
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
hows castrating going to stop them killing , are you suggesting folk can't keep a cat on their own property as it's too hard ,yet expect the guy with the fowl to put up fences to keep out the cat !!!!!!bit of a double standard there
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
you like your cats paddymc and thats fine
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
most feral cats that have caused probems to me are agressive males,,, castrating calms them down, makes me a little less agressive and perhaps less inclined to go after larger prey. just a thought, at least that was what the vet told me when a feral tom killed my tomcat.
might work with other species too, hahhahahahaahh , lol
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
paddy the cats causing me problems didn't want to ride my hens !!they were intent on eating them
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
i'm a dog person really, just got the cats to help me with the rodents and got fond of em benny,,, now foxes are a different matter, grrrrrrrrr
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
i know paddymc it's just that i'v got to hate them over time
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
We have a lot of feral cats, Mayo cat rescue released some here the weekend just gone & I have found cats sleeping in the nest boxes of the old run, while hens have been in there laying too, have chicks free ranging all the time & never lost a single one to a cat.. Never lost a single one full stop.. But then I don't have the large scale of birds that some of ye have.. As Paddy says though there are no entire males here though, there was one but he was neutered & left back again, perhaps he is right in what he is saying..
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
perhaps
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
why would they releas them?thats like releasing mink.i'll never understand!
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
They trap, neuter & release them. They do it on studs & around farm yards to keep mice & rats down & to stop them reproducing.. Say you had a problem with them on your land, they would come & trap them & then release them somewhere where they would be welcomed..
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
thanks for sll the replies i have a dog who is mad for chasin cats but he was out on a walk when it happened and the pen is to akward to put a roof on also i live in an estate so i cant really shoot it no matter how much i want to. Also is it normal for a cock even a bantam one to stand up to things like cats because the cock who is the hardest to catch out of all of them was the only one hurt
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Or if you're happy to have them they will trap & neuter & release them back where they trapped them from..
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Yup, he probably stood up to the cat, my rooster stood up to a car going down the ave the other day, I almost died laughing at him. He was going to take the car on & wasn't backing down, I had to chase him under the hedge so the person could go past!
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Im with you paddymc,all mine are spayed and neutured and couldnt be arsed chaseing anything but their tail,when you see kittens given free when you buy a bird at a poultry sale by an ignorent mutant i know who needs to be shot,id settle for neuturing tho as long as the low life wasnt sedated,dont take it out on the animals,next time you see some animal been sold out of the boot of a car remember whos to blame for them becomeing a nuisance,better still put on the camoflage gear and take pot shots at them..oh wait,no that would be to hard and ilegal,sooo much easier to shoot the animal.
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Yer dead right Ruby, any wandering animal be it cat or dog that comes near my birds will be shot. Easy.
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
thats mad as a box of frogs.well i never,i'll just keep doing what i do!sorry dougal,i,v never seen one to stand up to a cat
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Have you never seen a rooster stand up to or attack anything benny mac? Never had a crow get too close to the girls or anything?!
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Another reason they release cats back to the same place after their neutured is because cats are teritorial and by putting them back it stoppes another group mouveing in and starting the whole breeding cycle all over againn,rescues wouldnt have the money to waste doing it if it didnt work.
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
no,after fox attack, mink, pine martin,dog and cat attack,they just run like hell!
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Surely if people fed there cats they wouldn't be hungry
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
if filling the countryside with cats is the way to make it work, then i dont get it!!
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
You must just have scaredy cat (excuse the pun!) roosters, mine stand up for their girls like something else. They chase other birds away, growl when other birds fly over head.. My dog has a habit of sticking her nose under their bums & flicking them forward & that earns a telling off by the boss too.. The Auracana that lives with the layers goes for me when I pick them up to check for lice & whatever..
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
id love to see neigbours face when cat landed home with its bits removed
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Haha allanah ur roosters are crazy lol:)
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
They'd probably be delighted, save them a few quid getting it done!
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
We breed them tough here in Meath Tom ;-)
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
No need for a guard dog then so :)
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
wtf did ya do to your balls cat? ha ha
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
have shamos here 30 inches tall wouldnt look at you when i catch a hen, there this little **** of an old english game bantam that goes for me every time! hes hardly 4 inches tall!
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
im off to the nest.oh and i hate cats!good night
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
No she guards the chickens from the bullocks.. Ya know those big vicious bullocks you get that eat chickens for their lunch? We have lots of those here- or so the dog thinks...
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
i could have set you some oeg today conor knight rider was collecting his new zapcat and wasn't too far from here but it was a bit too late when i found out
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Night Benny! Yeah Conor my little Pekin lad doesn't realise he's too small either!
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Bullocks allanah aren't those castrated bulls. Meath must be a bit of a crazy place bullocks eating chickens lol :)
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
i was going to go with him landkeeper, never even taught of it. he will be well wound up these days! headin back to the big launch tommorow. gas how the little ones have the biggest attitude, they take on everything allanah
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Yes that's them Tom! When they were let out of the shed last year the Rottie walked up & down the fence line growling out the side of her mouth at them while "her" chickens were scratching around on the lawn! She was convinced one of them was going to steal a chicken!
Conor they are great Craic to watch though very hard to take seriously!
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Right lads I'm with Benny & heading to bed.. Well not literally with Benny ;-) night all, sweetdreams, sleep well!
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
awfull funny alright bouncing around like a mini angry mike tyson. the minute something big pecks them back they run like the clappers tho
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Yes time to hit the hay I can hear the alarm ringing already zzzzzzzzzz
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
alarm on sunday is bad!
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Apparently its called the" joys of farming"
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
Get a pup, raise him with the hens so he'll be used to them and won't try to attack them etc. and he'll be well able to scare a cat off even when he's only young or just ask the neighbours nicely to keep their cat away from your hens.
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
make or buy a cat trap they catch them live then you can bring the cat to the neigber so you can prove thays it there cat and tell the how much they owe you for lose of hens and keep the cat untill payed
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
You could be done for Catnappin though!
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/dogs/2914149
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
we have one dog and 7 cats around the place , as well as the 23 birds, and low and behold no fights.
in fact i think the birds scare off the cats. the dog loves to walk around after the hens she is intrigued by them, probably has no idea wat thet are.
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
get em with the gun the bigger hole you put in it the better .sly little c###S ,Worse than a fox
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
sorry friend posted that messing .. no need for that!!!
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
dont be sorry,i'd be all for that
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012