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I have two cats and there are at least 5 "working" feral cats from around the neighborhood that come through my yard all of the time. None of them, even the lar
by Solvency 3y ago
I have two cats and there are at least 5 "working" feral cats from around the neighborhood that come through my yard all of the time. None of them, even the largest, have ever posed a single threat (or even interest) in my fully grown chickens.
Chicks, on the other hand... but that's why chicks aren't free ranging.
- rybosworld 3y agoYeah I've never seen a domestic cat go for an adult chicken. They've always coexisted peacefully in my experience. They are symbiotic to some degree. Chickens can attract mice by virtue of how messy they are (throwing feed everywhere). Cats eat mice. Ecosystem balanced. Also, an adult (egg-laying) chicken will weigh close to what a cat weighs. Cats have a plentitude of much easier prey. Chicks would be fair game, but most people are raising chicks in an incubator setting. (Chickens are not great mothers, and you'll have a lot of attrition even in the absence of predators.)