Rose Quartz
Enabler
I'm not sure if you're looking for stories or advice, but I accidentally caught a feral cat in a live trap intended to catch a racoon with a couple hotdogs, if you're looking for advice on how to catch it.
Story wise, the cats I had problems with were my own cats. One brought a 4 week old in the house to show off that he'd been a good hunter. Thankfully the chick was fine, and the cat dropped him. This cat learned over the course of a year trying to pounce chicks that it was unacceptable. (I chased him off my birds so many times)
A different time, and a different cat, caught and killed one of my 9 week olds. I saw him and chased him all over the yard yelling at him. He was smart enough to stay out of my reach and eventually hid in the neighbors barn. I didn't want to trespass so I didn't go in. He didn't come home for 3 days and returned with a limp. I think he might have set off a rat trap in the neighbors barn. Not sure, he eventually got better, and never touched my chickens again.
Now the adult chickens actively chase the cats and the cats are afraid of them. I do still have chicks around, but usually I have a broody with them. I haven't lost any chickens to my cats in a very long time, and aside from them watching 'chicken tv' laying on the driveway, my cats leave them alone. They don't stalk the chickens or get into pounce mode with them anymore.
Story wise, the cats I had problems with were my own cats. One brought a 4 week old in the house to show off that he'd been a good hunter. Thankfully the chick was fine, and the cat dropped him. This cat learned over the course of a year trying to pounce chicks that it was unacceptable. (I chased him off my birds so many times)
A different time, and a different cat, caught and killed one of my 9 week olds. I saw him and chased him all over the yard yelling at him. He was smart enough to stay out of my reach and eventually hid in the neighbors barn. I didn't want to trespass so I didn't go in. He didn't come home for 3 days and returned with a limp. I think he might have set off a rat trap in the neighbors barn. Not sure, he eventually got better, and never touched my chickens again.
Now the adult chickens actively chase the cats and the cats are afraid of them. I do still have chicks around, but usually I have a broody with them. I haven't lost any chickens to my cats in a very long time, and aside from them watching 'chicken tv' laying on the driveway, my cats leave them alone. They don't stalk the chickens or get into pounce mode with them anymore.
