BIRDS OF PREY+CATS

[shello 6]

JUST INTERESTED TO SEE HOW MANY FOLKS ON HERE WHO HAVE BIRDS ALSO HAVE CATS AND WHAT THE SITUATION IS REGARDING THEM BOTH WHEN CLOSE TO EACH OTHER (IF AT ALL POSSIBLE)

(i'm sure i'll get some interesting replies lol)

Edited September 6, 2011 by shello

[jasper65 6]

The neighbours got a cat which liked to spend some evening sitting on top of my weatherings and I'm sure on top pf the aviaries, my aviaries are a good 60 yds from her house and during the day I never saw head nor tail of the bloody thing, when it got dark it was straight down my aviaries spooking the birds out. I never knew this until a couple of late evenings when I stuck the lamp out of the window and there it was.

 

thankfully it now seems to have got the message and has never crossed the border on to my land for a good while now.........

[Millet 4,497]

Here is a old picture from last season of Gengoid V puss puss.. ..the bird was not bothered by the pet cat's presence and vise versa...if a rumble did kick of though i would put my dosh on the feline..

 

Edited September 6, 2011 by Millet

[shello 6]

yea right lol

be interesting when we get our bird, have to keep an eye on't cat make sure she doesn't get too close ha ha, to be honest she's a great little hunter in her own right but frightened of anything bigger than a sparrow lol

[gspdad 1]

JUST INTERESTED TO SEE HOW MANY FOLKS ON HERE WHO HAVE BIRDS ALSO HAVE CATS AND WHAT THE SITUATION IS REGARDING THEM BOTH WHEN CLOSE TO EACH OTHER (IF AT ALL POSSIBLE)

(i'm sure i'll get some interesting replies lol)

 

We've got 2 cats aswell as a load of other animals and all the bop's. Never had a problem! there's a mutual respect between them!!!

There both good hunters, one's a Maine Coon and takes bunnies easily and is quite happy with us currently imprinting an owl in the living room at the moment with him

 

Atb George.

[shello 6]

Nice one, good to hear the 'mutual respect' bit, pretty sure our cat would be the same!

[j j m 6,536]

my mates got 2 cats and 4 birds hes never had a problem

[jasper65 6]

Trust me! if you have birds coming into breeding condition and Cats are sitting on the roof there's a 100% problem, I'm confident the reason my birds went down pretty late this year because of this.

 

Most birds don't go down to breed when they're spooked out expecially natural pairs. I couldn't understand why the birds was coming into condition one day and after the next evening they was spooked out and jumpy, after I put the lamp across the garden one evening it was then obviouse what the culprit was. I certainly havn't got a problem wethering a Goshawk on a bow in the garden infront of any cats! it would take a pretty hungary cat to want to tackle a Gos, but when they sit on top of wetherings and aviaries in the evenings I have a big problem .

[Millet 4,497]

Trust me! if you have birds coming into breeding condition and Cats are sitting on the roof there's a 100% problem, I'm confident the reason my birds went down pretty late this year because of this.

100% mate and even though im not breeding i would definitely not want a unfriendly cat sat on my aviary spooking the bird thorough out the moult..the only answer to that would be silenced with lead..

[shello 6]

no, can't go shooting cats,not good especially if i shoot mi own ha ha, can see what ur saying though, they can be a pest

[craigyboy 1,274]

no, can't go shooting cats,not good especially if i shoot mi own ha ha, can see what ur saying though, they can be a pest

they are a fecking pest

[shello 6]

maybe to you mate but ours earns her keep!

[jasper65 6]

they are a fecking pest

 

Couldn't have put it better..........

[jasper65 6]

same old story again. opend up the window last night and put the lamp across the garden and guess who was sitting on my weatherings . today I need to do somthing to keep it off and was thinking of getting one of them untrasonic things that aparantly keeps them away, anyone have any idea if they work?

[shello 6]

tried one a few years ago, seemed to help but as for working 100% i wouldn't like to say, some cats don't seem too bothered where as others do!

if all else fails you'll have to 'persuade' it off