chooks and cats?

Hi guys i've put a couple of posts on about getting some chooks.
Our garden is quite small so our run and house will only be 4m x 1.25m x2m high.
I will be letting the chooks out after work every night for a couple of hours.

I was thinking that i could maybe let them out in the morning an put them back in the run when i got home from work giving them more time to free range.
The problem we have or maybe not, depending on your answers is, there are a few cats around where we are, would the chickens be in any danger from the cats.
There is a particularly large black and white one around that bullies our cat.
Im not worried about our cat as it's scared of it's own shadow an very rarely goes out.

Does anyone else have this scenario, if so is there a problem

We don't have a problem with foxes or escape grannie, our garden i surounded by 6ft walls and fencing.  

Our Amberlinks used to fly over 6 ft fences until they started to lay then they weren't so bad, but foxes are generally everywhere, especially once they know you have chickens.  You can never be too blaise about them.

I'm not trying to put you off Stompy, chooks are lovely, but some of our other members have been shocked to find their chickens dead when they got home from work

It is because you are trying to sort out all this before getting your hens that shows us you will make a good caring chicken keeper. So please do keep us posted and include photos when you get them 

We've had no problems with foxes here.  I know foxes are 'everywhere' and have seen them fairly near but never in our garden.  We've occasionally forgotten to lock the chickens up at night and been ok.  I'm not saying it's ok to do this but I have THE worst memory!  So whilst it's good to be aware and I do know people who've had horrible experiences with foxes getting their chickens, I wouldn't let it put you off, just be aware.

As to the cat thing.  I had the same worry and we had a really pesky neighbour's Siamese cat that was determined to get them (he ate pigeons for a hobby).  It really stressed us out for the first 3 months but then after that we realised there was no way he would get them.  They really can hold their own.  Our baby chicks were not so sucessful - he got 2 of them. but we were just careful after that.

We have a new cat of our own now - a Bengal who keeps on bringing us a variety of dead animals that he's caught (including our daughters pet hamster  ) but he's given up on the chickens too!

Good luck, enjoy it and just be aware.

Cats shouldn't be a problem at all. My 3 are not interested and the girls would certainly peck at them if they got too close. Neighbours have cats too, and haven't seen them anywhere near the chooks (but that might be because of the dog presence).

well im going to bury the wooden sides down to a foot deep and was going to double up on the mesh.
Our garden is very secure with a motion sensor light and we live in a mid terrace house It would have to be fantastic mr fox to get in 
On a seriouse note though i will be takeing every precaution possible.