Just settling down in our dining room to do some paperwork this afternoon and discussing with my wife how it is too cold in the conservatory this time of year and I can still see the hens from this room etc. Then there was a loud rosey from the garden and I stood up to see a white with black spots cat carrying off one of my birds. I ran to the conservatory, kicked on my wellies and legged it as fast as I could to the bottom off our garden, about 30 yards, there I saw the villain slinking off through the railings and one of my hens lying flat on the ground with her head and neck poking through the rails of the gate
I picked up her limp little body and an eye looked at me, so relieved, I carried her back to the conservatory and settled her on my lap for about 10 minutes, stroking her to reassure, cant talk so they just have to do with stroking. Eventually she got fed up with this treatment, stood up and jumped down to the floor. I let the other two in then, as they were still calling and rosey, then shut them in conservatory and went back into the warm dining room.
blooming cat, damages my birds tries to give me pneumonia
I need to make the bottom of my garden cat proof!
That's two of my birds being attacked by a cat, Beryl first then Sandy today. Good job it was not the fox or I think the lot would be dead.
Perhaps that was a lesson to me that my hens should not free range in the bottom of the garden when I am not with them. The rest is well fenced so we get plenty of notice should intruders come in.
Two eggs today, but that was before the attack!!