[parsleypig]

Does anyone know whether chickens will use a cat flap.  We need to make a new hen house and have a spare catflap and wondered whether the chickens would push it open. Anyone tried it?  I guess the size of the opening might be an issue. :?

[Vember]

Hi PP

I don't know if this is helpful to you or not :?
But I have a hen that goes through a cat flap , it's just there is no flap if you know what I mean:?
She's a medium sized bird and has no problems ( it took me a while to figure out how she was getting in the garage before me  :oops: )

Suppose if the flap was in & there were mealworms on the other side she'd soon figure out what to do - cheeky monkey our Mo  

Sarah

[Bodger]

Oh God ! :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  I'm going senile, I thought the thread was entitled 'Chickens and flat caps' I was going to make a funny and say that i'd got a whippet. :oops:  :oops:  :oops:

[Kate and her Ducks]

Laughed out loud

[agapanthus]

Our Mr Mallen does!!!!....he's a greedy * and comes in for the cat biscuits!!!

[karlooben]

Oh God ! :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  I'm going senile, I thought the thread was entitled 'Chickens and flat caps' I was going to make a funny and say that i'd got a whippet. :oops:  :oops:  :oops:

pmsl     trust u bodger

[Mr Chookles]

The twins dont have a problem coming through our flap,chicken licken is a bit cautious but ginger wont entertain it,think it has something to do with the time she met the cat coming the other way  

[karlooben]

hi mr chookles  i can imagine the look on both thier faces now    pure horror i bet

[Mr Chookles]

Oh yes,feathers flying the lot,not sure who was most scared though,the cat or the chooks    

[woodenart]

We had an idea we'd try cat flaps on chicken houses a few years ago, so we fitted a cat flap and waited till bedtime for the chickens, not one of the * would go through the flap...end of experiment.

Also, we did think that the flaps wouldn't be able to withstand a determined fox/badger attack as most have a flimsy plastic clip to lock them, which incidentally is located on the inside of the house when the flap is fitted so extra aggravation to lock the flap.

Mark.