I always thought my bantams had the advantage over my standards in case of an attack, because they fly so well.
But I guess their size also makes them look more like prey to cats who would probably not attack the bigger chickens .
When Merle, my black bantam, was disturbed while sitting on eggs by my neighbour's dog (whom we later discovered had killed her two roosters and a hen) she flew something like 20 meters straight, high into an ash tree. None of my standards could have done that.
But she would probably not escape a clever wild cat.
If you can access the municipal wild garden, you could have a look ? Cats are messy killers . They leave feathers.
But I guess their size also makes them look more like prey to cats who would probably not attack the bigger chickens .
When Merle, my black bantam, was disturbed while sitting on eggs by my neighbour's dog (whom we later discovered had killed her two roosters and a hen) she flew something like 20 meters straight, high into an ash tree. None of my standards could have done that.
But she would probably not escape a clever wild cat.
If you can access the municipal wild garden, you could have a look ? Cats are messy killers . They leave feathers.