papajoesfarm
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Hi Maizie - "Barn Cats" is just a label for stray cats that start hanging around your place. If you want to get them interested in helping you out i rodent control, provide a water dish, some dried cat food, and a shelter. You can buy shelters on Amazon, but in our case we have a barn that they can stay in, although they seem to prefer the utility trailer. If you want to put cats up for adoption, there are "no-kill" shelters that would take them in. Domestic cats tend to not survive any further out than the suburbs, due to the coyote population expanding.
A large, hungry cat can attack and kill small poultry. You need to keep them confined to a run for safety.
A large, hungry cat can attack and kill small poultry. You need to keep them confined to a run for safety.