Training cats to leave chickens alone

[GldnValleyHens]

Is there methods to teach young cats to leave chickens alone? I have 3 kittens who are recently moved outdoors, and the two males are very interested in my flock. They have chased my two bantams, and stalked the others. They also are interested in the call ducks, but they are in a pen right now so they haven't chased them yet. It seemed to help when I threw a bucket at one who was stalking the banty roo.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Is there methods to teach young cats to leave chickens alone? I have 3 kittens who are recently moved outdoors, and the two males are very interested in my flock. They have chased my two bantams, and stalked the others. They also are interested in the call ducks, but they are in a pen right now so they haven't chased them yet. It seemed to help when I threw a bucket at one who was stalking the banty roo.

Are the ducks fully fenced so cats cannot get in we also have three outside cats that will kill smaller like my silkie or new chicks I have a separate fort knox coop they cannot get in.. you may try if you have a protective drake turning him loose on the cats

 

[jennyf]

A blast from a water gun or even hose sprayer might work if they aren't terribly persistent.

 

[Alex#242]

Just from my experiences with cats ours are never interested in the chickens until I’m doing something with the chickens. The funniest method I have ever seen work was when one of our cats decided it was going to pick on a 2 Year old Rhode Island Red rooster. Needless to say things did not end well for the cat. My only suggestion is to just keep running them off when they get around the chickensp

 

[GldnValleyHens]

Are the ducks fully fenced so cats cannot get in we also have three outside cats that will kill smaller like my silkie or new chicks I have a separate fort knox coop they cannot get in.. you may try if you have a protective drake turning him loose on the cats

They are in a run made out of a dog kennel connecting to their coop, but it was supposed to only temporary before I built a ' predator proof' fence around it. The drakes are pretty pushy, maybe that will help, bu the chickens are all scared of the kittens, as they've never seen cats before.

 

[GldnValleyHens]

A blast from a water gun or even hose sprayer might work if they aren't terribly persistent.

I dumped water on a cat today that got too near to the coop. I'm trying to make them realize that every time they go near it they will have some unfortunate experience

 

[MrsMistyReal]

I'm understanding what you do during the day time, but what about at nite, or if you go out, just curious

 

[Ruralhideaway]

I let the kittens right in the coop with the young chickens. One kitten at a time, they get pecked pretty quick and it's over. In the chickens territory where they can't flee they stop looking like prey.
This kitten really wants that fermented feed but you see who's eating it!

 

[ben0125]

My cat doesn't care about my bigger chickens or my chicks!

 

[Smuvers Farm]

At no point would I trust ANY cat with or near my chickens. The predator/prey drive is still too high in kittens and cats. To keep them away yes, a blast from water would help... but I would still never ever ever try to *introduce* them to a chicken.