Hello
I have had barn cats since forever really. The latest ones have been with me for three years now, someone dumped them on my land as half grown kittens... I took them in and raised them. They are neutered and well cared for. Have access to dry food all day etc and in return they have got rid of all the mice and rats etc! The female cat has suddenly got a taste for the hen eggs! She jumps in the run a takes them from the nest boxes! Never had a cat do this before... any ideas on how I can stop her doing this?
I had been wondering what was eating the eggs this past week and today I caught her red pawed! She ran when she saw me, even though I hadn't uttered a word, so clearly knows she shouldn't do it as usually she comes up to me. This is a real pain I need a solution, hopefully she won't start thinking about taking chicks! If she did that a friend in town says he would take her on.