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Brad Snow - 23 Nov 2003 06:10 GMT

Not anew subject, I'm sure...sorry to repeat. Not that I see an
answer, but ever since we, now I, have had cat(s), I've tried to
feed/watch birds without making them targets. I don't feed birds now,
and when Bert fetches a mouse/srew/etc I'm used to it. Funny,
sometimes he just calls-to-announce, and it's a little still-mobile
mouse-type - I pull him in and rescue it. But getting a bird bugs me,
particularly the nearly annual (at least only one) cardinal.

But I really like the birds. Who has a cat-proof feeder?

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Steve Touchstone - 23 Nov 2003 06:30 GMT

>Not anew subject, I'm sure...sorry to repeat. Not that I see an
>answer, but ever since we, now I, have had cat(s), I've tried to
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>But I really like the birds. Who has a cat-proof feeder?

Cat-proof feeder? I don't think there is such a thing, but will be
interested to learn different. I moved my feeders around to various
places until I found the spot where the birds seem to be safest.
Basically, it's an open spot next to the fence and a tree without any
handy hiding places for the cats to use as ambush sites.

It's not foolproof, though, as Rocky recently caught not one, but two
blue jays at once. It was the first time and only I've seen him
release prey instead of instantly chowing down. Don't know if he
released them because he was shocked at having two pinned down at
once, or if he was just keeping in practice his feral days when had to
hunt for food.

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polonca12000 - 23 Nov 2003 11:15 GMT

My aunt and uncle live in a one-storey house and even though they are not
owned by a cat, their neighbours are. So they hang the birdhouse from the
roof and the birdies are safe there.
HTH,

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> Not anew subject, I'm sure...sorry to repeat. Not that I see an
> answer, but ever since we, now I, have had cat(s), I've tried to
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> But I really like the birds. Who has a cat-proof feeder?

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Christine Burel - 23 Nov 2003 15:41 GMT

> Not anew subject, I'm sure...sorry to repeat. Not that I see an
> answer, but ever since we, now I, have had cat(s), I've tried to
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> But I really like the birds. Who has a cat-proof feeder?

I don't know if this would help as my kitties stay indoors and watch the
birdies but could you try using hanging suet cake feeders from high tree
limbs?
Good luck!
Christine

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Hopitus2 - 23 Nov 2003 19:06 GMT

Listen, I don't like birds much at all (don't think that makes me a bad
person) but I've been saving this nugget of 411 for the right opportunity -
when someone wants to know how to "repel" cats from an area, say a garden:
saw in local paper here something called "Garlic Gard" (haven't a clue
myself; Evil 3 don't go out and all kinds of cats roam outside our house)
will make cats go elsewhere if you spray it around. It doesn't sound like it
would hurt birds - "garlic"? - to me.

: > Not anew subject, I'm sure...sorry to repeat. Not that I see an
: > answer, but ever since we, now I, have had cat(s), I've tried to
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: Good luck!
: Christine

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Adrian - 23 Nov 2003 16:24 GMT

> Not anew subject, I'm sure...sorry to repeat. Not that I see an
> answer, but ever since we, now I, have had cat(s), I've tried to
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> But I really like the birds. Who has a cat-proof feeder?

I'm not sure there is such a thing as a cat proof feeder, the best method is
to feed lots of food so there are lots of birds, meaning at least one will
spot the cat and raise the alarm.

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Jo Firey - 23 Nov 2003 21:41 GMT

We don't have a problem with the feeder per se, but the birds kick the seed out on
the ground which certainly isn't cat proof. But the feeders don't seem to be that
much of a cat risk. The birds feed with a lookout, and only at certain times of the
day. So I keep the cats in during feeding time. They still catch the random bird
but the feeder really isn't serving as a kitty buffet.

Jo

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insisted we invent houses and discover fire." -- Khiem Tran

> Not anew subject, I'm sure...sorry to repeat. Not that I see an
> answer, but ever since we, now I, have had cat(s), I've tried to
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> But I really like the birds. Who has a cat-proof feeder?

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