tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802560046259042468.post2263957978944085501..comments2023-09-06T05:14:27.759-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Crazed Cattlewoman: Homestead: Cats Please!Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348495575211204989noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802560046259042468.post-54705627149396017592014-10-13T17:24:42.710-04:002014-10-13T17:24:42.710-04:00My Father always supplemented our barn cats...He s...My Father always supplemented our barn cats...He said "If he was going hunting to put venison on our table he wanted a good breakfast to give him energy to hunt properly, so the cats need that extra food too!". He always had food for them and taught us to do that too. He also left some of the fat from butchering for them in winter. My mother thought it was crazy but my Father liked cats more than she did! I used buy cheap cat food in 50 pound bags and open a hole in one side, then put it in the loft of the barn, free choice in winter but I did limit their intake a bit more in summer. Scraps from the table also go to the barn cats. They earn their way!Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348495575211204989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802560046259042468.post-89538406605613595822014-10-13T16:56:12.808-04:002014-10-13T16:56:12.808-04:00give Ralph a hug from me
Do you supplement the bar...give Ralph a hug from me<br />Do you supplement the barn cats diet?<br />I knew a farmer who had fat inside cats but refused to<br />feed the barn cats...they were so sick and so were their kittens...since then I cringe at the words barn cats<br />Ferals live such horrible lives....injury disease..starvation...cruelty<br />not everyone likes cats.....<br />bless that Ralph and you of courseSuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329289442910294160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802560046259042468.post-45194492524101592812014-10-13T13:20:14.068-04:002014-10-13T13:20:14.068-04:00If it wasn't so coyote-ridden in my area, I...If it wasn't so coyote-ridden in my area, I'd have a barn cat. I had a humdinger for a while, but she was taken one night. My indoor cats are quite good mousers - and very busy this time of year! (That Ralph is a keeper...:))Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.com