Questions From You: Feral Cats and Chickens

Marshall Asked: Love the idea of keeping chickens in the city, but how do I deal with the huge amount of feral cats we have here in the central part of Phoenix where I live?
Greg’s Answer: Great question.  I assume you are asking me if the cats will effect the chickens?  I would say it depends.  Typically an adult chicken is the same size as an adult cat and my two feral cats get along just fine with my chickens.  I have never seen an issue with adult chickens and cats. The depends part comes if you are raising chickens from chicks.  A cat will definitely take out a baby chicken.  So just protect your chickens till they can do it on their own.