You could put out a leeetle bit of catfood for the extra nutrients, but not
enough to keep from catching mice, eh? I don't know nothin' about barn cats,
Miz Scarlett. Maybe that's a nono. Still, I hope kitty takes up barn
residence and is not coyoteized. Can't you put lion dung around or something
to reduce the possibility of coyotes?

I got four feral cats several years ago for barn cats. We have coyotes, too,
but after all this time, I still have three of them. They get fed everyday, and
it doesn't stop them from catching rodents. They *must* be doing their job,
because before we got them there were rats running across the rafters in broad
daylight. Haven't seen a sign of once since they've been in there.
They still don't let me come near them. I've never named them, or gotten
emotionally attached to them, which is weird for me. I didn't think they'd last
this long. The H.S. here euthanizes ferals, no exceptions. I figured they'd at
least have a chance, even if they ended up to be coyote meat. I think their
wariness (is that a word?) has helped them survive. I don't think it's good to
have tame cats as barn cats. Barn cats ought not to trust anything or anybody,
for their own survival. Just MHO.

Sherry
Sherry