On Sat, 20 Aug 2016, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 12:23:10 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>> That's Scraggly the first time I spotted him about four years ago, in
>>> the forest path near my barn:
>>> http://i63.tinypic.com/14no3ug.jpg
>>> Forest path:
>>> http://i67.tinypic.com/rc9b4l.jpg
>>
>> A real question for you, Sheldon. So you have all these feral barn cats,
>> etc. You see them in your yard everyday and you do take care of them.
>> Are they friendly to you like pet cats? Do they come up to you and let
>> you pet them, etc? Or do they keep their distance from you?
>>
>> I'm asking about the difference between the ferals outside and your
>> house cats inside.
>
> Some ferals will very occasionally permit one quick pet but they
> quickly back off. To survive outdoors it's best they remain totally
> feral. I don't encourage petting them. What some call indoor-outdoor
> cats have lost their survival skills and won't last long outdoors.
>

Is there any Trap-Neuter-Return program out by you, or are they all intact
and reproducing?