We maintain a small colony of displaced feral cats
in our barn for adoption as barn cats.
Their home is behind those two large viewing windows.
They have free access to a 3/4-acre cat-fenced corral
to the left.
Entrance to their room is through the old milkhouse to the right.
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The milkhouse provides an entry area
for storage of supplies
and a second door into the feral cat room
to prevent their accidental escape.
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This is their room (looking South toward the corral).
We've left the old horse stalls in place,
simply cleaned and whitewashed everything.
Along the left wall (front to back),
there's a feral cat house of the type
we provide colony caregivers whose
colony lacks adequate shelter,
the cats' feeding staion and
a cage that's used for the introduction
of new cats to the colony..
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This is a view from the corral end
(looking North).
The brown strip at the top
is one of the cats' many high walkways
and the structure inside the stall
is one of the many ramps they
have to get up and down from the
walkways.
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Looking into the stall next to the corral,
you see more of their ramps and walkways --
and platforms at the base
of every window
where they can look out
and nap in the sun.
To the right of the right window,
you'll see two cat doors that
provide access to the corral --
and there are two more to the right
of the left window.
And if you'll look closely
at the top left,
you'll see one of the cats
napping on one of the high walkways.
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The stall at the North end
has bales of marsh grass
judiciously stacked to provide
a labyinth of "hidey holes"
and tunnels where the cats can
feel safe and warm
when they feel the need.
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