Molly Barn Cat is an Escape Artist

My new barn cat, Molly, keeps escaping our barn. Will I be able to solve this barn cat training problem?
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[@SunraeSkatimunggr]

Tabby cats are notoriously smart, curious, and get bored easily. That and how cats can smash themselves down to the size of their heads make them very hard to keep trapped. She will be one of your best mousers when this is all done.

[@khancrow8212]

A color and pattern of a cat doesn't determine its personally or traits usually lol tabby literally is just a few characteristics that happens in different breeds of cats, "Since the Tabby sports unique color combinations and isn’t any kind of actual cat breed, countless breeds can fall into this category" That statement is equivalent to and meaningless as saying curly coated dogs are smart, curious and get bored easy.....pretty broad non descriptive statement being as there are may dogs breeds that fall into that category.... 1 minutes of research determined from just one site there are like 9 breeds that commonly produce tabby pattern kittens....

[@silvervens]

@@khancrow8212 amogus

[@turtleman190]

@@khancrow8212 alot of the pattens of domestic short hairs do infact determine alot of the behaviours of the cat in most cases the same goes for many dog species

[@khancrow8212]

@@turtleman190 its the vreed not the color which all act separately and dependant on the breed itself not the color....lol as i stated 9 breeds of cats commonly produce tabby pattern. A domestic short hair is only one of them, 8 other breeds produce tabby coats and a color doesnt determine a behavior...

[@jessicas253]

​@@khancrow8212 In domestic cats a tabby coat can be a sign of a higher share of wild cat genetics. But it usually depends on the pattern. The more spotted the cat is the more active it might be. But of course, this is just about likelyhood, not a guarantee.

[@johnlee4211]

Morgan: *blocks out her only escape* "What are you thinking Molly?" Molly: "you unimaginable bastard"

[@kc4941]

Cats are not that crass or profane

[@agentfrankvideos]

😂😂😂

[@FatemaLiya]

The way she walked when she realised that she can't escape anymore. The walk of defeat

[@gd2234_]

Can I just say, Molly needs her own “quiet time” based off her behaviour. It’s normal for momma cats to go and unwind without their shittens

[@whoscatimi7590]

Shittens I can’t-

[@nocomprendo1409]

Wine for cats?

[@gd2234_]

@@whoscatimi7590 if you’ve helped a momma cat raise her babies, you’ll know they’re little shit-tens lmfao I don’t blame Molly for needing some personal time away from baby

[@leolow2057]

lmao shittens

[@kfc3930]

Lmaoo ur probably right but keep in mind this is a temporary thing soon she will be free to get away from her kid all she likes

[@cob9834]

I have never seen someone, who is not a cat person, so fond of cats

[@jessicaoppegard6578]

I like other peoples cats! But that’s where it’s nice, I get to leave after a visit!

[@RWorley3sl]

I worry about moms cat aa I got her for her. Like she disappeared durring 0 degree days and I went and called for her. She didnt want to come back into the house at night and found her own place. I even played with her as a kitten. Im highly allergic to most animals, but if some loves their cat ill take care of it.

[@B34rHands]

@@jessicaoppegard6578 this is exactly how i feel about dogs 😂

[@TheYarnCloset]

As long as Ginny is attached to the Barn Molly will stay with her baby…. Even if she wanders off she’ll come back … that’s my barn cat experience.

[@brett76544]

She was just doing what nature requires. To hunt while her kitten is in a safe place. Still Pablo is the one that sees some interlopers on his territory. He is the one that needs convincing and to smell them on your cloths, just to get use to them. Then Tobby has to see them.

[@Kittyintheraiyn]

Momma cat is probably bored as hell stuck in a room with baby. Some cat toys (without strings or ropes) would give them both something to do, might even help baby become a better hunter? Also if momma isn't spayed yet, she's probably looking for trouble, you don't need another litter out of her, time for the snip.

[@JuFated]

Cats are curious liquid animals. They'd pull escape acts if theyre bored.

[@j.l.thurman2725]

I'd be not surprised of molly is actually Odo from Deep space 9 and could melt through the holes in the wire

[@crypticmirror]

Bring them some mice to hunt. Live trap some mice and dump a couple of mice in there. It will help if the mice's backlegs are broken, because that prevents them darting away and lets the cats play with them longer. It'll keep them from getting bored and also allow the barn kitten to learn necessary hunting skills.

[@TheAquaticMandolin]

@@crypticmirror You're not wrong but it makes me feel weird to think about purposely breaking a mouse's back legs so the cat can play with it longer. For the most part I don't stop my cat from hunting or killing anything but I don't want to watch him do the deed either.

[@ukan.536]

@@crypticmirror Sounds like animal torture.

[@elisemiller13]

Probably bodes well for the "mouser" aspect of why Gordon has them to begin with...definitely not a lazy cat. And oh, definitely, Gordon, is Not a cat person...seriously! (never gonna' live this down Lol

[@sewmeonekenobi639]

Molly didn’t run away when she got out, so that’s good. Maybe she doesn’t need to be closed in. It looks like it says Jan. 13, 1940. To me.

[@jackchid6040]

But noone knows what she is going to do if her daughter also escapes with her.

[@deed5811]

I thought that looked like Jan instead of Jun as well.

[@donnaml8776]

Agree January 13, 1940

[@PTRMAN]

Cats are escape artists AND curious. Pretty sure she'll keep coming back as long as Ginny is there. Plus for Molly, being kept in that room with absolutely NOTHING to do but nap and cuddle with Ginny must feel like a prison sentence. Hope you don't keep them cooped up too much longer.

[@lionkefentse]

Completely agree

[@paulamccarthy9511]

One more week

[@missz9241]

cat liveand love to sleep and eat and play it not that bad of an arrangement plus they will be free to roam soon in few days

[@shawnaoverby111]

Ginny at the end was prepping to poop but the toy was just too cool

[@jeanieschrag5378]

The digging is a huge hint. She was definitely going to poop.

[@agirly1503]

Yep right next to the box!

[@gothic_oma]

🤣🤣🤣

[@sjbock]

Ginny was digging to either pee or poop. If a cat is doing that outside the litter box, it's usually a sign the box is too dirty or the cat has a urinary tract infection or blockage such as bladder stones. Ginny is too young for stones to have already formed.

[@Roucasson]

@@agirly1503 but with all the dead leaves and dirt on the floor, you can’t blame her!

[@thepenguin9]

I think molly is smart enough to know that this is her home now, especially with ginny being there too, she knows it's THE safe place

[@ballinboxer3676]

Nah. 10 days is way too short. If ginny was able to escape the room with molly they'd have been gone forever.

[@bay9876]

Cats like their freedom, like us. They're also territorial as barn cat found out. But once they can scent their territory they're quite at home.

[@jeanieschrag5378]

I had a cat Named Gingerbread for 21 years and used to talk to her and call her Gin Gin at times. It's so sweet to hear you call her that.

[@chadnorris8257]

My thought is, as long as Molly isn't trying to take Jinny with her, she will return to her baby at the end of the day. So no worries there, as long as nothing attacks her.

[@gd2234_]

Eventually she’ll take Ginny with her though, so that’s something to be aware of. When I helped raise baby barns cats theyd all go missing for a morning and then come back together after momma showed her babies part of their new outside world. It happens around the time the momma starts bringing live prey for the babies (so like a solid wee after dead prey)

[@chadnorris8257]

@@gd2234_ Hopefully Molly will decide this is home before she figures out how to take Jinny with her.

[@krat5576]

I agree, and Molly hurting herself during an escape attempt would be such a shame.

[@piperleelee]

Your shortened version "Gin Gin" for the cat Ginny is so much more a cuter name for her.

[@bassemb]

Molly at the end: "dammit, where am I supposed to have my smoke now?"

[@valeriecarwithen9276]

Be careful, Morgan, you’re beginning to sound like a “Cat Person”-or, maybe 🤔 just a lover of animals 🤷🏼‍♀️ 😉

[@aggrotits.thunderbelch]

Yeah he's not a cat guy. For real. Honest. 😂

[@catfish552]

Hangs out with his new cats for an hour and a half each day... but still not a cat person. Yup.

[@jonarse]

Not a cat person my ass, I'm allergic to cats too and that's hasn't stopped me from having 4 of them over the past two decades.

[@originalmiu]

Giving belly rubs... Yeah, definitely not a cat person. ;)

[@garyf3470]

Drying clothes on an outdoor clothes line? In New England? It’s your fault we’ve been getting all these rainstorms. Keep it up. We need the rain.

[@julianachandler2975]

It’s hilarious how Molly turns around and looks before she escapes❤️

[@TheMrNeffels]

i recommend painting the interior of your barn white. we did that on ours and it makes world of difference on being able to see

[@steelgreyed]

cat proofing a room when the cat does not want to be in the room, is probably the hardest thing in this verse to achieve.

[@melkor251]

I think Stoffel the honey badger would give any cat a run for their money when it comes to breaking out of prison.

[@steelgreyed]

@@melkor251 Cats are this weird medium between the mouse's ability of "if my head fits, the rest of me will follow" and the Honey Badger's "if my claw fits I will make it large enough for the rest of me."

[@donnaml8776]

I wonder if that graffiti is from the farm hand, perhaps that was his bedroom. Back in the day, the farm hands would sometimes have a room in the barn. P. S. Thank you so much for not shaking your finger so much at the camera!!! This is very much appreciated.

[@darthbee18]

I agree with other commenters that said Molly is ready to explore the farm 😸😼😏

[@geekygamergal7695]

Something else you can do to help prevent the cats from running away, is to take some spreadable margarine or soft butter from the grocery store and rub a small amount on each paw. It's an old Midwest country/farm trick for new cats, where the butter will take away the old "home" smell leaving the new "home" smell to be picked up by the paws. The only problem is getting the butter on the cat's paws, but in my experience three out of four paws works pretty well.

[@nancylitton390]

If Molly is coming back... She knows where home is and where her baby is too. Thanks for sharing.

[@raerohan4241]

She’s coming back for her kitten. But very soon, Ginny will be big enough for Molly to start bringing her outside. If Molly hasn’t recognised the farm as home by then, she could leave and take Ginny with her

[@MsJodiHolmes]

She's probably in heat... trying to escape so intensely and being very affectionate.

[@thesoapcrate596]

^ this.. get her fixed asap!

[@mariel7079]

Pablo x Molly??

[@MsJodiHolmes]

@@mariel7079 Pablo is neutered

[@h.s.6269]

@@thesoapcrate596 he said in a previous video he already has an appointment to get her fixed

[@h.s.6269]

I don't really think she is in heat cause usually they are very chatty and yowling as well.

[@MegaNormanne]

You have the perfect upload schedule, right when I come home from work, i can watch a Video from you. :)

[@bball6584]

dude the fact that you can rub a belly and not end up in a bear trap is epic.

[@bramblewoodhomestead]

I love that you named her Molly. Our beloved barn cat is named Molly Mae. ❤

[@margaritanaranjo8539]

In Mexico in order for cats to stay in there new home they will rub lard on their feet. They lick it off and don't leave. Old fashioned remedies.

[@flockofone9214]

That is interesting.

[@sandramarcantelli4958]

I've moved many times over the years since childhood. One thing I've learned is that different cats take a different amount of time to know that the new location is home. Two weeks is not a hard and fast rule. From Molly's behavior, I wouldn't worry about her running away. She just doesn't want to be cooped up in that little room. I think that instead of making her see the barn as her home, you may be inadvertently making her see it as a prison.

[@janiefox3458]

Many years ago (over 10 +) I had a Molly who looked enough like yours to be a sister - - Molly was one of kind - hope yours will be too.

[@stardewpop]

if she is escaping and coming back you can let them loose ...

[@savedbeliever]

But Pablo and her may not get along yet.

[@oliveslices]

Morgan, I searched the comments and couldn't find this: kitten squatting like she's urinating and crying while doing it, not letting out any urine, and scratching to cover, really strikes me as potentially UTI symptoms. Looking forward to their vet visit!! Hopefully, I'm wrong.

[@lydz7451]

I am loving all your videos. We got 6 Indian Runner Ducks almost two months ago and watching your videos has really helped us with raising them. It's kind of interesting watching your cats and their disinterest in the ducks and chickens for the most part. We thought our cat would atleast be curious about the ducklings. NOPE! She tries to pretend they don't exist which was really funny because one time she sauntered past their swimming pool and one bit her tail 🤣 Cats will be cats 🤷‍♀️ Looking forward to watching Molly and Ginny's lives on the farm.

[@harrietcarpenter2387]

Hey Morgan u r really keeping on this about ur new cats. They really do look like fun kitties...

[@ritamulloy3522]

The kitties will love it when the time comes for them to explore the outside. They’ll love it! Such sweet cats! ❤️❤️

[@kc4941]

Can we get update on the geese that hatched from the mom in the goose shed? How many hatched and how are they doing?

[@hathorthecow7146]

By golly miss Molly

[@rivitraven]

If you want to know an easy, cheap way to tie that fence up with wire, use those pipe cleaners that are in the kids arts and crafts section. They work like a charm for everything, i use them for so much stuff even tying together my fishing poles and sunflower stalks for storage.

[@pamelacolvin1417]

😄Poor baby. I guess it would suck to be locked inside the barn. She thinks she's in there forever and she's ready to do some hunting.

[@kkdoc7864]

I think that letting Molly out now with Ginny as the draw to come back “home” is a faster way of accomplishing your goal rather than keeping Molly in the whole time. What do you think?

[@katmandudawn8417]

As long as Molly is spayed. You don’t need her wandering around in heat and either not coming home or coming home pregnant. Cat cycle into heat every few weeks until they get knocked up or spayed. This starts at a dismayingly early age. So watch both your new girls and plan to get them spayed ASAP.

[@root2588]

That is exactly what a so called not a cat person does!

[@dennyatnotts]

Morgan gets a yellow card for BS about not being a cat person.

[@Alexa-hs5bd]

Im not a cat person but I don’t hate cats, I just prefer dogs. Id help a cat out as much as i could

[@markusfederico8732]

:-D in half a year they fake limping and get the warmest place in the living room. The farm pest control is paid by KZbin and kiddikaddy pet shop.

[@truckerdaddy-akajohninqueb4793]

Why?

[@joycejohnson7640]

They are so sweet. Great addition to the farm. I hope that they are going to be good mousers. Did you see my post on your live feed about using a windmill to run an aerator in your pond? It would help with the algae.

[@werebilbyj4449]

...trust me she will find a way. haha. Cats are cheeky lil beggars ;) One of my cat's names was Houdini for this exact reason! We gave up keeping him inside due to the fact we could lock the doors and windows and he would still manage to be outside when we woke up the next day. Cats are awesome.

[@Wyserbytheday]

Morgan, when you trained Pablo, you let him stay in a cage in the barn for a while. That allowed him to actually see (cat night vision) and hear and smell the barn surroundings. That way he developed a will to go and explore all of it when he is released. I don't see how this can be achieved by keeping the new cats secluded in a closed room.

[@TheEleonore18]

Cats have always the will to explore their surroundings. even if they are in this room, the windows are only closed with chicken fencing an d so they can hear an smell everything. a romm to train barn cats is always better than a cage because they have more room to move and cats want their feeding areaseperated from their toilet area, because they are very clean animals. this is difficult to achieve in a cage. as soon as they can outdoors they will check out the property and will do what they are supposed to do.....catch mice

[@cdsky3]

If you noticed, that hole that she was sneaking out of had a view of the front door of the barn. She is able to see that entrance. That should easily allow her to see and experience what is going on in the barn.

[@mawortz]

I might be too much of a city boy, but what if you put more stuff for them to entertain themselves?

[@dorisfleming705]

Get yourself some guinea hens, they are noisy but there great for mice and snakes I love then ,they let me know when something is in our place that shouldn't be

[@CHILLZkryptex]

Hopefully you are having a great day Morgan keep up the great work

[@FirstLast-po8oz]

doesn't sound like too much of a problem, she's curious and ready to explore which means that she feels safe. Also, how does your laundry get dry hung like that?

[@Tsuchimursu]

I dry my laundry by hanging it on a string outdoors all the time when it's not raining or sub zero cold. Why waste electricity on a drying machine when the sun and wind can do the work for you?

[@Tsuchimursu]

Also, it's a problem because she's in the middle of learning where her home is

[@marleneclough3173]

Always hang washing on the line smells so fresh

[@TsukiAkarii]

@@TsuchimursuShe'll come back cats are smart. Especially since the food is there

[@raerohan4241]

Hanging clothes to dry is the OG method of doing it. How do you think people did their laundry in the days before electricity? Don’t get me wrong, this is still a very common practice today. We hang up our laundry in the warmer months (winters, they’ll freeze stiff instead of drying). Saves on electric bills

[@Quast]

What I find most adoreable is not how young kittens play but how you can really see that the Moms get an extra dose of anti-stress chemicals from nature, and they become the most calm, sweetest things! xDD

[@nogaglucksam5783]

I like how the "Molly needs a strict talk" involves some serious face and belly rubs. I'm not sure she's getting the message... I'm so here for all the adorable cat content. It's making my summer!

[@nocomprendo1409]

You win this round, hooman.

[@Jason-hc4in]

Just leave a higher up area open. Big cat can explore the territory and return easier

[@hollyadkins4729]

Molly…😡 Me…yes like Harry Houdini! I would not be surprised if you find her strolling around outside again with a smirk in her MEOW 😸

[@barbarabigelow9110]

For someone who is not a cat person, you sure seem like one to me. 😎 I could chalk it up to your great compassion for all beings I suppose...

[@melissabutts6694]

Am I the only one who is super impressed with the LCM 1936 carved into the barn! Sooooo super cool!!

[@MamaTtoB-P]

She definatly went right back to that spot, 🤣🤣🤣🤣, she was checking it out. 🤣. They're sooooooo cute

[@babysnakes1433]

Does anyone want to discuss the fact that Morgan used the word, "Golly"?😏😬😁

[@alexisd8190]

whats wrong with that haha

[@babysnakes1433]

@@alexisd8190 honestly, nothing! Lol I think a "Golly" resurgence is long overdue!

[@anneh1890]

"Gin-gin, you are such a little feisty feister"? We say the darnest things to our animals now dont we :')

[@nicholasnorthrup5384]

Can’t wait to see the cats out in the room

[@tarryncooper4742]

It's great how Molly was letting you pet her stomach!! Wow how trusting

[@Scandic45]

Yeah weve been haveing around 29 C here but dry heat with no fans .. i have barley sleept past 4 days while feeling very cranky. 3 months of summer are crazy since the sun never really sets. Sweden

[@velvetacidkiss]

I feed my cats raw food. My youngest learned to open the freezer and get his food out the other day. But he didn't learn to close it. And ruined all my food. 😭

[@WanderTheNomad]

"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot."

[@chelseywelwood22]

I think 10 days is plenty sufficient to keep them locked up. We did one or two days on our farm and that was plenty for them to know where their new home was and where they could get food. :)

[@jdash1779]

I think she knows its her home and shes already on the job. Oh and its 114 degrees in Vegas.

[@trym2121]

Pretty sure, you are going to make a second video for this. She'll probably bite or cut the net combined with special cat ability of being permanently in semi-liquid state to do another amazing escape.

[@WazKoOL]

Maybe start sneaking some small rodents in the safehouse, so Molly can teach Ginny how to hunt.

[@kingautumn569]

it could backfire

[@WazKoOL]

@@kingautumn569 you're right, maybe lizards? Or cockroaches?

[@AJR-zg2py]

They may not leave if they know they're getting fed there regularly.

[@romariomunoz2791]

The chapo Guzman of the barn 😂

[@moujayay]

OMG your love for the Harry Potter books is only one more reason I love to follow up on your farm activities

[@gillianmuspic2337]

I agree. Also that it's the books, not the movies

[@becauseican5787]

Thanks for helping me name my guinea last night on the stream😁

[@violetgolden3380]

It's good that she was exploring the area instead of running off. I don't think you'll have a problem 👍

[@somecunninglinguist]

"gin gin" reminds me of the I dream of Jeanie dog

[@TsunauticusIV]

Raccoons can fit through some incredibly small holes too. Found out the hard way when one got into a chicken pen. It squeezed through a hole that I could only get 3 fingers into. This was a BIG raccoon too. Unfortunately after eating the chickens it was too fat to escape. I found the plump raccoon in the cage. 😡

[@Tsuchimursu]

You should use a bucket & trip plank trap to catch some living mice, and give them to Gin! The younger she gets to know mice the better she'll get at hunting them

[@HawkTear]

You are so sweet to all of your animals. Nice job locating the escape hole. That will keep them safe for a while longer. :)

[@Valdagast]

Molly is a Disney princess: _I want adventure in the great wide somewhere_ _I want it more than I can tell_

[@miditrax]

It's part of a cat's job description to get out of tight places. Plus if Molly is seen outside alone she's probably made her peace w/Pablo barn cat. Time to unfeazle the Kneazles?

[@DocNo27]

I have those same bluetooth hearing protection headphones - they are awesome. I actually enjoy mowing the lawn - it lets me catch up on my podcasts now that no one commutes.

[@orlandl.blanchard5423]

Be glad the barn isn't haunted. 😀

[@moonwacher5993]

Have you ever thought of getting turkeys

[@NiminaeOld]

I feel like he's mentioned it once or twice before as a possibility but not likely any time soon

[@T_P_W_ThachoZenjuan]

I love my turkeys,but, they insist on standing in the water pans and crapping. They're worse than ducks. 😂

[@udesh9694]

He would like to get some turkeys 🦃 are you willing to send some eggs

[@moonwacher5993]

@@udesh9694 im trying to finde some my self

[@udesh9694]

@@moonwacher5993 I have turkeys but it cannot send eggs from India

[@mamahen9221]

It’s a cat thing, they do what they want. I noticed gin gin nursing still so most likely Molly is attempting to wean her as well.

[@quiltybee]

I think it would work better if they could just be enclosed on ground level for a week to see things. The closed room may be the problem ??

[@821patty2]

I am loving the videos about your new barn cats!

[@deanlarose3678]

Morgan, cats gotta do what a cats wants to do. In time, you will see they are training you big guy!😳

[@ladydragon3648]

Love the names for the new barn cats. They look so much like a Mother cat we had back them I was a young girl. Her name was Jenny. I pray they both work out on the farm for you. & Moran You may say you are not a cat person at all. BUT you are a CAT PERSON.

[@sophiemorrey2606]

Molly is a clever cat! The end bit where she goes to check her route out was funny. The are gorgeous and SO cute. Let’s hope you never need to remove that bit of chicken wire, you’ll be cursing all those staples then! 🤣🤣

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Cats are Amazing for sure.....Thanks Morgan....!

[@jerrysugarav]

You said she wasn't fixed yet so with her sneaking out you're likely going to have a litter coming soon. Cats can get pregnant very quickly after giving birth. :(

[@neverfalter6702]

I struggled with those fencing clips too. I got a clip bender from Tractor Supply. It was around $17.00. Worth every penny!

[@kensmith3956]

My cat doesn't even let me rub his tummy in jealous lol hahaha

[@katballou6316]

15 Ancona ducks arrived today & they are SO cute. I want to thank you for all ive learned from your you tibe channel!

[@lockedin60]

Molly the Barn Cat dilemma sounds like the classic cat and mouse game!

[@melbspapercreations6204]

SO DARN ADORABLE

[@miric6224]

Another video to love! Thanks!

[@firsttimefarmer4666]

I 💕 your "Danny Elfman" style of score 🎼 your editing is THE BEST around! 👏👏👋

[@melbrooks8829]

You two should add your signatures to the wall as well!! Would be so cool to look back on, like marking heights or something similar

[@sherryberry8134]

Mama needed a break from her lil one. 😂 Can't wait to see her in action after she recovers from her spay surgery. ❤ After what happened to lil barn cat I don't blame Morgan for being extra worried/cautious. He may be a "city slicker" but he clearly works hard and cares deeply for animals. 👍

[@bethsheartsandgiraffes3619]

She looked so defeated at the end lol