Our orphaned kittens

On the farm this spring we ended up with two litters of kittens. A litter of two and a couple weeks later a litter of four. Things were going good and all the kittens have been healthy and strong. Well Sat morning Dan came home from milking with bad news. The mother of the four kittens got hit on the road. The kittens are about four weeks old, so we really had no choice but to start feeding them. Luckily we had some leftover lamb replacer that I have been mixing up which they are drinking up. The kids are of course loving this! The kittens in a short time have become very friendly and come to us when we go into the shed.

Here's some pics from yesterday after school. Chloe and Dawson with two of the kittens. (there are 2 black, 2 orange, and two mostly black with a little orange so they are hard to see in some pics)
Kaitlin, Cassie and Kortney.
This one which is one of the slightly older ones had a great time playing in this spot!
All six kittens.


Dixie of course has that mothering instinct and loves licking the kittens and watching them.

I have to say Kortney is LOVING the kittens. (a little too much!) Today she came to the house carrying four of them all at once!
And she has to share her beloved blanket with them!
Dixie.....the best dog!
Here is one of the adult males and a kitten.
Yes and Dawson loves snuggling with "his" kitten.