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Barnyard Buddies:  Freckle's kittens are growing so fast!  |
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lora
Alexandria
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 Posted - Apr 09 2012 : 2:20:04 PM
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Mama Freckles had 6 kittens over the weekend. My husband, who is less than thrilled,(he's not a cat person) already named one. Peppy Le Pew is black with a white collar. Freckles had them in the garden shed in the box that we had built for a beagle we had for awhile. She has access thru the doggie door to the kennel. They are so cute. There are 4 black ones, some with white and 2 tan tigers. I haven't petted any of them yet because my arms aren't long enough to reach in the box!  Yay - more babies to spoil!
Lora
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway" -John Wayne
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Edited by - FARMALLChick on Jun 14 2012 1:06:28 PM |
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crittergranny
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Breanna
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Posted - Apr 09 2012 : 4:19:17 PM
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Awww...so darling!
Farmgirl Bre
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Apr 09 2012 : 4:59:59 PM
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Freckles seems to be such a good mom! I love kittens!!!!!! Thanks for the precious picture. it made my day.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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marlee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marlene
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Posted - Apr 09 2012 : 7:10:07 PM
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So cute. Im a cat person. -Marlee
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laurentany
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Laurie
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Posted - Apr 09 2012 : 7:16:17 PM
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How cute! Freckles looks like a very good momma!
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lora
Alexandria
IN
USA
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Posted - Apr 13 2012 : 07:48:10 AM
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 Here's a new picture of the babies. The one with the white collar was going to be name Peppy Le Pew, but after we picked him up we saw that he has a mostly white face with a perfect black mustache - so now his name is Jacques Le Pew - don't ask me why - DH changed it. I think he's in love! Jacques also has white stockings - he's gonna be a looker when he gets bigger! lol There are 2 gray/black tigers, 3 solid black and Jacques - the odd ball. DH hinted that, perhaps, possibly, maybe, thinkin about, Jacques would be a stand in for our Zeke (d.2011) You have no idea how shocking it is to hear him hint that he might actually want another cat in the house!
Lora
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway" -John Wayne
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pennyhenny
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Missy
Dayton
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Posted - Apr 13 2012 : 08:35:41 AM
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Oh how sweet.
hugs,
-missy-
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herblady55
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Judy
Louisville
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Posted - Apr 13 2012 : 09:39:49 AM
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Lora, the kitties are adorable. I can feel the warmth and hear the "mews."from here.I love putting my hand on all of them when they are asleep...the warmth and little bellies rising&falling....yup....can you tell I'm a Cat-Mommy&Cat-Person?/!YES I AM!! *giggle*
Sister-chick# 905(Sept.14th 2009)
Judy
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Simple Living
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Joan
Staten Island
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Posted - Apr 13 2012 : 11:36:30 AM
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Oh how sweet! My cat would love to have a little kitten to mother....awwwww!!!!!
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sherrye
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sherry
bend in the high desert
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Posted - Apr 13 2012 : 11:54:53 AM
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oh happy snuggling time coming up. so very cute. does mama let you hold them? sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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acairnsmom
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audrey
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Posted - Apr 14 2012 : 8:55:36 PM
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Ohhhhhhh! They are so cute!!!! Congratulations and happy news that DH may be softening. Jaques Le Pew, how cute! YUP! If he's named him, he's a keeper!
Audrey
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lora
Alexandria
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Posted - Apr 18 2012 : 1:14:34 PM
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They are so adorable. And yes, Freckles is a super loving cat, she'll roll over on her back so we can scratch her tummy and play with babies. When I was holding Jacques, he was mewing loudly. She jumped out of the box to investigate, but when I showed her I had her baby, she moseyed over to the food bowl and started eating. Jacques was mewing the whole time.
Freckles loves to be petted, but doesn't care to be held. If you ignore her, she'll meow nonstop. Normally a cat meowing would not be that bothersome, but she sounds like the siren on the Ghostbusters car. No joke. It grates on your nerves after about 3 times. lol.
Lora
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway" -John Wayne
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janiee
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Janie
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Posted - Apr 18 2012 : 2:06:25 PM
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the kittens are so cute! love them
janiee
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lora
Alexandria
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Posted - Apr 23 2012 : 09:19:11 AM
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Checked on the kittens Saturday. They are so cute! I wanted to hold one, but I couldn't reach that far down and my son wasn't there to climb in the kennel box sooooo, using some farmgirl ingenuity, I came up with a way to scoop one up. I had a miniature egg basket in the garden shed that seemed about the right size. I leaned over the kennel box wall as far as I could without falling in (what a sight if DH had walked in right about then), gently scooped up the first one that came close to the basket. It was a little girl, long haired and all black save for one little white spot on her throat. I've named her Black Diamond. She's so fuzzy!
Here is Black Diamond:  sorry for the bad pic of me - I was trying to use the reverse camera on the cell phone and make sure the kitten was in the shot! too funny!!
Lora
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway" -John Wayne
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Apr 23 2012 : 09:29:10 AM
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Lora, thanks for sharing the picture of yourself and Black Diamond. I think that is a nice picture of you. Hugs to the little furball Black Diamond.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Nancy Gartenman
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crittergranny
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Lindrith
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Posted - Apr 23 2012 : 2:34:06 PM
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She's a cutie and you're a pretty lady too.
Laura
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lora
Alexandria
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lora
Alexandria
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Apr 30 2012 : 08:24:44 AM
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Lora: There's nothing than seeing such little furballs to make one smile. Thanks for the recent picture. Are you keeping all the kittens?
Hugs to the kittens.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lora
Alexandria
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Posted - Apr 30 2012 : 08:34:52 AM
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Most likely. They are barn cats. Little Jacques might get to come in the house. My DH really likes him and he's not a cat person. We will get the other "fixed" one at a time, females first. It costs around $40 per cat. I will probably have mama fixed too. Before the fire we had 17 kitties outside. We fed them all, but since the fire only 2 are left. I think most wandered off. We still feed every two days. Don't worry, we leave plenty for 2 days. And they hunt mice and birds too. I love my kitties, but I don't think I need so many anymore. Once in awhile, someone would stop in and ask if they could have a kitten. We always said yes, even if they picked a favorite. Its better than getting hit on the road or becoming coyote bait. It was hard to make our son understand that, but I think it finally sunk in.
Lora
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway" -John Wayne
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Bear5
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Posted - Apr 30 2012 : 08:45:28 AM
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I'm glad y'all are keeping the kittens. Hopefully they'll keep the mouse population down. I know my four outside cats do. Thanks for sharing them with us. I look forward to seeing more pictures of them as they grow!
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lora
Alexandria
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Posted - May 01 2012 : 1:28:25 PM
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Mama Freckles has moved the kittens. I am so hoping she didn't put them under the house. There aren't any vent covers on there yet so there's all kinds of openings. I am sure she moved them to one of the barns, but I sure don't know. Going to stop by after work tomorrow (no rain) and check. I figured she would move them, but not so soon. Crazy cat!
Lora
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway" -John Wayne
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lora
Alexandria
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Posted - May 03 2012 : 09:41:53 AM
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I am so sad today. I wanted to look for the babies yesterday after work, so I started in the garden shed. I did find two. They were dead. One sadly, was our little Jacques. It looked as though Freckles had accidentally smothered him. The other loss was one of the gray tigers. My dh won't admit it, but I think he's upset about it too. I know he really liked that little guy.
I still haven't found the others, but I did see Freckles emerge from one of the vent holes for the crawl space. We can't get in the crawl space yet because the block layers forgot to put in an access door. As soon as they cut a door, I will get under there and look for them.
Lora
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway" -John Wayne
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Barnyard Buddies: Freckle's kittens are growing so fast! |
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Freckle's kittens are growing so fast!
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