The kittens are now hanging out where I can see them when I do my chores. They don't seem to be bothered by the horses or by my presence, as long as there isn't any commotion. It's fun to see them and brightens up my morning!
This kitten surprised me this morning as she was chowing down on the adult cats' kibble. I think they are 5 weeks old. Obviously, Smudge is allowed near them.
Mama Misty is quite relaxed in my presence now, so hopefully that will translate to the kittens as I attempt to tame them.
Question for ya....
Ok cat people, is this a male or female?
I think female, as the males tend to have dark hair on their privates, as we can see with Smudge. This kitten has been chosen by my BIL Frank, so I will do my best to socialize her and the other two.
Gussie is at that stage in her pregnancy where she seems tired all the time, and is doing her sleep deprivation thing again where she falls into a deep sleep standing up and her knees buckle which wakes her up. She just will not lay down!
I am thankful that she doesn't actually fall over. She has slowed down a lot, mostly walking where she used to trot or lope, unless the horse flies are too much for her.
The barn does provide them with protection from the flies for the most part. We had a really windy day and the herd spent a lot of time out grazing in the pasture, free from the flies.
Heard from Ruby's owner, she will be bringing Ruby here in a couple of weeks to breed to Beamer, as I sold her with the understanding that she was in foal and offered to breed her back if she was open. She was. It will be nice to see Ruby-Roo again!
I managed to get a measure on Theo's leg- he will be at least 14.2 hh, although ideally I should measure when he's 5 months old, as it's a more accurate measurement. But nice to know that he will be taller than Velvet's 14 hh.
Velvet: There's nothing wrong with 14 hh!
8 comments:
It seems like it could be a male but hard to tell from a picture. The distance for the anus to the penis is greater than the the distance from the anus to the vulva, so it you could compare the the other kittens that might help.
It is hard to sex kittens...I would compare them all and then guess:) They sure are cute. Oh Gussie lay down and have a nap:)
I will guess male:) But I could be wrong:)
It’s hard to tell sex at that age.
The horse and deer flies this year are terrible. Mine hide in the barn too and appreciate windy or rainy days.
Kittens are so cute! Their antics seem to steal the show. I also think the chosen kitten is a girl. Harder to distinguish when not in person. I have a 50/50 chance of being right :)
I enjoyed the Theo video! I don't blame Gussie, getting up when pregnant is difficult.
I’m always wrong when I sex cats. They sure are cute though! I would love going to the barn to play with them, too. That is crazy about Gussie. Very fun that you will see Ruby again.
If the privates look like an upside down exclamation point then the kitten is a girl. If the privates look like a colon then it is a male.
It's hard for me to tell looking at the picture but the female parts are very close together and those look further apart (another difference) so I'd have to guess male.
Cuteness overload either way!
Diane
Diane- thank you! That would confirm my guess that this one is a female.
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