Claimed

 A few days ago, all the kittens decided to go walkabout. I knew they were going to leave the barn soon- I keep the barn door open because of the barn swallow nest in there- so I was watchful for this next adventure in their lives. We have a lot of long grass behind the garage, which is within a short distance from the barn. They decided to head over there as there were a couple of big hay bales on pallets that made a good hidey spot. I waited until later in the day so I could watch their mama to give me a clue where the kittens were. Sure enough, she came out of the long grass behind the garage- which was good, because if they were under the bales it would have been hard to get them out. After much kitten wrangling, some encounters with stinging nettle and some kitten scratches, they were all captured!

As they were very close to 8 weeks old, I had my sister and brother in law come to pick theirs up the next day. I enclosed them in the little bathroom with all their feed and a litter box, and made sure to bring each one out often and hold, pet and cuddle them. Their kitten, CeCe was not impressed! 

If looks could kill, I would be in shreds!

I am happy to report that she has settled in nicely with them and seems to think that my BIL is her human. 

The other two kittens now have names. The tabby is Tiger.

Although he was the most scared to catch, he is proving to be quite mellow and even purred today! 

The other female I named Lily.

She is a sweet kitten, quiet and so cute. The good news is that Tiger and Lily will be staying together, as my sister who lives on the BC coast wants them. She will be coming to visit in the first half of August, and will take them home with her. All three kittens got the best possible homes! And we get to play with them and love up on them for another month. And no, they will not be going outside!