The trouble with kittens

A week or so ago, there was a cat on the road out front of the farm masquerading as a furry pancake. A few days later my daughter found two sickly, orphaned kittens in the haymow meowing and looking for food. We started giving them milk, water, and cat food, and they have adopted us. Their health has improved and they are getting playful. They are cute little furballs. One is black and the other is dark calico. We are taking suggestions for names.

We have many cats come and go around the farm. We have them in all colors, sizes, and ages. Most of them do not appear to be good mousers, which makes them basically worthless. The wild ones are the only ones that try to hunt. The males tend to like to fight(loudly), and bully the females around. At one time the population had built up to over 30 cats, but now we have about a dozen. It seems they are always in the way and always looking for a handout. I'm not sure what purpose they actually serve other than to have kittens. Kittens are playful, cats are lazy and often cantankerous.

The trouble with kittens is that they grow up to be cats!