The little grey Mama Kitty vanishes as soon as I think I see her, then reappears somewhere else. I have called her Spirit Cat, and after much milk, fresh eggs, and tuna, I believe I have persuaded her to stay.
Sadly though, I only see one of her kittens with her, a tiny grey female. She and Spirit Cat live under a trailer out by the barn. It is where I set their food out for them. The other animals have not accepted them well, but things are changing. Seems they adjust to any animal who is either born here or is brought in by me....otherwise they are promptly escorted off the property by either Gat the large farm cat, or the little dogs, Truffle and Winnie.
It has been trialsome, but Spirit Cat is slowly being accepted by the other animals here, although she is still not coming too far out from underneath the trailer. She is still hissing and being hissed at, but no one is running her off anymore...now it is more of a ranking order.
Spirit Cat and baby Spirit Kitten (we'll find another name), welcome to the farm!