December 9, 2018
Ian says: We adopted siblings Bella and KiKi last August. At the time they were living in a chicken coop with their brothers and sisters and about four or five chickens. Bella was the runt of the litter and a little hesitant to move into her new house, but has come into her own and is now a real princess. She might be small in stature but has no problem holding her own against her bigger and stronger brother, often sending him running for cover. She is also a real suck-up who loves the attention but is just as happy to lie around and sleep in one of her many hiding spots. KiKi is the exact opposite of his sister Bella. For one, he is obviously a male, although at first we were under the impression he was a girl. What a surprise! Secondly, though Bella is the runt of the litter, KiKi is far from it and is most definitely the dominant male, at times pushing his sister out of the way when it's dinner time. Although a large boy (14 lbs at ten months old), KiKi is a bit of a scaredy cat and will often retreat from his much smaller sister during their many wrestling matches. On the inside, KiKi and Bella are real sweethearts who know they're all that, big time. When they aren't fighting, they are best buddies.
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Bella and KiKi [5]  kitten
Bella and KiKi [5]  kitten
Bella and KiKi [5]  kitten
Bella and KiKi [5]  kitten
Bella and KiKi [5]  kitten
Bella and KiKi [5]  kitten
Bella and KiKi [5]  kitten
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Please come back, Ian Benninghaus. I tracked you to 2014 via Flickr, through your wedding to Candice and toddler Robbie. Hope life has become more satisfying than blogging. Anyway, the cats are lovely and it is hard to believe they are siblings and connected. Found in a chicken coop!
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Lovely kitten pals! Thanks for their story!
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Bella is definitely soo Bella and Kiki definitely a cutie. 14 lbs at 10 months - that’s incredible!!! I once had a 17 lber full-grown boy and he was my large boy ... Two beautiful wonderful large presences with you to enjoy!!!!!
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Beautiful, beautiful cats.
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Two sweeties ... I love them! ;o) XO XO
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They are a very pretty pair of cats but it is hard to believe they are siblings. Maybe they have different daddies I know that does happen when cats are in heat but it doesn't matter cuz they get along great and they're beautiful and that's all that counts
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so sad to think of these precious babies in a chicken coop. glad they are all grown up and happy. hope the other kittens were so fortunate to get a loving home too.



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