It's Saturday afternoon, and I just luxuriated in a brief cat nap with LoverBoy (one of the kittens) and Romeo (one of the adult cats) curled up beside me. Yes, the kittens are mixing with the adult felines and shockingly, it's working out pretty well. I kept the kittens separate for the first two months while I got them fixed and made sure they didn't have any health issues.
Now, I've started letting them run around the house for an hour or two each day, under close supervision. The older felines have taken it pretty well -- the kittens are very active and rambunctious chasing each other around the house at full speed. Only one of the kittens, Charlie, is a bit scared. He's been slower to leave his safe room and explore the rest of the house and he makes cute squeaky noises so other cats don't get too close. When I want to calm things down, I break out the food (either dry food that I shake or wet food where I open the can), and the noise is enough to get the kittens running back to their room for a meal. Then they're happy to stay there and curl up on their kitty condo or the blanket in front of the window facing the backyard (photo below). They like the security of having their own room and cuddling up together. And the big cats like it when they get a break from the commotion.
This also tells me that the kittens will adapt well to their new homes -- they're curious and playful and getting along well with the other cats.
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