Some questions

Okay, so I have some questions...
Zoe is only 5-6 weeks old. Should I give her a certain amount of catfood to eat (she only eats at night, she nurses Bobby during the day) or just give her as much as she wants, at this age? If so, when should I start limiting her food rations, if at all?
Also, I was curious about shedding/slick brushes. Is there a better-than-the-rest brand or specific type that works best?
And also, what toys does your cat like best? That she'll play with by herself?
And should I bathe Zoe now, as a kitten, so she's used to it when she gets older? What kind of shampoo works best if the answer is 'yes'?

(I just realized I've been telling people Zoe is 5-6 weeks, then checked the calendar, and really she's eight! )

Okay, I will end up bathing her. I think I'll try some baby shampoo, or see what's at the pet store as far as "cat shampoo". I will only bathe her about once a month, just enough so she's used to it...
I just was recommended a toy I will get her called the "Cat'N'Mouse" toy. But she does love pom-poms, foil balls, and yarn! But I was looking for something she would play with by herself... I also plan on making a polyfill & catnip filled fabric tube toy...
I will look into all three of those brushes, thankyou very much for the advice!
And she is on kitten chow right now. She is just on Purina, which may not be the best quality food, but we have fed it to probably 50 kittens in my lifetime, and they all have grown up to be big, strong, energetic cats with very healthy coats. I can afford a higher-end food, but I don't really see why I should transfer when she's doing fantastic on this! And I will continue to let her have "free food" unless she starts getting fat... Then I will begin to ration. She is fat right now! Lol, but as you said, she is a growing kitten, so when she's about 3 months, I'll start watching her weight.
When I bathe her, I will warm up some towels to dry her off with. Thank-you for the suggestions and the response, and you too Keisha!

GoldenKitty- I will look for a kitten shampoo. And actually, she is 8 weeks old, I just was thinking about it, and she is 8 weeks. She loves playing too!
I will look for a shedding brush so we'll have it when we need it and a flea comb. Also, I will not clip her nails, because she will be an outdoor cat too, and she needs to be able to defend herself. But I will mess with her nails so she's used to that anyway...

Because I believe that a cat shouldn't be restricted from the joys of nature, just my personal opinion. Yes, there are dangers out there, but there is for every critter, and many of them survive, and we can't keep them all in. The only reason she has even begun to be an indoor cat is because she is white and too easy to see at night. We have 35 cats and the only cat fights we ever get are between Toms and at breeding season, but those are only at nights, don't ask me why.
And I mean, by going outside ourselves, we are putting ourselves at risk for an unending list of fatal diseases, we could get shot or kidnapped or seriously injured, but we can go outside can't we? (Not trying to be harsh, not at all, just saying..) Plus, there are no "leg traps" or coyote traps as we call them, out here because my dad manages this ranch and we currently have no traps out ourselves, and no government traps within many miles of the house. The two yard dogs do not terrorize the cats, in fact, the cats often rub against them and they do not respond. The only cat terrorizing dog we have is penned up and only let out under supervision, and the cats steer clear of the yard they are in when they are out.
We have lots of cats and they are all in risk for many things, but they all do great. The only time we ever have a cat die is from either old age or a coyote/owl got it, and this always happens at nighttime, when Zoe is in the house. We never get any cats from town or anything, we live 35 miles from town and 3 miles from the highway. I keep track of all of our cats, we never get any new ones except for kittens. I assure you, it is much safer for her out on the ranch than it is for a partially-outdoor cat in town. And she won't stray far, I assure you. She gets fed well here. But I think she should be let outside to play with other cats. I am lucky I get to keep her indoor as much I do, cause Mom didn't want an indoor cat, but she took pity on the poor thing, didn't want anything to eat her. But I don't really see the point in clipping her nails, as she will be under semi-supervision in the house so she can't tear anything up, she'll have a scratching post and mat, and she doesn't claw us except for in play and then it doesn't even hurt. But as I said, I am messing with her ears, teeth, and claws now so she is used to it.... (Wow, sorry for the long response, just wanted to give you plenty of resons to back up my opinion. I hope you understand...)

The females have one litter a year (I keep track), that's why they get in fights during breeding season. I guess they know they're already bred, or they've already had a litter, and they don't want any more babies, too much trouble! But I don't want to totally kill the whole cat population, they keep snakes and mice away, but we are neutering and spaying all the kittens we can catch, since we can't catch the wild cats, and it would be very stressful on them. But spaying and neutering the new litters will help with our population tremendously. The only kitten I am not going to neuter will probably be either Kaleia (a really gorgeous calico; she's grey, yellow, and white just like her momma and aunt, not the standard brown, black and white) or Zoe, since Zoe is such a pretty color I think it'd be neat to see what her babies look like. But I will leave only one of them still able to breed. The great thing is, in our town, every vet clinic will take males or females and spay and neuter them, all for free! Because of this, more cats get fixed, which helps the town population greatly.
As for the males, they only fight in breeding season, over the females. It's just nature. And generally they aren't serious, but we are gonna get them fixed anyway, well most of them. After we get down to one tomcat, I'll leave one of the tom kittens not fixed, so we can still have cats around here, just not so many! They're taking over the place!