New Mother With Ktens

We own an 11 month old cat.  She was born here and has never been super friendly, but she is kind.  We have a big tom that really likes her, her brother, the toms brother who is very nice to her (she often goes up to him and rubs on him and he don't notice), and a feral tom who comes and goes.  We think the female is pregnant.  She has a tight belly and is really lovey to the other cats.  We have a box with a blanket that the nice tom, brother, and female sleep in.

1.  Is it healthy for her to have kittens; how many?

2.  Would the toms try to kill the kittens?  The female was born in the barn and was never harmed, but this is her first litter.

3.  What should we do if she dosent want them?

Donut Lady said:

 
We own an 11 month old cat.  She was born here and has never been super friendly, but she is kind.  We have a big tom that really likes her, her brother, the toms brother who is very nice to her (she often goes up to him and rubs on him and he don't notice), and a feral tom who comes and goes.  We think the female is pregnant.  She has a tight belly and is really lovey to the other cats.  We have a box with a blanket that the nice tom, brother, and female sleep in.

1.  Is it healthy for her to have kittens; how many?

2.  Would the toms try to kill the kittens?  The female was born in the barn and was never harmed, but this is her first litter.

3.  What should we do if she dosent want them?

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1. No, it really is not, especially since she is still a kitten (albeit a big one) herself..  If it is still early enough in the pregnancy, it may still be an option to have her spayed.  This sounds much nastier than it is because kittens do not develop like humans- if they are even a few days premature, they are not viable.  Additionally, it can be very hard to raise kittens and find them homes, quite separate from the health risks for mom. Please read this article for some of the health risks to be better explained http://www.thecatsite.com/a/spay-and-neuter-your-cats

2.  Most likely not, but you should keep a careful eye on them.

3.  This is a loaded question.  Moms rarely reject kittens unless they think something is wrong with them and they are unlikely to survive, though, so this is not a particularly likely situation. It would be better to cross this bridge when you come to it as any advice I could give you on this now would be overload. 

I agree totally with Tulosai's advice, but I would add one point. If you do decide to let her have the kittens, then I would get all the Toms neutered as soon as possible. It is true that Toms can kill kittens sometimes, this is to bring the mother back into heat so they can mate with her. And though this is probably unlikely in a house where all the cats are friendly, the mere presence of the toms is likely to bring the mother into heat anyway, within a few days of giving birth sometimes. So you could end up with her pregnant again or having to get her spayed while she is nursing, which is inconvenient and painful.