6 week old kittens

ok i have allways give my kittens away at six too seven weeks by 4 weeks i wean them but still let them feed of mum by six weeks i stop  my kittens feeding of there mother and all are thriving are using the cat tray by there self and eating solids i was told all the time that sixs weeks is ok too give away as long as deflead and wormed by the syrup and all the kittens i have cared for have been heathy and i keep check am i wrong 

While cats may be eating and using the litter box reliably on their own quite early on, the remaining weeks to the recommended age to rehome them (10-12 weeks) isn't so much for physically developmental milestones, but for socializing. Cats who are removed from their mom and littermates too soon tend to have difficulty learning how to socialize, especially with other cats or animals in the future because they didn't have as much time to "practice" or learn their boundaries (when play gets too rough, what is and isn't appropriate play). Especially if they end up in a single-cat home, try as we may, these are skills humans can't teach.

http://www.ehow.com/info_10035836_can-happen-kitten-gets-separated-early.html

http://www.catbuyerguide.com/age_to_adopt.html

http://www.breedlist.com/faq/young.html

http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/cats/tips/kitten_behavior_basics.html

OK i am going too keep them till 12 weeks but still all the ones that have gone too new homes over the years are thriving as i home them with friends and family and keep check but the new ones i will keep and let them go at twelve weeks and i am not in it for the money i just want them too go too good homes money is nothing too a life if i was in the wrong i will correct it  thank you

thank you for your help i am going to keep my kittens till 12 weeks there growing so fast and in to everything little monsters but i honastlly did not no because very one i asked was saying six weeks but its all good now but i am not a back garden breeder its just when we where going to get our cats done they where pregnent  sorry for spellings enjoy your day and thank you again

Donnamaire Lees said:

 
thank you for your help i am going to keep my kittens till 12 weeks there growing so fast and in to everything little monsters but i honastlly did not no because very one i asked was saying six weeks but its all good now but i am not a back garden breeder its just when we where going to get our cats done they where pregnent  sorry for spellings enjoy your day and thank you again

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Good you have decided to keep them a little longer.    

When I was young (your age??) there was a hot debate if they should be 6 or 8 weeks to be adopted.   Nowadays we see 8 weeks as an absolute minimum, 10 is OK if you cant otherwise, 12 is very good and recommendable.   They learn a lot from littermates and mom!   At this age you can also make sure they are vaccinated, spayed if you wish it so, etc...

Why this 6 - at most 8 weeks?   I believe they thought kittens wont bind to humans if taken as older.   While it is in partly thrue about semi-ferale farm cats - they are much easier to socialize at 6 weeks than 8+,   the priniciple as such is not true.

Any properly socialized cat will bind to her human, if this human is kind, friendly and proves herself worthly of friendship.  Even a 12+ years senior will bind.

Why, even an adult semiferale will bind with time, more or less, but it will take more time, love and effort...   This ex-semiferale will remain shy to strangers and visitors, but this is another question.   But he will bind to Mom or Dad, he will.    

So the old rule of thumb of my time as yongster is falseified.

Also, please consider to have the mom spayed.    You tell money arent important to you. So thus, you arent a  breeder?

And demand / recommend warmthly they adopters to spay / neuter them too these kittens they got from you.

There are cheap vet clinics if you seek a little.   If money is an issue you dont need to go a fashionable vet.

Good luck!