When properly stored in a cool, dry and dark area, beans can last up to 10 years. Both hard grains and soft grains are great survival foods. Hard grains include buckwheat, kamut, millet, dry corn, wheat and spelt, and soft grains include barley, oat groats, quinoa and rye. Properly stored hard grains can last up to 12 years while soft grains can last as long as eight years.
Knowing when to wean kittens benefits the kittens as well as the mother cat. As kittens grow, they require more nutrition. The mother cat will benefit because her body will no longer need to produce as much milk. Kittens will naturally begin the weaning process when they are four to five weeks old. During weaning, kittens still benefit from continued access to their motherâs milk and should have free access to it when possible.
Mother cats begin to gradually wean kittens three weeks to a month after birth. The kittens begin to eat solid food and are usually fully weaned after six to eight weeks. Kittens also begin to develop their hunting abilities at this age; feral mothers begin bringing live prey to their kittens around this time.