A black cat picked a chicken coop nesting box as the spot to deliver her kittens - and the hens sharing that space decided to pitch in with the newborns. In a video posted by @farmer.jo.homesteading on Instagram, the cat gives birth to a litter of kittens in a nesting box right next to the chickens. The footage takes a turn that somehow makes the already heartwarming scene even sweeter: when the mother cat gets up and steps away from the kittens for a moment, the chickens are right there, stepping in.