I fill their bowls twice a day, but they are basically free fed because I leave the food out for them to eat at their leisure. Whenever I say "Kikikikiki", they all come running like a herd of elephants from wherever they are (I am going to try to get a video of that soon). Shiloh eats on the bathroom counter - she's the princess and would rather not eat than share her food with the others. Missy has started making me put some food on the middle level of the cat tree in my room Maya eats on my bedroom floor from her own bowl, and the 5 boys share a big bowl near where Maya eats. I just realized that its the GIRLS who are the finicky ones at feeding time. Such princesses.