Oh, they will manage fine if they are 5-6 weeks. They will have a loving caretaker, and they will have each other for company. (and perhaps even a friendly resident?? but let a vet check up them first before you let resident and kittens meet. Unless the resident is himself an ex homeless, or at least, very used to go outside; ie you are sure the cat has a very good immune system).I don’t know if it is just my anxiety kicking in but I’m having second thoughts about trapping them tomorrow. I have never trapped cats before so I’m not sure how it will go. I also don’t know if I will be able to trap mom because I’ve only seen her once and she fled before I even got within 50 feet of the bush. Will the kittens be alright without mom if they are around 5-6 weeks old? I also don’t know if I have the time to socialize them, and giving them to the local shelter may be the best option.
Its one of the few exceptions of the holy rule of absolut minimum of 8 weeks; its to take them from a shy semiferale mom, to get them easily fully socialized.
The other exception is of course; dire necessity, when you try to save what can be saved in a desperate situation...