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Thank you for sharing your experience.I have only kept one feral mother with kittens and I had her and the babies in a kitty condo in my bedroom. My other four kitties were all in the living room of my apartment. As soon as the kittens were old enough, the mom was off to the vet to be fixed and the kittens were separated to be tamed. I was able to start the taming process when they were still with the mother, by using a plastic Rubbermaid lid so I could grab the kittens away with out getting clawed or bitten. But the cage I had them in was much bigger than the one you were using. I did not have the space or time to care for a feral cat in my tiny apartment. As it was, I did not get a lot of sleep with them in my bedroom.
I think you are stressed out enough dealing with the babies and you don't need to worry about how other people might do things. It's what I would have done and how many other rescuers would handle it. Jcatbird is awesome and I hope she has some good advice on dealing with the mom crying. Can you try and sound proof the kitten area, so they can't hear the mom calling them? Have yous started working with the kittens? Have you tried the burrito method?
When we took them to the rescue center we took the time to build a much bigger cage so now they all 3 can be comfortable inside.
I didn't try yet because they were reunited yesterday, but I know I will be able to handle kittens as they are approaching me more than before, not running away from my hand when I open the doors, and yesterday one tried to come to me when I was cleaning the litter... so I will try to move as fast as they let me