Back then I bought a double ended trap from the local feed store. It took several weeks to capture them all, but often up to five or six at a time would be in the trap.
I recall too that many of the smaller kittens we were able to tame and pick them up over a short period of time, so they weren’t all that difficult to deal with. The sad part is that coincidentally the prettiest, and sweetest of all the kittens were the ones that had the Feline Leukemia, and had no choice but to eliminate. It was a heart breaker, but necessary.
The trap I paid $125.00 for back then at the feed store I’ve seen much, much cheaper elsewhere since. I believe I saw the traps at Harbor Freight Tools, PetSmart, and some other chain equipment stores.
Good Luck, and I hope everything turns out well for you, and the cats.
Thanks for the information.
I live in a Phoenix neighborhood and I think people left their cats to return to Mexico when their homes foreclosed. I fed one stray and she had 4 kittens - one of those had 3 kittens, etc. The neighbors had the same thing happen with the same father different mother. I’m up to my elbows in cats and every one of them is cute!