a feral cat gave birth outside my house.should i be worried?

so a few days ago my grandma brought me out and showed a cat and her four kittens. i've seen many feral cats around my house and the mother is too,the kittens look around to be 6 weeks old or around that age.should i be worried at all like should i call animal rescue to pick up the kittens and the cat so nothing happens to them? 

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so a few days ago my grandma brought me out and showed a cat and her four kittens. i've seen many feral cats around my house and the mother is too,the kittens look around to be 6 weeks old or around that age.should i be worried at all like should i call animal rescue to pick up the kittens and the cat so nothing happens to them? 

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Its a good question.  If the mom is semiferal I suppse she does manage OK.  Also, at this age she comes forward with her kittens to the caretaker, or where the food source is.

I suppose your grandma does help her?

OK, but this is also a good age to foster them.  NOW its fairly easy to foster and socialize them.  While it will be more difficult later on, when they are over 8 weeks.

So yes, do phone at the Animal Society (or what they are called at your place), ask if they work with fostering, etc.

Or if there are rescue groups...

It is possible to foster them some outside too, esp if mom isnt too shy and hostile, but its easier to do it inside, in the fosterhome.  Even if you must take them from mom.

So yes, its proper and wise to do something NOW.  Exactly what depends on the situation.

Tx for caring!

ps. And its wise to spay the momma, make a TNR on her.   Unless she is possible to foster easily, and you do have a fosterhome waiting for her.  In that case, you take her in, spay and find this fosterhome.

A rescue group or this "Animal Friends society"  should be able to help with this too.

If she is too shy to easy fostering, a TNR is the most sensible.