How to find homes for ex-feral cats?

I have a colony of ex-ferals that I need to whittle down in order to move.  Even though they are all very friendly to me at this point, they are afraid of anyone else.  Several of you have mentioned finding homes for various

cats in the colonies you care for.  How did you do this?  A no-kill shelter is the only thing I can think of, but they usually are already full.  And I don't think anyone would adopt these cats since they are going to be

unfriendly / afraid, many other cats at a shelter are much friendlier & endearing.  Any help on finding these cats  a good home would be appreciated.   Jim in upstate NY.

If you live in or near a rural area, maybe you can find them homes as barn cats?  Where my mom lives in Wyoming the Humane Society traps and neuters ferals and adopts them out to local farmers looking for rodent control.  My mom adopted a beautiful Maine Coon mix who has worked out perfectly.  No mice in the barn, and she's gotten quite friendly.  She follows my mom around like a dog now and it's been less than a year.  

If you have a rescue or feral cat assistance program in your area, they may have a barn cats program.  It transfers ferals to farms, where they are confined until they get used to the new territory.  There are also breweries that use the services of cats - to keep mice and rats out of the grains they use.

How many do you think you'll need new homes for?

Thanks, Suzanne.  I do live in a rural area, & that's just what others have suggested.  It would seem ideal.  Except none of the farms I've contacted are interested!

I'll keep trying this option, it's probably my best chance.

Glad your Maine Coon has worked out so well, I've always thought they were a very cool breed.  All of the cats (8-9) here have become super friendly (to ME),

they can't get enough attention.

Thanks again,

Jim

Since I think homing them out to farms is probably the best option, if I can find an organization to help with that, that would be great.  These are actually

EX-feral cats, they are all very friendly with ME (but afraid of anyone else, unfortunately).  Even seeing me in a different situation, like at the front of the house

instead of the back deck (where they usually see me & get fed) scares most of them!  So they would probably adapt to a new caretaker pretty quickly.

I think it's about 8 cats.  It's hard to tell how many are truly dependent on me, since some disappear for a week or two, then are back in the colony being super

friendly.  That keeps happening.  Making it even harder to gather them up for a move.  Maybe somebody else somewhere is feeding them, but I can't imagine who.

Thanks for your help,

Jim

Wow, that's something I never would have thought of!  I'll look around for one of those riding programs.

Thank you,

Jim