We have a feral cats that come to our house for food as they do to every other house in the neighborhood. We had 2 feral tortoiseshell female cats that looked exactly alike and they were both pregnant at the same time and gave birth at the same time. We didn’t know where they both gave birth or what kittens were from what mama. Anyways about a week ago we noticed the kittens since one of the mom was feeding 4 of them under our car in the driveway. There were three normal size and a smaller one. We think they are about 5-6 weeks since they walk and have their eyes open. Then a few days ago we found 2 more kittens, so a total of 6. All 5 kittens were the same size expect for 1. And all 6 kittens were walking, had their eyes opened and were vocal. We leave hard food out for the feral cats and give the feral cats wet food as well and we’ve noticed the kittens have been eating the hard food and also eat some of the wet food even the tiny one! Anyways today, I got up and saw 5 kittens, they were playing and walking. I was looking for the baby of the litter but couldn’t find him and thought maybe he was hiding somewhere. I went out during the day and came back around 6 pm and only saw 2/6 kittens and one of the mommas. They were eating and playing. And sadly, I ended up finding the rut of the litter dead under a tarp with its face eaten. My mom thinks maybe it was a crow because there were crows yesterday around our area. And the last time she saw the kitten was yesterday in the evening. But I’m not sure if it was and think maybe it was the mom, because the kitten was under a tarp hidden from everything/everyone. I did some research and think maybe it was fading kitten syndrome and probably the mom ate it. I’m not sure why it died, if it was eating, it was still drinking milk from its momma and we were giving it a bit of wet food. Anyways, now I feel so sad that it’s dead. And I’ve been looking for the other 3 kittens and cannot find them. I’ve been looking for hours and none of them have popped up. Only the 2 that I saw earlier when I came home and the dead one. I feel stressed, sad and have anxiety. I want to separate the kittens from mom and take them to a rescue but I also still think they’re too young. Just wanted to share.