The better body condition they are in, due to eating well, the less stress they will incur. Transfer as quickly and with the least amount of fuss as possible. Keep us posted as to their progress. Back in my early days of cage raising I attempted doing what you propose with 50 or 100 BCP. Ended up with 4 pellet eaters that lived about 10 yrs. Now with feed trainig experience I could probably get 20% maybe 30% survival.
