Purple Martin Forum

I had the exact same question come up when I installed mine, so I did a little experiment and did not cut one of the gourds and just added the tunnel. I had one pair that selected the gourd and observed them through the nesting and brooding season. I observed that they had trouble going through both...

I had the same idea and bought the gourd rack and the gourds and added them under the barn. The pole is only rated for 12 lbs and each of the gourds are about 2 lbs a piece maybe more when you add the tunnels and cooling caps. Needless to say the barn itself catches a lot of wind and my poles bent s...