Purple Martin Forum

like Emil i started with those barn looking houses years ago and gradually gone to all gourds almost all are the bio11, the extra room in the bio11 really pays off i have several nest with 8 eggs each. The sparrows have shown no interest in the gourds which i am thankful for, i could not keep them a...

I have also always used bleach in the fall to clean my gourds when taken down for the winter, in the spring i put a small handful of nest material and i usually give it a good "puff" of sevin dust from a little duster/puffer thingie like terminex uses to puff into cracks. I dont think the ...

martinstudent, i understand what your going through, although i am a happy landlord now i been at this 15 years or more, i went through all those things you mentioned. I very much disliked the houses that look like barns, i kept adding a "new" kind each year, i even put up a six gourd rack...

I was just pondering using pine/cedar shavings this year, i noticed tractor supply had compressed bundles of those and some other artificial materials to use in hamster/rabbit cages. Sounds like it mite not be the best idea though. i have used chopped up sage grass and actually used lawn clippings s...

I am new here, hello everyone this is my first night to get signed into the forum, i have visited before but never took the time to fill out the registration. i enjoyed reading everyones experiences over the years and sorta inspired to share a few of my landlord highlites, i am not exactly sure how ...