Purple Martin Forum

I get my crickets from GRUBCO.COM. I shopped around before I decided to buy and its' the cheapest that I found. Jim

Can you still go to the Scout Report and go back to previous years to find out when you got your Scouts? Jim

I have a round gourd rack with 16 gourds on it. Of those 16 gourds, 10 have martins with eggs and babies in them. One gourd has a sparrow nest in it. The last 3 nest check I shook the eggs thinking the eggs wouldn't hatch. Well, some eggs have hatched, so do I leave them alone so the adults don't at...

I don't see your name on the Scout report?? I tried for 18 years to get those beautiful birds, so I know what you was going thru. I got my first pair 2 years ago and can't wait till they come back. Jim

Did you put concrete in the ground tube? This makes the pole stronger.. Jim

How do you like those round gourd racks? I bought one for my Dad for Christmas.. Jim

Do male fledglings have that male gurgle so early in their life?

Lynnh,
How do you prepare the beef heart? Cut it with a knife in small pieces,or do you grind it up? Jim

Lynnh, if you try the beef hearts let us know how it worked for you... Jim

Is it true that you have to cut the heads off before you feed them to the martins?

Is the Trio castle the only Trio house you can buy on the PMCA shop?

I've been tempted to grind those 2 tabs off the top of the door, but I haven't done it yet..I do the same with my sub floors and turn them upside down. On some floors there is a little piece sticking up and I just bend that flat..

The same exact thing happened at my place,too. One pair, and the little ones will fledge in two days. It sure is fun watching all the birds flying around my houses!!! Jim

Diane, where do you get those ice packs? Are those the same as the ones you have in freezer and you put them around your neck when it's sore??

I just started putting crickets on the porch of my Trio to help my Martins feed their little ones. I checked the house about 5 hours later, and found an empty porch. I was happy with what I found, and then my wife said that the wind probably blew them off, or the sparrows ate them. I trap all my spa...

Is it true that Martins bite the heads off of Dragonflies before they feed them to their babies??

I had my doubts if I would ever tell this story. The first year I was introduced to Martins was in 1993 and that was the last year I had them! I put up a trio house in the back yard and within the first couple of weeks I had 2 pair. Both pairs had little ones, and then a storm came, blowing the pole...

Sorry about the previous post!!! I asked about the quad-house system before I read your post... Jim

Steve, did you fabricate the quad-house system, or did you buy it? I have'nt seen anything like this before... Jim

Where does everybody get their crickets from????