Purple Martin Forum

Thanks,Craig

can someone please explain to me what sreh anxiety means.
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im getting ready to put some sandy entrance tunnels on my supergourds. my concern is ,do i cut the hole below the ridge or do i cut the ridge out ? does anyone have any pics ?
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im getting ready to replace my round holes on my super gourds to crescent enterances. i bought the plastic crescent replacement plates from the pmca. has anyone used these ? do they work ok ? i just wanted to get some advice before i go to cutting on my gourds

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hey craig,
do you cut the egg in small pieces i assume. do they eat the yoke too ?

i just found another one dead in my back yard. it was abut 100 feet away from the gourd rack

we have a lot of rain here in upstate south carolina for days at a time. anyway yesterday i found a dead female in one of my gourds and i just now found a male [a mature one] flopping arond i didnt see any noticable injuries but he couldnt fly so i put him in the back of my truck so he could stay dr...

i have supergourds with round enterances and needless to say starlings are trying there best to make there selves at home! i clicked on the shop page to see what i could buy to convert to sres. but i am not sure what plate to buy. anybody give me some advice ?
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what does roosting mean? like when they say purple martins are roosting at lake murray.
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i"ve had 3 pair that arrived a week ago . i hate to sound impatient but i had 26 pair last year . where are my birds?
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jeff

hey alvin i live in what we call the upstate of sc toward the mountions .just heavy rain here. i was worried about the wind. i"M ashamed to sAy i own 2 s&k gourd racks.that will change come next year. i promise ! anyway i let my racks down to about 8 foot and my martins went right in. anyon...

can my martins find food in cloudy and 50 degree weather ?
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i saw a scout yesterdaay and about 20 minutes later he brought 3 friends with him . they just flew around and checked things out. then right at dusk one scout flew into a gourd and stayed the night. but i have not seen any today. anybody no what this means? thanks for the info, jeff gregory littile ...

i had to make a homemade gourd rack today . it stands about 10 to 12 feet tall . i was wondering was it high enough in the air to attract martins.
appreciate any input,
jeff from little chicago, sc

last year during a bad thunderstorm on a late afternoon day in july causing my gourds to fall to the ground killing atleast 10 babbies. the adults stayed a couple of more weeks then they left.in the fall when i cleaned out my gourds i found like i said about 10 dead babbies. do you think the adults ...

thanks emil i have pvc around the pole and a peice of 2x2 foot of rabbitt wire around the pvc pipipe annd the hot wire hooked to the rabbitt wire and i am getting no juice.by the way rabbitt wire is like chicken wire only the openings r smaller .anyway any suggestions
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jeff

ive been tryind to electrecfying wire around my poles with wire .im trying to make the wire hot while keeping the pole grounded. i got fire coming the charger but thats it and yes the charger is grounded. is there an easier way . please help. ive been trying for 3 days now. bout to lose my mind than...

Has anyone ever tried to use electric rabbit. Wire as a snake detterent

what r pullet size oyster shells do i crush them with a hammer or just feed it to them as is ?thanks for the advice
jeff gregory

how do they eat the shells? do they eat the whole shell or do they pick at it till they get the meat insde of the shell. thanks for your help. still learning

jeff gregory