WELL IT HAS BEEN AWHILE SINCE I HAVE LOGGED IN......I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS AND BAD.....GOOD NEWS IS ,I HAVE MARTINS NESTING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4 YEARS....LOST MY COLONY TO CHICKEN SNAKE IN THE PAST......HAVE PUT UP PREDATOR GUARDS ON ALL MY POLES SINCE THEN......HAVE MANY GOURDS AND A TRENDSETTER HOUSE THIS YEAR....I HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK AND SPENT ALOT OF MONEY TO START MY COLONY OVER.....
NOW THE BAD NEWS...I FOUND A CHICKEN SNAKE IN MY GOURDS WITH THE OLDEST BABIES TODAY....TO MY DISMAY AND SHOCK....HE SOME HOW GOT BY MY PREDATOR GUARD....THIS HAS GIVEN ME A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY.....I AM OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS ON KEEPING THE SNAKE OFF MY OTHER GOURDS, THAT HAVE BABIES.....I HOPE THIS HAS NOT RUN OFF THE OTHER MARTINS...FULL OF MITES TOO.....PLEASE SEND ME YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND INFO ON MY SNAKE PROBLEM AND MITES....THANK YOU VERY MUCH.....CHASE SAD ABOUT MY LOST
HELLO EVERYONE
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Peggy Riley
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- Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2003 1:21 pm
- Location: TX/Tolar
The quickest and best thing to do will be to add the bird netting above your guards. It will catch 99% of snakes that get past your guards.
Do it today if you can. Glad your season is going well otherwise.
Peggy
Do it today if you can. Glad your season is going well otherwise.
Peggy
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2017 101 pair
2017 101 pair