LOWERING HOUSES

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pmlover
Posts: 805
Joined: Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:30 pm
Location: OH/New Concord

I just lowered my houses one third for the next two days because in Ohio there will be bad winds the next two days. I cant even sleep when they are left up.
Dick
2015 69 pairs 418 eggs 396 fledged
2019 I have 148 openings now
2016 100 pairs 600 babies fledged added another t-14 and have 126 openings now
2015 Jun 24 360 babies and 58 eggs also found one that had died
2017 632 babies 11died and 20 were killed by hawks
2015 74 pairs and 9 eggs 5/14
2010 3pairss
]JOINED PMCA JUNE 6,2018
2018 651 babies 5 hawk kills 11 floater kills 25 died in houses and 610 fledged

2014 80 pairs 283 babies 282 fledged one died
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MamaBruff
Posts: 1466
Joined: Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:21 pm
Location: SW Missouri
Martin Colony History: 2013-2016 Unsuccessful at starting a PM colony. Health problems.
Rehomed all my PM stuff. Good Luck and Best Wishes to All.

OOH! I will be the same way! I have trouble sleeping now with just my one "precious" nesting pair! LOL! Hope all turns out fine. You are a good landlord and planning ahead!
~Mary B~

Lifelong PM Admirer and Nature Enthusiast.
Ruthless trapper of S&S year round.
2013-2016 Unsuccessful at starting a PM colony. Health problems.
Rehomed all my PM stuff. Good Luck and Best Wishes to All.
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JL Murray

i am at 1/2 mast!
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AidanRois
Posts: 182
Joined: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:19 am
Location: Mississippi/Horn Lake
Martin Colony History: Since 2012

Same here. I get a bit neurotic when winds or storms are on the horizon. So much so that my tri-tel is never at full height, only two sections, and when storms come, it drops to the one section. My crew could care less, and I'm not plastered (as much) to the window watching while it storms. I keep telling myself, "Not crazy, just careful." :roll:
Tiffeny N. - Horn Lake, MS - PMCA member
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pmlover
Posts: 805
Joined: Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:30 pm
Location: OH/New Concord

thanks Mary
Yes better to be safe than sorry> We even had quarter size hail last night and the darn pms were sitting out until they got hit with some. Everything okay right now but more storms tonight. You all are great landlord. Wonderful people of my heart.
Dick
2015 69 pairs 418 eggs 396 fledged
2019 I have 148 openings now
2016 100 pairs 600 babies fledged added another t-14 and have 126 openings now
2015 Jun 24 360 babies and 58 eggs also found one that had died
2017 632 babies 11died and 20 were killed by hawks
2015 74 pairs and 9 eggs 5/14
2010 3pairss
]JOINED PMCA JUNE 6,2018
2018 651 babies 5 hawk kills 11 floater kills 25 died in houses and 610 fledged

2014 80 pairs 283 babies 282 fledged one died
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kcscriv
Posts: 67
Joined: Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:52 am
Location: peculiar mo.

Iv had my one tele sk pole at 1/3 for years, martins pick it first, good luck
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jedin
Posts: 158
Joined: Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:19 pm
Location: Kentucky/Harrodsburg

Is this standard procedure to lower houses partially for bad storms? I know we can't lower the one we have on a rope as it sort of locks in place at the top and would really blow around if lowered any. The other we have on a winch and square pole so could lower it partway which I assume gives the house more stability for house and pole.
2011: First house late June, lots of visitors
2012: One pair of SY, 5 fledged
2013: 4 pair, 18 fledged
2014: 4 pair, 20 fledged
2015: 14 pair
2016: 18 pair
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