Any success w/ PM house installed close to your house?

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rrmartins
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Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:04 am
Location: Round Rock, TX

Our martin house sits no more than 10 feet off our back porch. I did put in a 17ft. pole so the house is over the roof line. So far we have doubled our pairs every year.
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BuddyS
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Joined: Tue Apr 02, 2013 11:10 am
Location: MO/Chesterfield

WoW! Those images give all of us hope!
Buddy Sowell
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JL Murray

Here is a helpful pdf guide by the PMCA for housing standards: http://www.purplemartin.org/downloads/H ... ndards.pdf
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Joez
Posts: 30
Joined: Thu May 16, 2013 9:07 am
Location: NC/Jacksonville

Although I am not an official landlord yet, as I have not fledged any martins.

Here is my current setup. As of now the newer rack in the front yard is getting all the attention. A ASY landed and checked it out for 2 days never stayed and is now gone.

Last year in late May I put my first rack up. There was a group of martins that would fly around, over and between the houses/trees next to mine VERY cool to watch! Some checked the gourds out but never stayed.

When I can home from work yesterday and walked into the back to start the grill there they were! Zipping around everywhere! 2 pairs! I dont know if they are the same ones or if they will stay, but I did see one land on the front yard rack! It sucked tho because we had a storm warning with 40mph gusts and 55 degree temps last night so I had to lower the rack....I am confident I'll be a official landlord this year.

I think this would/is a great idea for newbies as well as seasoned landlords to post a aerial view of your setups or purposed setups with distances posted....
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TammyBears
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Joined: Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:00 pm
Location: Bridgecreek, Oklahoma (SW of OKC)

My housing is about 20 feet from our house and has been very successful.
Tammy
RIP my precious Josie, 7/5/2000-11/6/2014
2015: 22 pair plus lots of bachelors
2014: 25 pair and some bachelor subbies
2013: 17 pair
2012: 7 pair (first year)
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Anthony Neira
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Joined: Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:12 pm
Location: San Antonio /Texas
Martin Colony History: Started in 1992 From neighbors old 1950-60's colonies. Have 8 Trio 6 Room Houses, 4 MPP Poles, 1 Heath Deluxe Gourd with Troyer Porch, 8 NatureLine Gourds with Troyer Porches, 5 Troyer Horizontals ,& 2 S&K 11" WITH Troyer Porches ready for 2019 Season !

From looking at your photo, I like the spot RIGHT at the upper right hand Corner of the house's SHADOW! Looks PERFECT to me. Because I have all my openings on one side of each house, I have my 4 front,side yard houses facing S.E, into the summer wind. So my 4 houses are 3 feet from my own house and 30+ feet from a parll.row of pecan trees and right now I have 16+ pairs! Because like many say here, my P.Ms have a "Flight Alley" between the house & trees. Best of luck!, Anthony
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Carrera Mike
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Joined: Sat Jan 11, 2014 10:23 am
Location: Eastern TN, Claiborne County
Martin Colony History: Pls see signature

My suggestion is where the red "X" is

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Mike
2020: 11pairs, 51 eggs, 45 fledged
2014: 8 pairs, 43 eggs, 39 fledged
2013: 3 pairs, 8 fledged
2012: 3 pairs, 7 fledged
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