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Kegger
Posts: 381
Joined: Sun Sep 15, 2019 8:58 am
Location: Awesome Florida
Martin Colony History: 2020: 2 pair of SY with 4 eggs ,fledge 7
2021: 5 pair 25 eggs fledge 18, 4 egg 2nd brood attempt
2022: 13 pair 61 eggs fledge 56 added 11 cavs. now 22 total
2023 15 pair 75 eggs fledge 51 only 3 of 11 eggs hatched cavity 10
2024 11 pair 50 eggs fledge
26. 1 renest cav1, cav10 8 eggs 8 fledged 2 couples ASY and Sy

I only set 1Martin house up this year for the ASY and it seems I now have 11 cavs taken. I also see the beginnings of nest building
going on the past weekend. Lookin back to last year they are a bit behind. 8)
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SSMartin
Posts: 463
Joined: Sun Jul 21, 2019 6:05 pm
Location: FL

They started building this week here as well. I feel like they were behind but maybe they were waiting on the weather. What kind of house did you put up?
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Conrad Baker
Posts: 754
Joined: Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:43 pm
Location: Paulina, Louisiana

Kegger wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:14 pm
 I only set 1Martin house up this year for the ASY and it seems I now have 11 cavs taken. I also see the beginnings of nest building
going on the past weekend. Lookin back to last year they are a bit behind. 8)
Sounds like you need more housing !! Your occupants this year will be back next year with all of their kids, and the kids will be attracting new mates. I wish I could put up more houses, but problems with the neighbor has me limited and I can't increase the size of the colony.
Last edited by Conrad Baker on Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Kegger
Posts: 381
Joined: Sun Sep 15, 2019 8:58 am
Location: Awesome Florida
Martin Colony History: 2020: 2 pair of SY with 4 eggs ,fledge 7
2021: 5 pair 25 eggs fledge 18, 4 egg 2nd brood attempt
2022: 13 pair 61 eggs fledge 56 added 11 cavs. now 22 total
2023 15 pair 75 eggs fledge 51 only 3 of 11 eggs hatched cavity 10
2024 11 pair 50 eggs fledge
26. 1 renest cav1, cav10 8 eggs 8 fledged 2 couples ASY and Sy

8) I had 22 cavs last year a little more than 1/2 occupied. I planned on leaving a house behind because I am moving and taking the other to the new place I get.
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dsonyay
Posts: 1677
Joined: Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:10 pm
Location: Louisiana/Broussard
Martin Colony History: 2010-2014 located in Slidell LA. Gourd rack with 16 gourds. Max of 2 pairs during this short period in Slidell. Plenty of fledglings.

2014-present.. moved to Broussard LA. Same Gourd Rack but added a 6 room house (modified from a 12 room)

2020: after a long drought of nothing, 4 pairs and 4 nests, 23 eggs total.
6 fledges.

2021: 9 pair, 47 eggs
36 hatchlings
30 fledged

2022: about 12 pairs.. many eggs, all fledged.. only had one hatchling die.. probably because of our schnauzer. :(

2023: 16 pairs. So far about 60 chicks with about a dozen eggs to go.

2024: 13 pair. About 60 eggs
2025: 14 pairs .. 69 eggs.

Excellent! Add another house for next year if you can. :)
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Conrad Baker
Posts: 754
Joined: Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:43 pm
Location: Paulina, Louisiana

Kegger wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:22 am
 8) I had 22 cavs last year a little more than 1/2 occupied. I planned on leaving a house behind because I am moving and taking the other to the new place I get.
Is the new owner of your house going to be able to keep up with the Martins? If not, the housing will soon be infiltrated and taken over by sparrows and starlings. Martins won't be able to compete if the vermin are not thinned out, so Martins will suffer and sparrows will be living there expanding their community. Personally I would rather take the housing down than to have sparrows living there. If the new home owners are willing to control sparrows and take care of the Martins, then I would definitely leave the housing up.
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killerv
Posts: 44
Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:40 am
Location: Central Ga

Mine are about full too and sy aren't here yet. I was gonna puchase another 8grd troyer setup they have on sale and hopefully get it up quick but they are backordered for several weeks.
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Kegger
Posts: 381
Joined: Sun Sep 15, 2019 8:58 am
Location: Awesome Florida
Martin Colony History: 2020: 2 pair of SY with 4 eggs ,fledge 7
2021: 5 pair 25 eggs fledge 18, 4 egg 2nd brood attempt
2022: 13 pair 61 eggs fledge 56 added 11 cavs. now 22 total
2023 15 pair 75 eggs fledge 51 only 3 of 11 eggs hatched cavity 10
2024 11 pair 50 eggs fledge
26. 1 renest cav1, cav10 8 eggs 8 fledged 2 couples ASY and Sy

Currently I have 10 of 11 cavs full w nests and 3 have eggs. Still here. Not moving until may or june
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