Good Evening to all,
Home safely after a trip to New Orleans for my grandson's high school graduation. Had an oyster Po Boy and a cup of seafood gumbo at R & O's out at the lake front with my wife. Yummy. All you south Louisiana land lords know what I mean.
Dropped my racks on my return and here are the results. Rack 1 - 40 young and 45 fledglings, Rack 2 - 46 young and 42 fledglings and Rack 3 - 38 young still nest-bound and 38 fledglings. Egg count was 35 but this number is just "out of habit." Eggs their now are either abandoned or infertile.
So now I'm up to 124 young still waiting on parents for food and 125 newbies out there trying to catch bugs by themselves! Totals 249 youngsters so far. See ya next week.
Happy Martining, Mike
Nest Check #10 - 5/27/24 Palm City, FL
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mjfog
- Posts: 375
- Joined: Sat Dec 30, 2017 3:40 pm
- Location: Palm City, FL
- Martin Colony History: 2018 will be my first try. 6 S&K B09s. 29 eggs - 8 fledged
2019 - 12 Troyer Horizontals with tunnels, 6 S&K B09s and 12 B011s all with tunnels. 43 eggs - 36 fledged
2020 - Rack 1 - 6 B011s, Rack 2 - 24 B011s, and Rack 3 - 24 Troyer Horizontals. All gourds have tunnels, porches and crescent/Conley 11 entrances; racks have predator guards. 161 eggs - 88 fledged.
2021 - 54 gourds-214 eggs, 184 hatched, 168 fledged.
2022 - 3 racks of 24 gourds. 363 eggs, 294 hatched, 278 fledged.
2023 - 3 racks of 24 gourds. 321 eggs, 276 hatched, 246 fledged.