Some are platter feeding

[Unk Bond]

Hello All
My pole feeder from Toryer came today
Looks like we have some good weather coming next week
Hope to get my pole feeder up

Got the perfect spot picked out
Straight across from my window.
Got crickets and mealworms on order

I'm getting Ancy to see my birds [ Smile ] Later

[Martintown33]

Great Unk! If the weather gets bad, and they can’t feed, as you know, they’ll be getting hungry by the second day. What worked for me , was putting crickets in their compartments and porches, and the platter. They started by eating those crickets first. After a couple days they made the move to the platter. Hope your martins take to it quickly..
Good luck!
Rob

[Unk Bond]

Hello Rob

For pan drainage [ What size hole are you drilling
Thanks [ Later

[Martintown33]

Unk ..
I think I used a 7/32 bit, but anything between 13/64 and 1/4 would do. Don’t want the hole too big, where crickets will fall through.
Rob

[Unk Bond]

Hello Rob

Will start with 7/32 And see how well it drains
Move up a size if i haft to

Thanks [ Later Unk

[Martintown33]

Unk, if you got the 4 pan set up, it might be a good idea to leave at least one or 2 pans undrilled in case of drought situation, where you would want the crickets to remain in some water, to keep from drying out..
Rob

[Thomas Maddox]

Great idea sir!

[Unk Bond]

Hello Rob
Good idea And just in time
I'm sitting here marking the hole locations ] Smile

Will dig the pole hole tomorrow
Hopefully have it up this coming week
We have some warm days for that week [ Later Unk



Thanks [ Later

[Martintown33]

Good luck with the feeder unk!
Rob