Scouts finally here in South Central Texas.

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Elmo
Posts: 49
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:40 am
Location: TX/San Antonio

I saw my first scouts yesterday. I have my aluminum house up but I've delayed putting up my gourd racks till I saw the scouts. With those who have a pulley system for your gourds, how often do you replace the ropes?
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C.C.Martins
Posts: 3368
Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2017 11:15 am
Location: Corpus Christi Tx
Martin Colony History: 2016- Visitors.
2017- 5 pair. 15 fledged
2018- 18 pair. 85 fledged
2019- 17 pair. 81 fledged
2020- 25 pair. 111 fledged
2021- 28 pair. 118 fledged
2022- 33 pair. 151 fledged
2023- 33 pair. 165 fledged
2024- 40 pair. 185 fledged
2025- 40 pair. 181 fledged
HOSP:
Home colony: mix natural, super, Troyer and excluder gourds, enlarged compartment house. All SREH.

Satellite colony: Oso Bay Preserve: 49 PMCA excluder gourds; 16 room Lonestar Goliad with Modified Excluder entrances.
2019: Visitors
2020: 3 pair, 11 fledged
2021: 10 pair, 30 fledged
2022: 11 pair, 35 fledged
2023: 18 pair, 101 fledged
2024: 39 pair, 181 fledged
2025: 51 pair, 216 fledged
PMCA member

Elmo,
Going to be a rush here soon, seems like the flood gates are open.
Iv 5 rope and pulley systems, four of which are 5 years old...replaced 1 in those years....it was 6 years old. Saw a couple of spots with fray. Seems like I'm replacing much more cable vs rope.

PS: in 10 years (except last year) iv taken all the systems down and store inside...maybe that helps.

Hope this helps!
Tom
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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