Hello to all,
Dropped my 3 racks over the weekend and here are the results for the 72 gourds. 64 gourds so far are productive - eggs. 8 gourds had some nesting material but still haven't developed thus far. Egg count is now at 155 and young (pinkies to pin feathers) 135. If all survive, which is doubtful, I'm looking at 290 fledges. Did find some martin feathers beneath the racks - avian predation. AGCGE. All God's Creatures Gotta Eat. See ya next week, Mike, Palm City, Florida.
Nest Check #7 - 5/9-10/26
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mjfog
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- 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.
2024 - 3 racks of 24 gourds. 330 eggs, 283 hatched, 250 fledged.
2025 - 3 racks of 24 gourds. 347 eggs, 281 hatched, 266 fledged.