Hello to all,
Dropped my racks this weekend and here are the data. Going to give totals by rack this week followed by a grand total. Rack #1 - Three gourds with nesting material but empty, 27 eggs and 60 young. Rack #2 - all gourds with production, 35 eggs and 86 young. Rack #3 - 5 empty nests, 18 eggs and 62 young. Totals - 8 of 72 gourds (11 %) had some nesting but neither eggs/young, 80 eggs and 208 young. 288 fledges possible thus far. All math errors are mine. Had a ASY female remain in the gourd during the count. Finished the count, raised the rack and she stayed put. That's satisfying. Landlording is a kick! Next week I'm going to break out the plugs; some of the puppies may be reaching "jumping" age.
Later, Mike, Palm City, Florida
Nest Check #8 - 5/17/26
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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.