Nest Check #5 - 4/21/24 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.

Hello yall,
Dropped my 3 racks on the 21st of April and here are the results. Rack 1 - 73 eggs and 16 young, Rack 2 - 45 eggs and 29 young and Rack 3 - 47 eggs and 18 young. An ASY female remained in Lower 7 of Rack 2 while I checked her apartment. The place was very tidy and had one egg. Totals are 165 eggs and 63 young.
See ya next check - April 28th.
Happy Martining, Mike
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