Hello to all,
Counts for the 28th of April are as follows: Rack 1 - 51 eggs and 44 young, Rack 2 - 39 eggs and 48 young and Rack 3 - 49 eggs and 43 young. Totals - 139 eggs and 135 young. Found 2 dead young Upper 6 Rack 1, found two young on ground, 1 beneath Rack 2 and one under Rack 3 - bad behavior by SY males?
Just for kicks - last year on 4/25 I had 175 eggs and 100 young. This year on 4/28 I had 139 eggs and 135 young.
Happy Martining, Mike
Nest Check #6 - 4/28/24 Palm City, FL
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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.