Hello to all and a Happy Easter,
Dropped my colony today and here are my results. 65 gourds with good nests and what I am calling "maybes", 7 gourds looked like they just came from the box they were shipped in and I put them on the racks yesterday and a total egg count of 190. The 190 count is not quite accurate because 3 gourds had a bird
sitting on eggs, gave me the stink-eye and wouldn't budge for me to get a good count. The egg count is reflecting the age of my racks. Rack 1, the oldest, has 101 eggs, Rack 2 has 50 and Rack 3, my last, has 39. Racks 2 and 3 have some egg laying work yet to do. Until nest week, Mike
Nest Check #3
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mjfog
- Posts: 396
- 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.