Hello to all - Mike here in beautiful Palm City, FL. My 3 racks of 24 gourds each are up at half mast. I don't see newbies until the 1st-2nd week in January; but I just want to be ready! Gonna be out of town for early January but will raise my racks before departure. Hope any arrivals while I'm gone leave me thank you notes about how nice their living quarters have been maintained.
Wishing all a Happy Holiday and successful season. Mike
New season right around the corner
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mjfog
- Posts: 443
- 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.
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Conrad Baker
- Posts: 754
- Joined: Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:43 pm
- Location: Paulina, Louisiana
Good Luck this season!! Hopefully you will have a bunch of Martins when you return and not an infestation of Sparrows or Starlings.
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mjfog
- Posts: 443
- 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.
Conrad, I have seen only one startling and not a single house sparrow at my property since I've been landlording - 8 years now. Seems strange because I see lots of those nasties in town, both here in Palm City and across the river in Stuart. Thanks for asking; I realize these two boogers are a pain to a lot of land lords. Mike
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Conrad Baker
- Posts: 754
- Joined: Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:43 pm
- Location: Paulina, Louisiana
Give me your address I have tons and tons of Hosp and Starlings I will send you. I try to thin the flocks out (one at a time) with my pellet rifle but there are plenty more to take their place. Living not too far from the grain elevator seems to help keep them fat and happy. Good Luck this season, it's getting close now !
LOL Conrad. Same here. It’s been warm in SE Louisiana. One year I had a little one show up early in January. I’d have to check my notes but it might have been around the 1st and it was the same year as the Artic Vortex… I think anyway. Always surprised. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to all. Getting ready for that Martin family. Brent
Brent