Purple Martin Forum

And they took right to it. Couple went into the house to check it out. I counted 15 flying around.

I’ll be digging the hole in the rain. Severe weather coming in Friday n Saturday central Mississippi is in the bullseye

Watching the numbers of birds grow. I’m in central Ms and bout 3 weeks ago 3 came in. Actually about a month ahead of the normal date. By last weekend, I was up to 9. I have my 2 houses with 6 BO 9s under each of them right now, but going to sink a new post to raise a new house on this weekend That’...

I'm a month ahead of schedule this year. 3 came in this weekend in Central Mississippi

I’ll have to do something different in the future. Mine doesnt raise or lower. I lean it up, then put on a cattle gate hinge pin, then strap it good to a post. Pain in the rear end. Once I start getting quite a few birds, I’ll update everything and donate what I have to someone wanting to get started

I ordered 2 of the racks that hold 6 each to add below my houses. Just got them put up yesterday Ordered online

Took me 3 years to get a few. i had 3 stay last year and they were ASY. Raised 7 babies.
I sure hope they come back his year cause they're going to like the revisions to the houses and gourds

Had 3 show up a week ago. None are older birds but atleaat I have a few. They’re out of the houses at daylight off to wherever and come back several times during the day. Back at the house for the night, then off the next morning. Could just be 3 males since I really haven’t seen them making nexts a...

These are the ones I have. Should end up with 12-15 of them. https://shop.wuertzfarm.com/Bottle-Gourds_c15.htm

Tried to post a picture of mine but the file is to big.

When I bought my seeds to plant this year, the pack said birdhouse goards. Well, it ended up being bottleneck goards.

Is there any reason I can't use them next year if they are big around enough??

Thanks for sharing.

Thank you. The main reason I want martins is due to my Dad. He passed away when I was 22, I’m 56 now. They were something he really loved having around. .amazing how when you get older, you want the things from you last more and more.

Congrats !!!!!

I hadn’t even see one until Saturday. I’ve asked around and most people were full up with them. Maybe I’m catching the overruns, but I have 5 in the house tonight!!!! I’ll take what I can get at this point, but I’m very happy. It’s a real safe place as far as BOPs. No big hardwoods trees for the BOP...

BB gun works wonders. Dad would get me to sit out as a kid with my pellet gun shooting sparrows and startling. I was 8-10 years old and I did what Daddy said lol

Only 1 but it’s a start. He’s in the house for the night. Bluebirds ain’t happy bout it either. A pair of bluebirds had been on it for a month. Guess they have a nest going. Hope they can get along for this year. I have 1 bluebird house up now and going to put out 4-5 more next spring. To late this ...

That one came back 2 more times while I was in the garden yesterday and I was just out there putting some wild fall plum seeds in pots to sprout and this time there was 3 of them. They hung around in the house for abit til a BOP came through. They took to the sky’s BUT did come back and land again a...

Fantastic!!!

Was in the garden and I heard that familiar song. He flew around abit, headed towards the birdhouse and about the tine he was fixing to land, a huge gust of wind blew him off course. He flew around fir 4-5 minutes and headed off. Atleast one came by and checked me out

Fantastic news!!!!!
I still haven't even had a visitor yet.

First year so I may not even get a look from one.