Projected hatching day is correct. TODAY!

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DebA
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Location: Pratt County/Kansas
Martin Colony History: Start 2009 with one pair. Upgraded from S&K houses to two Trendsetter 12's with gourds beneath in 2013. I have experienced job, pet, and parental losses since '13. The Purple Martins lift my spirits and remind me how life continues forward by flying their little selves from Brazil back to my yard. As one forum person once told me, chin up DebA, look at the martins. Danger all around but yet they soar in the sky without a care in the world.

You folks at the PMCA are just right on. I was supposed to have babies today and I have babies today! 5 out of 6 eggs so far. ASY/ASY parents. They are so freakin cute! They look so tiny but yet big for the egg they came out of. Hungry little guys, mouth up and they tried to get me to feed them. My next nest hatches...tomorrow! Good times.
Deb
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daveh
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Good job Deb. I presume you use the prognosticator. Isn't it a wonderful tool? It's pretty much right on most of the time.

Hope the mamas can keep the babies warm. It's been cool here lately and guess cool out there. My babies start hatching on the 4th and I hope it warms up a bit. Got to 66 today. Into the low 50's tonight.

Good luck with your babies.

dave
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MamaBruff
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Martin Colony History: 2013-2016 Unsuccessful at starting a PM colony. Health problems.
Rehomed all my PM stuff. Good Luck and Best Wishes to All.

Congrats on your "grandbirds" with more to come! What a nice big clutch, 6 eggs. I hope they all make it, fat and sassy! Post some Pics OK? :grin:
Mary
~Mary B~

Lifelong PM Admirer and Nature Enthusiast.
Ruthless trapper of S&S year round.
2013-2016 Unsuccessful at starting a PM colony. Health problems.
Rehomed all my PM stuff. Good Luck and Best Wishes to All.
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Gobbler T
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Congrats on the hatchlings. I hope all goes well for them and you. Don't sling anything out of joint with all that dancing! You just get me more excited for next weekend!
Tony


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DebA
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Joined: Tue May 04, 2010 7:43 am
Location: Pratt County/Kansas
Martin Colony History: Start 2009 with one pair. Upgraded from S&K houses to two Trendsetter 12's with gourds beneath in 2013. I have experienced job, pet, and parental losses since '13. The Purple Martins lift my spirits and remind me how life continues forward by flying their little selves from Brazil back to my yard. As one forum person once told me, chin up DebA, look at the martins. Danger all around but yet they soar in the sky without a care in the world.

I will. Tonight the martins and I watched the chimney swifts. It was dusk and the martins were hanging out on their porches. I was unloading groceries and finally paid attention to the swifts. They were swooping all around the house through the trees, swing out by the barn chattering the whole way. I stood back and watched for about twenty minutes. They would go about four feet above me. I assume they were bug hunting but sure looked like a celebration. Oh, and I am happy to report there are four or two pair. For the longest time I thought there was three. Maybe that is what the celebration is all about. The first pair are thinking, good now Louie won't hang around all the time. The yard light came on and as always the PM's were tucked in by then. Not the swifts. So animated tonight.
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MamaBruff
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Martin Colony History: 2013-2016 Unsuccessful at starting a PM colony. Health problems.
Rehomed all my PM stuff. Good Luck and Best Wishes to All.

Awesome! Birdwatching gets in your blood, doesn't it? Teaches us to pause, and observe the natural world around us with our eyes and ears... And to LOOK UP! What a blessing an obsession can be! :grin:
Mary
~Mary B~

Lifelong PM Admirer and Nature Enthusiast.
Ruthless trapper of S&S year round.
2013-2016 Unsuccessful at starting a PM colony. Health problems.
Rehomed all my PM stuff. Good Luck and Best Wishes to All.
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tonyg
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Location: Olpe, KS
Martin Colony History: 22 year landlord, 14 at current residence..offering 9 racks and a homemade T-8 for 166 total cavities. 160 Pair in 2018 Racks consist of a Deluxe 12, AAA 16, Starburst 16, 2 K-18 Series, Super 24, 2 Gemini, Multi-purpose/two trio’s/4gourds and a T-8..Great hobby to be involved in..

Wow Deb, I thought i had birds before you..i'm still a week away from my first baby's.. you must have had some horny males and they got busy!! :)
22 year landlord..9 Rack Systems for 2018 and my home built T-8 for a total of 166 cavities..160 pair in 2018 ..SUPER COLONY!!! Love You Bev... Fan of those St. Louis Cardinals!!!!!
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DakotaLady
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Nice having birds hatch as predicted. Congratulations. It will be fun watching them spend more time around the colony and feeding them.
~Tangula~

2013 - 16 pair, 79 eggs, 71 fledged
2012 - 4 pair, 18 eggs, 18 fledged
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Charlie Rogers
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Good deal Deb, wonderful isn't it.
Charlie


2012-1 worn out S&K house,6 compartments,
12 fledglings
2013 - 1- 6 unit Coates House w/ SREH, 1 remodeled 6 unit remoded Aluminum house with Clinger tunnels
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DebA
Posts: 1941
Joined: Tue May 04, 2010 7:43 am
Location: Pratt County/Kansas
Martin Colony History: Start 2009 with one pair. Upgraded from S&K houses to two Trendsetter 12's with gourds beneath in 2013. I have experienced job, pet, and parental losses since '13. The Purple Martins lift my spirits and remind me how life continues forward by flying their little selves from Brazil back to my yard. As one forum person once told me, chin up DebA, look at the martins. Danger all around but yet they soar in the sky without a care in the world.

Dang straight Tony. Not much to do out here in the sticks, don't ya know?

Thanks everyone. Right when the babies come I have to work my tail off. Figures. I cannot believe I didn't check them yesterday or today. But I plan to do so tomorrow!

I need to go to bed. I get up at 3am to make a farmers market in Wichita tomorrow. Afterwards I plan to check out a large cliff swallow colony Dorn told me about. Oh yeah, need to take my binoculars.

Good night all and I am dropping my houses (weather permitting, supposed to rain) tomorrow afternoon. I just gotta know what else is going on out there.
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KathyF
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Location: Missouri/Licking
Martin Colony History: Colony started - 2007 with one pair
As of 2018 - 84 cavities offered, max # of pairs hosted - 82.

Congratulations, Deb! Pictures? :grin: :wink:
"Sometimes", said Pooh, "the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."
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DornCounty
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TonyG wrote:Wow Deb, I thought i had birds before you..i'm still a week away from my first baby's.. you must have had some horny males and they got busy!! :)
Interesting. .I know you had birds at least a week if not two before me. My first a due to hatch today.
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DornCounty
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DebA wrote: Afterwards I plan to check out a large cliff swallow colony Dorn told me about. Oh yeah, need to take my binoculars.

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It's quite the site.. be sure to take some photo's! best approach is on the NE side.. I bet the grass is quite tall now.. but it would be worth it.
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DebA
Posts: 1941
Joined: Tue May 04, 2010 7:43 am
Location: Pratt County/Kansas
Martin Colony History: Start 2009 with one pair. Upgraded from S&K houses to two Trendsetter 12's with gourds beneath in 2013. I have experienced job, pet, and parental losses since '13. The Purple Martins lift my spirits and remind me how life continues forward by flying their little selves from Brazil back to my yard. As one forum person once told me, chin up DebA, look at the martins. Danger all around but yet they soar in the sky without a care in the world.

Tall grass doesn't deter me. Stepping on a snake might. They cancelled market when I was at Kingman due to rain so I diverted to my parents in McPherson county. So now it will be next Wednesday. I did grab my camera though.
Deb
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DebA
Posts: 1941
Joined: Tue May 04, 2010 7:43 am
Location: Pratt County/Kansas
Martin Colony History: Start 2009 with one pair. Upgraded from S&K houses to two Trendsetter 12's with gourds beneath in 2013. I have experienced job, pet, and parental losses since '13. The Purple Martins lift my spirits and remind me how life continues forward by flying their little selves from Brazil back to my yard. As one forum person once told me, chin up DebA, look at the martins. Danger all around but yet they soar in the sky without a care in the world.

Here ya go...PICS:

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A new nest hatched. My third. Mama put up with posing for me.

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Go, Fight, Win! We beat those East Kansas birds and hatched first!!!

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My first ones. They are 3 days old.
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KathyF
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Location: Missouri/Licking
Martin Colony History: Colony started - 2007 with one pair
As of 2018 - 84 cavities offered, max # of pairs hosted - 82.

Great pictures, Deb! I love the first one - baby wanting food, Mom's trapped in the cavity getting her picture taken. :lol: :lol: 8)
"Sometimes", said Pooh, "the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."
2023 - 82 pair
2022 - 80 pair
2021 - 75 pair
2020 - 78 pair
2019 - 80 pair
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MamaBruff
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Location: SW Missouri
Martin Colony History: 2013-2016 Unsuccessful at starting a PM colony. Health problems.
Rehomed all my PM stuff. Good Luck and Best Wishes to All.

Oh Deb, what a nice bunch of sweet pink babes! I did love the adorable first pic, but the second one really had me chuckling "go little mighty team, go!" Haha, wing tips over nestmates shoulders and all, you western KS folks sure have the "stuff"!! Hopefully my birds will get eggy with it soon! LOL I will be posting pink pix when you are posting fledglings! Hey it's all good when clad in purple feathers!! MB
~Mary B~

Lifelong PM Admirer and Nature Enthusiast.
Ruthless trapper of S&S year round.
2013-2016 Unsuccessful at starting a PM colony. Health problems.
Rehomed all my PM stuff. Good Luck and Best Wishes to All.
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MamaBruff
Posts: 1466
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Location: SW Missouri
Martin Colony History: 2013-2016 Unsuccessful at starting a PM colony. Health problems.
Rehomed all my PM stuff. Good Luck and Best Wishes to All.

DebA, One more thing... Is that mama the one that sat tight while you checked her eggs?
~Mary B~

Lifelong PM Admirer and Nature Enthusiast.
Ruthless trapper of S&S year round.
2013-2016 Unsuccessful at starting a PM colony. Health problems.
Rehomed all my PM stuff. Good Luck and Best Wishes to All.
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Annie G
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Location: Wisconsin/Portage

What beautiful babies! You are so lucky.. :grin:
Keep trying and keep your chin up, its easier to see the martins coming!!
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DebA
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Joined: Tue May 04, 2010 7:43 am
Location: Pratt County/Kansas
Martin Colony History: Start 2009 with one pair. Upgraded from S&K houses to two Trendsetter 12's with gourds beneath in 2013. I have experienced job, pet, and parental losses since '13. The Purple Martins lift my spirits and remind me how life continues forward by flying their little selves from Brazil back to my yard. As one forum person once told me, chin up DebA, look at the martins. Danger all around but yet they soar in the sky without a care in the world.

I know, Kathy...isn't it cute? Love their mouths wide open. Poor Mama with me bugging her.

Mary, that is not the same mother. It is a different one. They oughta know me but interesting. That is the third different mother that has stayed in during a nest check this year. Pretty cool.

Annie, I know I am. I hope they feel as lucky being here as I do having them.

Deb
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