Took Down Set Up For The Year
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Thomas Maddox
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- Joined: Fri Jun 25, 2021 5:23 pm
- Location: Sulphur, Louisiana
I haven't seen PMs at my house for at least 10 days. I took down my set up yesterday. Today, I saw several PMs circling over head and being very vocal. I have a cover over my PM house. Should I take it off? Or not worry about it? Thanks
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Conrad Baker
- Posts: 756
- Joined: Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:43 pm
- Location: Paulina, Louisiana
I was going to take mine down last weekend, but found some babies (they have feathers and their eyes are open) in one compartment only. I left them up. Now I have babies sticking their heads out of a different compartment on the other side of the house. I wonder how long to leave them up myself. I need to get them down before we start getting "H" (you know, the H word). If something gets in the gulf, my job requires my attendance and I won't be able to take them down then so I need to get them down soon. They are usually down, cleaned, and put in the attic by this time. This is the latest by far.
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Thomas Maddox
- Posts: 580
- Joined: Fri Jun 25, 2021 5:23 pm
- Location: Sulphur, Louisiana
I've heard of a few other Louisiana landlords who have later than normal fledges. The more PMs added to the population, the better!
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C.C.Martins
- Posts: 3368
- Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2017 11:15 am
- Location: Corpus Christi Tx
- Martin Colony History: 2016- Visitors.
2017- 5 pair. 15 fledged
2018- 18 pair. 85 fledged
2019- 17 pair. 81 fledged
2020- 25 pair. 111 fledged
2021- 28 pair. 118 fledged
2022- 33 pair. 151 fledged
2023- 33 pair. 165 fledged
2024- 40 pair. 185 fledged
2025- 40 pair. 181 fledged
HOSP:
Home colony: mix natural, super, Troyer and excluder gourds, enlarged compartment house. All SREH.
Satellite colony: Oso Bay Preserve: 49 PMCA excluder gourds; 16 room Lonestar Goliad with Modified Excluder entrances.
2019: Visitors
2020: 3 pair, 11 fledged
2021: 10 pair, 30 fledged
2022: 11 pair, 35 fledged
2023: 18 pair, 101 fledged
2024: 39 pair, 181 fledged
2025: 51 pair, 216 fledged
PMCA member
If they are just passing, and probably are, they will be just fine. Probably been winging by and just looking at their old nest sites for a while, when it changed they investigated.
Late nests here too, 13 or 14 days old, 3 nests. 11 chicks total, wont change a thing until they fledge. Its crazy, nest checks all the way through, zero eggs. Every other cavity fledged NOW they decide to have eggs and then chicks. Still have visitors, seems like the whole colony comes every morning so I'm happy those pairs have company and its really nice to see them this late in the game.
Late nests here too, 13 or 14 days old, 3 nests. 11 chicks total, wont change a thing until they fledge. Its crazy, nest checks all the way through, zero eggs. Every other cavity fledged NOW they decide to have eggs and then chicks. Still have visitors, seems like the whole colony comes every morning so I'm happy those pairs have company and its really nice to see them this late in the game.
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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Martintown33
- Posts: 1366
- Joined: Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:21 pm
- Location: Laplace,La
- Martin Colony History: Colony started in 1998. 2 s&k modified houses and gourd rack
Took mine down on 26th… congrats to all and good luck on your off-season improvements and projects!
Rob
Rob
PMCA member
Laplace, La
Laplace, La
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Mstan
- Posts: 162
- Joined: Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:52 pm
- Location: Missouri
- Martin Colony History: 2023- 2 racks. 24 gourds
2024- 2 racks.28 gourds. 100 fledged
2025- 3 racks. 24 gourds,6 chirpy nest.105 fledged.
Thank you Rob. I have nine left to fledge yet,colony still active. Thank you for all your help with advise this season.God bless.