Your doing it right, just make sure it is 5% Sevin dust.
I add it with the nesting material and again when the eggs start hatching. Here in the South it is mostly mites and you can see them on the white gourds. A 1/4 of a teaspoon will kill them over night.
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- Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:56 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: Sevin dust.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 249
- Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:51 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: Gourds for 2021 all set up
- Replies: 13
- Views: 168
Re: Gourds for 2021 all set up
I like the rod extensions!!! Something to keep the Owls and Cooper's Hawks out of their space and give them a chance to escape March 15th is an Excellant time for your Martins to return. Mine will start to arrive on Valentine's Day each year. I had a group that would arrive earlier each year eventua...
- Tue Jul 28, 2020 6:43 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: Male Martin feeding Babies
- Replies: 2
- Views: 686
Male Martin feeding Babies
So at this point, I only have one Gourd left to fledge. I noticed for the last 3 weeks a male has been feeding these babies without the help of a female. Regardless of what happened to the female, I have never seen a male ASY take ownership and feed young in this situation. Usually the instinct to b...
- Sun Jul 19, 2020 6:10 am
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: make wood house or purchase gourd?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1933
Re: make wood house or purchase gourd?
thanks for all the input. I think i am leaning toward gourds for less weight I am now considering Troyer horizontal gourds with the ring rack. Any suggestions to which is better horizontal or vertical gourds? I have 3 of the Troyer ring racks with Horizontal Gourds. I think they are fabulous to rai...
- Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:28 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: Purple Martin News From Northwest Louisiana
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1013
Re: Purple Martin News From Northwest Louisiana
Your the Man, Steve. I know you spend a tremendous amount of time with your Colony and not just while the Martins are here. Setting up the gourds, prenesting, and cleaning them out after season takes a lot of time. I appreciate you guiding me to the Troyer Horizontal gourds. They have doubled the am...
- Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:18 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: Removing concrete or cutting off ground stakes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 766
Re: Removing concrete or cutting off ground stakes
In the future, it's always good to have the concrete stop 4" to 6"s below ground level, just for this reason.
- Tue Jul 07, 2020 8:47 am
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: gourd racks
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1176
Re: gourd racks
I have found with the Troyer Horizintal Gourds the owls do not have access to the Martins. With the vertical gourds they can reach into the Gourd at night and pull the Martins out. At this time I have 82 Horizontal Gourds and 3 Gemini round Gourd racks and (after adding 3/4" vents) have had no probl...
- Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:55 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: Taking gourds down?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 827
Re: Taking gourds down?
I leave the gourds up for at least a month after the Martins leave. Allot of Martins migrate south through here and sometimes they will come in at dusk and stay the night then leave before sunrise the next morning.
- Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:51 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: Jumper with mites
- Replies: 3
- Views: 662
Re: Jumper with mites
Just lower the Gourd rack and put 1/4 teaspoon of 5% dust in all of the gourds. That will solve your problems with the jumpers. I'm glad the adults came to check on the baby and you were able to identify the Gourd that it went in. Same trick may work with the 2nd one. Martins body temperature is 104...
- Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:16 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: Would anyone like to help?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1947
Re: Would anyone like to help?
Thanks all, FYI, yesterday I removed an empty horizontal gourd, drilled and added elbows. With no nesting material, the outside temp was 92 degrees and the inside of gourd was 98.......later in the day the temp dropped to 88 and the inside of the gourd was 83. I would do this with an empty Gourd an...
- Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:10 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: Bad eggs?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1227
Re: Bad eggs?
Did you have a severe late cold front that could have chilled some of the eggs so they wouldn't hatch?
The Martins will sometimes discard of infertile eggs or roll them to the edge of the nest.
The Martins will sometimes discard of infertile eggs or roll them to the edge of the nest.
- Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:02 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: NEW MEMBER EXPERIENCE
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1117
Re: NEW MEMBER EXPERIENCE
I sent you a personal message with my contact info.
I live in Gladewater, Texas and can assist you with your Martins and setup.
Call me or send me an email.
I live in Gladewater, Texas and can assist you with your Martins and setup.
Call me or send me an email.
- Sun Jun 28, 2020 5:30 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: Troyer H. Gourds.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 995
Re: Troyer H. Gourds.
I changed over to these gourds over the last 5 years, 82 gourds in all. In my experience they are the best gourds you can offer. What Whippy said is true, there may be a small amount of water come in the entrance in a wind blown rain but it will drain quickly and not damage the nest. But they offer ...
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 10:13 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: Found a youngster on the ground at lunchtime
- Replies: 3
- Views: 630
Re: Found a youngster on the ground at lunchtime
That's one of the primary reasons we do nest checks every 7 days or so. To identify where a Fledgling is missing so he goes back in the correct Gourd. He will keep jumping until you get the correct Gourd or starves. Parents aren't going to feed a baby at that age that isn't theirs. I don't mean to s...
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 10:02 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: jumpers and it's not hot
- Replies: 5
- Views: 865
Re: jumpers and it's not hot
Everything posted here is true. Just make sure you purchase 5% Sevin dust.
A quarter teaspoon in each Gourd will reduce your jumpers dramatically.
If you ever get mites on your arm for just a few minutes you will realize the aggravation the Fledglings are enduring.
A quarter teaspoon in each Gourd will reduce your jumpers dramatically.
If you ever get mites on your arm for just a few minutes you will realize the aggravation the Fledglings are enduring.
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:52 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: Advice please, I don't know what to try next.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1250
Re: Advice please, I don't know what to try next.
Why do you take the trap out at night?
I would just leave the trap in there until it does Its job.
I would just leave the trap in there until it does Its job.
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:18 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: What do you do when a fledling falls to the ground?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 933
Re: What do you do when a fledling falls to the ground?
This is one of the primary reasons that we do nest checks and document the results. I have had 3 fall to the ground this year. Well one of them has fallen out twice. He only has sight in one eye and the other side does not have an eyelid. I know in nature he is probably doomed as they feed on flying...
- Mon Jun 15, 2020 6:40 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: Martin banding
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1065
Re: Martin banding
You should feel fortunate!
Master Banders are hard to find, I've tried to get Martins banded for years with no success.
Master Banders are hard to find, I've tried to get Martins banded for years with no success.
- Mon Jun 15, 2020 6:37 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: Design Question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 766
Re: Design Question
In Virginia it may not be a problem, but in the southern states I would be concerned about heat buildup.
- Sat Jun 13, 2020 10:32 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: Southern Landlords?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 879
Re: Southern Landlords?
Sometimes it depends on how safe the adults view the site. Their are Owls, Cooper's Hawk, raccoons, and snakes among others. Some predators you will see, some you will never know were there. If the adults are happy with the security they may bring the Fledglings back at night for a week. Some adults...