Purple Martin Forum

Awesome........just put out tray feeder... hoping. A few reports in Tennessee so far. Number of Siskin's crazy this year. Over 30 this morning at my feeders

Thanks will check it out

I have a few sk Bo9s and was wondering if anyone mounted Troyer Tunnel with Collar on this gourd? What modifications did you make? Looks like it might work.

Ok thanks for info. Thinking I will just hang a few gourds off it then and continue to look for a heavier pole. If nothing else will at least have something up for martins in spring until I save my coin for maybe 3x3 pole for wood house

Picked up 13 ft piece of 1-1/2 schd 40 black pipe today. The price was right, free, so couldn’t turn it down. I am building 2x3 boxes basically T-6. Out of pine. Plan was to hang the boxes with probably 4 gourds underneath My question is will this pole be able to handle the weight or would I be bett...

Well decided the route I will take with goal to having first attempt housing up for spring. Am going to offer both gourds and hosing to see if I and get some interest. So to that means am building a T6 and from it will hang a few Troyer vertical gourds and see what happens. Have finished the basic b...

Nice......are those the S&k tunnels. Actually since my first try at martins thinking I may only build the 2 - 3 room units and add gourds...save weight seeing mostly gourd setups close to me. Went to Amish area today one family had a T-18 setup

1. Looking over plans for T-14. Am thinking i might use either a troyer or S&k tunnel vs hole.. Not having either in hand was wondering about the setup for the tunnel. Would I still use the same hole layout as noted in the plans just drilling a 3 in hole vs a 2 in? 2. Has anyone done a mod to the pl...

A loss for you and the martins, sorry to hear

Interesting Dave. 16 ft is what is available around here

Wow, knew t14 would be heavy. My t14 plan book just arrive yesterday so have been looking through it. Cedar suite is nice but it think I would mod to make the nest boxes just a little bigger. I like the idea of the slide out nest insert to make nest changes easier and faster. I do have some clear pi...

Have been looking over plans for cedar suite and t-14 housing. Being as this will be first year of trying to attract martins I thought I might offer them a choice of housing. If I built either one I would modify the entry and use Troyer tunnels. I would then hang Troyer gourds under the the wood hou...

Thanks for the input. Going to give it a try. Going to talk with neighbor about putting starling excluders on his house. BuildIng a hosp trap and a starling trap. Should keep me busy this winter.

thumbnail1.jpg well image came out larger then expected. Before i move forward wanted input on my location to get thoughts on if i should put up martin gourds. Understand from neighbor their was an active colony at one time in neighbors house behind me several years ago. Tree grew up next to martin...

Thanks for all the input. The Troyer pole system does seem like the way to go. I even like the troyer gourds being they are one piece construction. Now I just have to convince the wife To let me spend the extra money. My plan is to have something ready to go by January .

May have found solution to pole. Was thinking last night about building my own pole and lowering device Found this plan this morning https://www.pgc.pa.gov/InformationResources/Documents/plan7.pdf Think this way to go. All I need is 4x4. I know I can get 16 ft pole. Would still leave about 13 ft abo...

Wow very nice.

Thanks for info.....will look to get stronger pole. Straight line winds of 50-60 mph not unusually fronting a thunderstorm. I do have a tri pole setup for bat house that has held up well, but it is a chore to lift the pole with box on top

First would like to say hey from middle Tennessee as this is first post. Planning on putting up my first Martin housing for next spring and had a question(s). Have been reading questions and information on this forum and just finished Stokes Martin book to have some background knowledge. limited as ...