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  • in reply to: HOWR problems #4356
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      We are on 10 farm acres with no woods. Just a few trees in the yard. Our bluebird house is on a stand alone pole with a baffle. The little blues are entering the house for a third go-around (I hope). We will try a wren guard after the first egg is laid. I hope to report back with better news.

      in reply to: HOWR problems #4339
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        Correction to my previous post…we have tree swallows; not barn swallows.

        in reply to: HOWR problems #4337
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          I could just cry. We had BB eggs and suddenly they were missing. Hubby put a baffle on the pole because we thought it might have been a snake. He removed the nest and mama built another nest and laid eggs again. Today, one egg was in the ground pecked at and the others were gone. We do have house wrens, but we also have a lot of barn swallows that the poor blues are constantly running off of their house. Could the culprit be barn swallows? Thanks.

          in reply to: BB or HOSP nest? #4198
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            Please excuse my ignorance…I am new to this forum. I know BB = Bluebird. But, what is HOSP? Thank you in advance.

            in reply to: Snake baffle? #4197
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              What does the garden mesh do?

              in reply to: Please Introduce Yourself! #4196
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                Gin, our box is in a good spot. We’ve had success with it there until this week. We do have wrens nearby so it was most likely a wren or snake. Thanks.

                in reply to: Please Introduce Yourself! #4195
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                  Carol, thank you for the welcome and reply. We did not have a baffle, but my husband put one on this morning and cleaned out the box. Praying they build another nest!

                  in reply to: Please Introduce Yourself! #4186
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                    Sparky here. I am new to this site. We live in Illinois and have had success with bluebirds up until a few days ago. There were 5 eggs in the nest and now they are all gone! None on the ground, no shells in the nest, etc. Mama and papa are still protecting the house. Do we need to remove the original nest or will they continue to use the original one for, hopefully, more eggs? Thank you!

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