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#Monarch update: 10 eclosed (hatched), 9 released and lots more on the way! 🦋
No idea why 1 died after it just left the chrysalis, but I suspect it was related to the low temperature that morning. ☹️
No idea why 1 died after it just left the chrysalis, but I suspect it was related to the low temperature that morning. ☹️
August 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#Monarch update: 10 eclosed (hatched), 9 released and lots more on the way! 🦋
No idea why 1 died after it just left the chrysalis, but I suspect it was related to the low temperature that morning. ☹️
No idea why 1 died after it just left the chrysalis, but I suspect it was related to the low temperature that morning. ☹️
#Monarch update: everyone in the enclosure seems happy and healthy.
We've had Monarchs (and bees and hummingbirds) visiting the milkweed in the open garden every day this week and the plants are polluted with eggs.
Looks like we'll smash last year's record of 13 monarchs raised and released.
We've had Monarchs (and bees and hummingbirds) visiting the milkweed in the open garden every day this week and the plants are polluted with eggs.
Looks like we'll smash last year's record of 13 monarchs raised and released.
July 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#Monarch update: everyone in the enclosure seems happy and healthy.
We've had Monarchs (and bees and hummingbirds) visiting the milkweed in the open garden every day this week and the plants are polluted with eggs.
Looks like we'll smash last year's record of 13 monarchs raised and released.
We've had Monarchs (and bees and hummingbirds) visiting the milkweed in the open garden every day this week and the plants are polluted with eggs.
Looks like we'll smash last year's record of 13 monarchs raised and released.
Our last count was 12 #monarch caterpillars in the enclosure to keep them safe from predator beetles as they grow.
Daily checks are done to make sure they're happy.
There are tons of eggs on the milkweed plants out in the open garden, so we'll move them to the enclosure once they hatch.
Daily checks are done to make sure they're happy.
There are tons of eggs on the milkweed plants out in the open garden, so we'll move them to the enclosure once they hatch.
July 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Our last count was 12 #monarch caterpillars in the enclosure to keep them safe from predator beetles as they grow.
Daily checks are done to make sure they're happy.
There are tons of eggs on the milkweed plants out in the open garden, so we'll move them to the enclosure once they hatch.
Daily checks are done to make sure they're happy.
There are tons of eggs on the milkweed plants out in the open garden, so we'll move them to the enclosure once they hatch.