Poppy’s monarch journey

[Chicken poppy]

Poppy’s monarch journey:

I have raised monarchs a few times, all the way from eggs. Pink ladies aswell, looking to do tiger swallows. However, monarchs are declining and not as common to find as they used to be. I don’t know how many people would actually be interested, but i just wanted to document the monarchs i currently have. (I let all of them go once their wings firm up after coming out of the crystalis)

Unfortunately, i can’t find the other monarch pictures i had, and i didn’t think to take any of the eggs before hatching! But i will document from here on out just in case someone would like to watch the journey.

Before taking care of any monarchs, it is extremely important (i cannot stress this enough!) you do your research. These are very, very delicate creatures, many of which die of improper care or of OE. I never ever keep these captive longer then 48 hours after coming out of the crystalis, and i only plant milkweed in my yard for them to strive, and raise them til they can fly off on their own.

If, after 48 hours from coming out of the crystalis, the wings are still crimpled and deformed. It is highly likely the butterfly is suffering from OE and should be killed.


Note i do monarchs because they are declining rapidly, and don’t do a lot of other butterflies to insure im not just breeding a ton of a healthy stable population.

 

[Buckingham Palace]

Ooo. This is interesting and amazing.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Current babies, had to zoom in. Put down 11 eggs or so and i currently see 8 healthy fast babies.

 

[Buckingham Palace]

Cuuuute.

 

[Buckingham Palace]

Is it hard to raise them?

 

[Chicken poppy]

Is it hard to raise them?

Monarchs are not hard to raise, but they are extremely small and very delicate. If anyone else would like to start on raising these, i would be happy to share what i know.

I only bring in the eggs if needed, i won’t go out and take the eggs the monarchs laid unless its one of these reasons

Someone is spraying for ticks, (chemicals causes all of them to perish)


Or, a huge thunderstorm is happening which most likely kills them aswell.

 

[Buckingham Palace]

Monarchs are not hard to raise, but they are extremely small and very delicate. If anyone else would like to start on raising these, i would be happy to share what i know.

I only bring in the eggs if needed, i won’t go out and take the eggs the monarchs laid unless its one of these reasons

Someone is spraying for ticks, (chemicals causes all of them to perish)


Or, a huge thunderstorm is happening which most likely kills them aswell.

Cool.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Counted 9 now, i think thats all we have.

Excited for them to get the stripes and get plump.

 

[Buckingham Palace]

oo. Please send pictures when they are plump. How long dose it take?

 

[Chicken poppy]

oo. Please send pictures when they are plump. How long dose it take?

I will. they are very plump, around 7 days. In a few days you will notice they are much plumper then now.