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How do you count your ant colony's birthdays?

Started By SYUTEO , May 21 2021 2:09 AM

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#1 Offline SYUTEO - Posted May 21 2021 - 2:09 AM

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I was just wondering how do you count your colony's birthdays? Is it by when you catch the queen or is it by when the queen's nanitics arrive?

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#2 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted May 21 2021 - 3:08 AM

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I would probably say when the queen lays her first eggs. That's how I would at least.

#3 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted May 21 2021 - 3:42 AM

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I use the day I catch the queen as the founding day. Not all survive, not all that survive are fertile or lay eggs. I don’t check my founding colonies daily so I don’t unnecessarily disturb the queens. Without daily checks you can more easily identify the day you caught the queen that the day the first nanitics eclose.