Purple Martin Propagators

Specialties

Purple Martin Propagators sells & installs the best gourd housing systems for purple martins to live in. These newer Tunnel Gourds have 81 square inches of floor space that allows the martins to raise the maximum number of baby birds in (6 – 8 eggs per mating pair). Also, the entry has a built-​in sparrow trap to keep the pesky English House Sparrow out of you martin house. All of our poles are made to withstand 95 mph winds (for you people on the coast or living on top of hills) and come with a pulley system to easily raise/​lower the gourd rack for inspections and end-​of-​year clean-​out. Purple Martins are an excellent way to naturally control West Nile Virus (also view our Bat Houses on our web site).

History

Established in 1971.

Purple Martin Propagators was started as a hobby back on our farm in Wichita Falls, TX. There our family had been using the martins for years as a natural method of insect control. Many of the farmers and ranchers in the area heard about how successful our purple martin colonies were and started having us do installations and consulting for them. Eventually, this word-​of-​mouth advertising turned our hobby into a full-​time business. We are now headquartered in Austin, TX and will do installations anywhere in Texas.

Meet the Business Owner

Danny S.

Business Owner

I grew up in North Texas and have been an avid bird watcher since 3^rd grade. I’ve traveled all over the world studying nature for most of my life. After moving back to Austin, TX, I continued assisting people with their purple martin colonies until the Austin American Statesman News Paper published an article on me that basically thrust me into the martin business full-​time. I now do trade shows and go to schools to teach people about the benefits of having purple martins around them.