Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Monarch Migration, 0 by Sheila_FW

Sheila_FW wrote:
No they won't wait Annie.....The Monarch is a "set your watch by" type of butterfly. It takes 10 days for them from chrysalis to emerging as butterflies. They should be very close if they pupated soon after you brought them in. In your area they should be fine if the temps aren't lower than 40 at night. But since you have them in....enjoy the experience of seeing them emerge!!
It is something you wouldn't soon forget. Even if you don't see it, you can release them when the sun comes out, and take pictures. They will climb on your finger easily.
They will emerge usually very early in the morning, and must hang and allow the wings to dry. They won't take nectar for several hours, so if the weather is bad you can wait until the next morning. You might bring in some zinnias, or milkweed blooms if you have some not frozen. Mine are gone now. :-( Here is what the chrysalis will look like the morning they emerge, if up late the night before you may see it darken then.
Best of luck...and other questions just ask and someone will help.