Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: I've been busy raising Monarch's and Queen's, 1 by konkreteblond

konkreteblond wrote:
Like I didn't need something else to do in December, I had 40 Monarch and Queen cats to raise. I managed to save my milkweed from the few freezes we had. Then they ate all of that and I had to go get some milkweed from my parents garden. I kept 2 Monarch's and 3 Queen's indoors for about 5 days. I released them but the temps were too cold. They stayed in one spot and started to fall on their sides. They warmed right up inside tho and I was able to release them all yesterday. My last Queen eclosed yesterday too. Whew...I'm ready for a break until Spring. In the spring I will let them live outside. Just wanted to share a few pics. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!