Monarch Eggs- How to find, raise and care for Ontario, Canada

[@PattiKim-g8m]

Your daughter is an incredible presenter. I learned so much from her and I will certainly use her methods. I plan to show this video to my 6th grade students. I live in San Gabriel, California and I have been raising monarch caterpillars for about 10 years (here and there) and learning a lot along the way. Thank you for this very informative and well-made video.

[@connerty_meadows_farm]

Thank you for watching!! We’ve raised 27 this season so far. We love doing it. Every kid should learn how, thank you for teaching your students and I’m glad we could help too.

[@jimspringer1532]

Wow! GReat science. Great videography! Wow! Found my first egg yesterday. Thanks

[@connerty_meadows_farm]

Yeah so happy you found one. Enjoy the experience.

[@shellwallace10]

Hello I am from SoCal.. I did not know they eat each other's eggs. Tropical milkweed is most prevalent here and some people have narrowleaf which I find are harder to grow.

[@connerty_meadows_farm]

Yeah it’s like getting rid of the completion for the plant and it’s good for them. We just are very careful and separate.

[@stavrosjames]

Fantastic video! Thank you!

[@connerty_meadows_farm]

Thank you. I hope it was helpful for you.

[@livincountry]

I found some monarch caterpillars today! I wish I had some tags and a cage cause it's gotten really cold the last few days.

[@connerty_meadows_farm]

Its ok for it to be cool, it signals to them the weather change and that they need to eat more to get moving or they wont make the migration in time. If you bring them in where it might be warmer they wont be in a rush and then once they change and emerge it really will be to cold for them. Keeping them in and enclosure outside is best for them. We keep them on our deck which has a roof but is open to the weather.

[@anamariavalenciagiraldo3827]

Hola, dime cómo se llama esa planta hospedera, no la conozco...la asclepia tiene hojas más pequeñas. Saludos desde Medellín Colombia, acá también alimento a las orugas monarca

[@connerty_meadows_farm]

It is milkweed! ☺️

[@sandymunoz6654]

What type of milkweed is that, thanks

[@williambernstein4313]

I raised those....they devoured the entire milkweed plant and we had to get more lol....we had fifty one caterpillars lol...when they left the plant we knew they were ready to pupate

[@connerty_meadows_farm]

That’s awesome!! We raised about 30 this year. There’s still about 10 or so left to emerge. We raise them every year in hopes of increasing the populations. Keep raising them!

[@williambernstein4313]

@@connerty_meadows_farm I'm getting some milkweed Friday from a garden center here in Virginia Beach. It's been decades since my dad and I raised them but my friend is taking an interest in them. I told him about the five instars and that when they stop eating and wonder off it's important to have something nearby for them to make their chrysalis. They have the most beautiful jade chrysalis!! It's absolutely amazing with the gold ornamentation!

[@williambernstein4313]

I also explained to my friend how that once their chrysalis is formed, they have to detach the former skin from the cremora...and they won't stop wiggling until it's done.

[@connerty_meadows_farm]

We love seeing them to so beautiful

[@connerty_meadows_farm]

And it’s so funny to watch twitch