Raising Monarch Butterflies

I have almost no caterpillars left! All but 9 have become chrysalises. I had 17 hatch yesterday and 25 hatch today. It has been in the 90s again the last 3 days in Vermont and all my big cats have now pupated. We are supposed to get a cool down by tomorrow so I'm hoping the rest of the chrysalises will hatch more slowly. Now that I'm back to work earlier in the morning I don't get to spend the time with them that I was. I passed quite a few on to the public school so th

I had 8 Monarchs hatch this morning. This was the final one of the day. There is no sound. #chrysalises #hatching

I am up to 43 chrysalises so far! 12 more have gone into the "J" position and will be chrysalises by morning. They won't all become butterflies at once, but I am guessing to have 5-10 hatching each day once they are ready. I continue to find eggs here and there. I found 35 in Westford on Wednesday evening but only find 5-8 per day around the outside of my house. This afternoon I am going to go to Colchester Pond, which I remember saying last year "Wow I should have check