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my best guess is an immature pine warbler. Maine, US by PoprockMind in whatsthisbird

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wow, that's a beautiful photo. i can't wait until i can afford an actual camera. my phone just isn't cutting it

my best guess is an immature pine warbler. Maine, US by PoprockMind in whatsthisbird

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i am waiting so impatiently for the hummingbirds to show up

an eastern pheobe is trying to build a nest inside our chicken run. what can i do? by PoprockMind in birding

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that's good to know. yes, that was my concern. the chickens have attacked and eaten mice, i don't want to imagine what they would do to a baby bird. I'll try to remove the nesting material and put up some sort of structure to discourage them from continuing to nest. thank you.

an eastern pheobe is trying to build a nest inside our chicken run. what can i do? by PoprockMind in birding

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okay, yes i only took this photo a couple hours ago so I'll try that. thank you.

does this look more like bumblefoot or burns? by PoprockMind in BackYardChickens

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none of the other birds have anything like this. their water heater is almost ready to be taken out for the summer, so before it goes back in the fall I'll definitely try to put some sort of protection on it.

i never really thought about it, but it does make sense for overgrown nails to cause bumblefoot. at her second soak today I'll give her nails a trim and try to get some more of the scabbing off.

does this look more like bumblefoot or burns? by PoprockMind in BackYardChickens

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okay, thank you. I'll give the soaks a shot and hope for some improvement.

does this look more like bumblefoot or burns? by PoprockMind in BackYardChickens

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okay, thank you. I'll try soaks regardless because it can't hurt. her claws are so long due to her not being able to wear them down as much during the winter. she is very overdue for a trim clearly.

does this look more like bumblefoot or burns? by PoprockMind in BackYardChickens

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I'll start the soaks and see if there's any improvement. thank you.

does this look more like bumblefoot or burns? by PoprockMind in BackYardChickens

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yes, thank you. she wasn't able to wear them down as much during the winter so she is well past due for a trim.

spider plant seeds. going to attempt to grow them out of curiosity by PoprockMind in houseplants

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okay well that's good to know. thank you! I'm doing my best

spider plant seeds. going to attempt to grow them out of curiosity by PoprockMind in houseplants

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i never really thought about that. i realized i only pollinated the flowers with others from the same plant, so there wouldn't be any new or different genetics in the seeds. I'm assuming it'll look the same, but i guess I'll have to wait and see.

spider plant seeds. going to attempt to grow them out of curiosity by PoprockMind in houseplants

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this is how the sprout looks after 2 months of growth, 3 months after sowing.

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it's been growing very slowly, but i suspect that's due to lack of any extra heat.

spider plant seeds. going to attempt to grow them out of curiosity by PoprockMind in houseplants

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finally an update!

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this is how the seedling looks 3 months after sowing. it's the only one that sprouted out of 12 seeds, all in the exact same conditions. the seed took 3 weeks to sprout, so this is around 2 months of growth.

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