#FotoVorschlag: Federleicht // Light as a feather

Meine #Hühner werden aktuell um viele #Federn erleichtert, sie #mausern gerade, was das Zeug hält, und die beiden alten #Hennen sehen ganz gerupft aus (wächst aber jetzt alles schön nach, wie man sieht). Dazu Wind und Regen und seit heute ist auch noch Stallpflicht angesagt wegen der Vogelgrippe. Die Hühnis haben es gerade echt nicht (feder)leicht.
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My #chickens are a lot lighter now, as they're losing so many #feathers. They're in the middle of #moulting and especially the two older #hens look a bit scruffy (their feathers are growing back nicely though, as you can see). There's also rain and wind and as of today, they have to stay cooped up due to avian flu. Apologies for the pity party, I just wanted to ... shed some light on the daily struggles of our feathery friends. 😋


#Lachshühner #Faverolles #hen #Huhn #chicken #Lachshuhn #Mauser #molting #moult #molt #bird #birds #birdPhotography #birdsOfMastodon #ChickensOfMastodon #BackyardChickens #ChickensOfPixelFed #Birdsday #Birbsday

Nice update of the @moultdb database, with iNaturalist observations integrated with genomic data and scientific observations from extant and fossil species!
https://moultdb.org/species/ncbi/7130 #Arthropods #Moulting #Molting #EvoDevo #CitizenScience

Hi #aquarium mastodon. Was my #neocaridina #shrimp #moulting? Does it look like it was going to survive? https://video.4d2.org/w/vm6S1egoyYJhNAF9utmx6W

We do zoology! New preprint on staging the moulting of shrimp Palaemon varians led by @nextstrain.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.08.23.609361v1 #Moulting #Molting #Arthropods #Crustacean

Dear Friends of #moulting,
As we know lobsters 🦞 and snakes shed their skins, shells. Politicians #shed their #words as soon as elected. Spooks kick everyone out of the #cuckoo #nest... And everyone is likely to #change their #favourite [insert 'immutable' choice]

We are a strange bunch of coconuts. ​​ Some green. Some brown on the outside. Sum... don't add up.

#Fortunately there is a #solution. Come to #think of it, many solutions. For example:

- Principals are for #schools, not strangulation
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- Consider the grass of the fields, how they get munched to make room for milkers and honey space. Bee Power!
- Romans, Nazi and Empires. Fall. (you knew right?)

In other words, #step #aside and #find the #happy #place. Mine is in my head, #heart and Yummy #Tummy. Today I am having a day of #restitution. Went for a lovely #walk. Had a #shower. Gonna have #Pastafarian for lunch. Like a mama used to make. With fresh 'erb. Aye, aye, I an' I, an' a tooth 4 a #truth for the #fairies... and #pirates
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster

Have a wondrous day. Because you are worth it 🦋

Updated preprint of momentous review of arthropod moulting led by Giulia Campli and @rmwaterhouse: https://ecoevorxiv.org/repository/view/6538/ #EvoDevo #ArthropodEvolution #arthropod #molting #moulting #ecoevorxiv