Daphnias in birdbath

[K Byers]

I've been very busy lately and have not cleaned my birdbath nearly as often
as I should. I glanced at it this morning and noticed that there are
daphnia swimming in it! It's kind of ironic that I'm *trying* to grow
daphnia in some buckets, but haven't had much luck with them because I don't
really have time for them either....

Anyway, I'm guessing they arrived in the birthbath on the feet of birds as
eggs, but that's just a guess. Any other speculations?

[Reel McKoi[_10_]]

"K Byers" > wrote in message
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> I've been very busy lately and have not cleaned my birdbath nearly as
> often as I should. I glanced at it this morning and noticed that there
> are daphnia swimming in it! It's kind of ironic that I'm *trying* to grow
> daphnia in some buckets, but haven't had much luck with them because I
> don't really have time for them either....
>
> Anyway, I'm guessing they arrived in the birthbath on the feet of birds as
> eggs, but that's just a guess. Any other speculations?
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That's sounds about right. I never heard of their eggs being windblown.
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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[Marco Schwarz]

Hi..

K Byers wrote:

> It's kind of ironic that I'm *trying* to grow daphnia
> in some buckets, but haven't had much luck with them
> because I don't really have time for them either....

C'est la vie..! :-)

> Anyway, I'm guessing they arrived in the birthbath on
> the feet of birds as eggs, but that's just a guess.
> Any other speculations?

Feet while standing in mud or shallow water, beaks while drinking, feathers
while bathing in egg-rich water or just in dusty sediments of dried-out
bodies of water where waterfleas temporarily exist..

Waterfleas can be raised intensively or extensively - I prefer the second..
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cu
Marco