Once again our day starts with sub zero temperatures and it is becoming increasingly difficult to find any positive to say about it. I need to prune my apple trees before the sap comes up but even if I were willing to face the frigid temperatures, with snow 4' deep around them setting up a ladder is going to be impossible.
On Friday afternoon there must have be at least 100 robins in trees and bushes around my house. David spotted them as he was leaving the shop and called to tell me. A great number of them were tucked in tight to the house in an area the sun has melted a narrow strip exposing some grass. Hopefully they truly are a harbinger of spring.
One of the sad realities of dealing with poultry is injury so keeping a well stocked first aid kit is prudent. Blood stop and antibiotic ointment are two musts and it is amazing the trauma birds can overcome with a liberal application of both. It's my honest opinion that an injured birds chance of survival is no better after being treated by a vet than it is from home treatment. Removing the injured bird from the flock, stopping the bleeding, and covering the wound are probably the best treatment you can give it.
The coffee just finished so grab a cup and let's sit a spell before venturing out to solve the world's problems.
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. Sorry about your girl. She loved long.
