Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[troyer]

Home made Elderberry tonic. Elderberry is good for the prevention of colds and flu.

 

[Swiss]

Three Rivers area.

And the sandhill cranes stayed all year? Wow!

This morning is sunny and the birds (wild, I don't have any birds, yet) were all singing their hearts out!

 

[Sally PB]

Home made Elderberry tonic. Elderberry is good for the prevention of colds and flu.

Do you have a recipe? A friend of mine really needs this.

 

[picklestheduck]

How do I stop my roosters foot from bleeding? I think it might be a blood feather. I’ve put pressure on it. It won’t stop bleeding. I have heard corn starch helps to stop bleeding, should I try it?

 

[Sally PB]

How do I stop my roosters foot from bleeding? I think it might be a blood feather. I’ve put pressure on it. It won’t stop bleeding. I have heard corn starch helps to stop bleeding, should I try it?

It can't hurt. What about pulling the feather out? Anyone know if that would help?

 

[picklestheduck]

It can't hurt. What about pulling the feather out? Anyone know if that would help?

There’s so much blood I can’t even find which one it is. There’s a literal blood trail from the coop to the house. I am now covered as well.

 

[Sally PB]

Wash the foot and take a picture. Make a thread in the emergency/injury section?

 

[picklestheduck]

Wash the foot and take a picture. Make a thread in the emergency/injury section?

It finally stopped, then I put a bit of vetwrap over it.

 

[Folly's place]

This has been an active morning for hawks here. At our front window, very near a hanging bird feeder, a Harrier, watching, and didn't get a songbird. then while I was outside in the back, a Red tailed hawk flying from over the coop towards the house, and reversed when she saw me. All the chickens are NOT outside, thanks to that Chantie hen who was killed not so long ago, likely by a hawk.
Chickens inside, you bet!
Mary

 

[troyer]

How do I stop my roosters foot from bleeding? I think it might be a blood feather. I’ve put pressure on it. It won’t stop bleeding. I have heard corn starch helps to stop bleeding, should I try it?

It can't hurt. What about pulling the feather out? Anyone know if that would help?

Pulling out the feather is the quickest way to stop it.