Originally Posted by Qwiltylady
I have always trimmed mine and I tuck them into a plastic bag and in the spring I put them all out for the birds to feather their nests with. The birds love them and we love the colorful nests that we find later on.
I started doing that middle of 2010, then along in mid-winter some one put on the board that it wasn't good for the birds that they held the rain water and would make the babies cold?? So I threw all mine in the trash.
On 2nd thought now, you reckon they go to the trash mountains to find all the threads. ha