There's magic in the air...

…and possibly in these pouches packed with promise. 

Ills they are alleged to address:

anemia, gastritis, gall bladder problems, ovary issues,

menopause, lung ailments, gout, lagging circulation,

liver troubles, unhappy colons,

and, of course, cancer.

I certainly hope it is true.

Given all the things plant compounds can do for and to us,

there's certainly plenty of potential.

It's so surprising when you learn of non-human animals

using plants to aid themselves (other than eating them),

like rats who line their nests with rosemary.

Rats with rosemary-festooned nests have fewer fleas

than rats that eschew the pungent herb.

That is how I learned to decorate the coop w/rosemary.

Which means I learned it from rats.

I hope the rats out there know, somehow,

that their botanical knowhow is responsible for my happy hens.

Might not be magic, but it's pretty amazing to me.

xoxobb