Pulling blood feathers should not be done routinely because of risk of damage and prolonged bleeding from follicle. Place thumb and forefinger across the follicle prior to removing the feather to minimize risk of damage to follicle. If pressure fails to control bleeding from the follicle, apply cornstarch or flour. In RARE situations, I have had to apply tissue glue over the Gelfoam to control the bleeding from a follicle. DO NOT use silver nitrate sticks or Kwik Stop to control bleeding from broken blood feathers or on any part of the skin.
Silver nitrate is used as a cauterizing agent and destroys skin.
Kwik stop can cause tissue damage. Both silver nitrate and Kwik Stop can cause systemic poisoning. Apply silver nitrate stick with pressure. Silver nitrate does not cause damage to toe nails. Apply ground black pepper wtih a wet finger and hold in place on the nail for 2 minutes.