my friend killed some birds with a pellet gun and decided to put the dead bird in the soil under the roots. one outdoors and one in a 5 gallon bucket on the deck. both the plants are doing very well, and there are no signs of death under the soil. my friend says he sees ants in the soil, but i don't see them. does anyone know if the bird carcas could help add nutrients? has any one done this before? would it be dangerous to ingest the harvest?

The native Americans used to put whole fish in the soil in their corn fields, and these days we use fish emulsion for faster uptake by the plants, so i dont see this being bad at all. Personally I would have de-feathered the bird and put it in a blender and then mixed it with bottom half of the soil to keep the smell underground. Using the whole bird might take a while to break down. Also, washing the bird in a good strealizing solution may help keep things clean and pest/disease free. Expect he runoff water to smell of dead/rotting flesh.

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wild birds can carry pests and nasty diseases that are readily transferred to humans. Fish dont really. You see people eating raw fish on a regular basis. You NEVER see people eating raw birds. No coincidence there. I wouldn't smoke it, but it might be ok.

As Lavar Burton used to say, "But dont take my word for it" - just Google bird disease, or avian disease. Good times.

Plopping a fish under the soil seems reasonable though, if you dont mind the awful smell.

blood meal, bone meal

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burying a dead animal in your soil outdooors encourages other animals to come dig them up. By the time that the bird has decomposed and relases its nutes in the soil the plants will have already matured and grown, You can buy Organic blood bone and fishmeal from most diy stores relatively cheap. I think animals should only be killed if your prepared to eat it or for others to eat. Except for rats and other pests I hate rats.

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yea evil is spot on maybe compost them for later, dead animal = other animals trying to get at them

bury dead animals where you plan to grow next year it helps

And I was worried about my wife getting pissed at me for making blender hash.

thanks for the help everyone!

All I have to say is, GROSS!

I'm not sure what possessed you to do this. Birds are essentially rodents with wings. They're disgusting creatures. You may as well have buried a dead rat under your plant. Do you want to smoke dead rat buds? LOL. Have fun with that. Something will probably come along and did up the carcass... just imagine all the maggots that are probably writhing around in the soil beneath your plant. MMMMM.

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