fish carcass

[stevin]

living along the coast of massachusetts i do alot of saltwater fishing from surf to kayak fishing.
in the past when i'm done filleting a fish i typically just bury the carcass in the garden. can i toss the entire thing into the run and let the chickens go at it. should i be concerned about the guts or even bones? i'll most likely just leave it in there for a few hours and then dispose the rest into the garden....the last thing i want is it sitting around for a day or 2 and stinking up the joint....

 

[ranchhand]

Sounds like chicken heaven to me!

 

[sommrluv]

I would toss it in. Whatever you do, don't do what I did the one day....I tied one up with twine, because I thought it would get too filthy on the ground because it was raining. The chickens were terrified of the big catfish carcass twisting in the wind, and refused to eat it.

Hysterical.

 

[PandoraTaylor]

Please Remember when feeding Raw Fish to any animal, it has the potential to have worms!

I substance fish here in Alaska and my chickens do get goodies from it, but don't forget to worm them!

 

[EweSheep]

Well you can cook them up and grind coarsely for them!

 

[MonkeyZero]

Or give em to me!
My turtles LOVE fish carcass
We buy whole fish some times(like once a month), and they love it!

 

[twentynine]

Everytime I go fishing my chickens get a fish carcase. I filet it to get the meat off and they get the rest. 15 minutes and it is gone.

 

[stevin]

i didn't think about the worms in the fish meat. here we have a few species that do carry worms during the warmer months like cod for instance. they are easily seen when you hold a fillet up to a light and then picked out of the meat. as for the majority of the fish that i catch like striped bass i haven't come accross any worms yet. occassionaly they do have sea lice early in the spring which is an indication that they are migrating fish coming from the southern states on the east coast.
i'm glad to hear that others here do feed their chickens fish. i will make sure to give the fish a good look over before tossing it into the run.
heres another question......do you think that chickens would eat crabs (live crabs)? i often use green and asian crabs as bait and sometimes i have plenty of extras at the end of a fishing trip. these crabs are very small in size, anywhere from 3/4" to 2".........

 

[shearwater]

I'm wondering if too much seafood might make for a fishy tasting egg. Anyone?

BP

 

[Beeme]

I just gave my bluefish carcass to the chickens. They weren't interested. I'll have it buried and next time try cooking it first.