How Should I Clean The Garden After A Pigeon Had Been Attacked?

Question

The pigeon is not there any more but it seems as though some of its guts are there. I have a 2 year old daughter who I want to keep safe, so after clearing up all of the feathers how do I clean the area without damaging the grass?

Answer 1

The sun does it best! Ultraviolet from the sun has, likely, rendered that area safe. Once you remove all materials that could get re-infected, the sun should take care of the area after a few days.

Should you want to take this a step further, then you could cover the area in plastic and, effectively, solarize it:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/projects/how-to-solarize-garden-beds-to-eliminate-garden-pests-in-the-soil.htm

Answer 2

Brilliant. Thank you for your advice!