Fur Hide & Bone

Hi,

I'm a swan therian who is new here. I started working at a bird sanctuary yesterday and, something about holding and the picking the dead chicks from the floor of the vulture cages made me have a thought.

I didn't think I was, but, I am comfortable with handling dead bird bodies, and, I want to give the ones who died, particularly hit by cars, a better spiritual life. I would like to take the wings and feet, maybe skulls, and make them into talismans, working with the spirits in a deep way.

My problem is, I don't know the practical way to do this. How do I preserve the wing, especially on a large bird? I heard borax can work on a small wing. But, many of the birds here are large (I'm in Southern California). Ones I would expect to see killed on the road are large. I heard that in these times you can inject borax into the muscle. Is that true? What other tips are good to preserve?

If I found a dead bird on the road, what's the way to preserve it in the car until I get it home? I thought, a large plastic airtight tub with borax in, but, I'm not sure.

What's the best way to get rid of ticks, bugs, fleas and etc.?

Many thanks for the advice ^^ And yes, I know any wild bird parts is not legal. Spiritually though, I wish to take the chance, for their sake.