Hillsida
63 posts
Jan 14, 2009
11:58 AM
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What do you guys use in your bird baths to keep them clean.
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TT
GOLD MEMBER
320 posts
Jan 14, 2009
1:10 PM
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Water Lol, some people will put bleach, maybe a couple tblsp.
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bigwilly
817 posts
Jan 14, 2009
2:49 PM
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I put pigeon bath salt. You can get it from feed store that sells pigeon supplies
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BIG WILLY
TOPP FLIGHT/NCRC
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Flipmode
339 posts
Jan 14, 2009
5:33 PM
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I put sea salt in the water. It keeps mine parasite free and shiny.
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ICEMAN710
616 posts
Jan 15, 2009
3:11 AM
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i use borax, it works just fine.
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Gary
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Sunflower
GOLD MEMBER
186 posts
Jan 15, 2009
8:49 AM
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I have used both 20 mule tam borax and Foy's bath salts. Both work well.
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Keep em Spinning
Joe
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true spin
63 posts
Jan 15, 2009
9:22 AM
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hi hillsida i use 20 mule team borax it works great just add a little hot water & mix it up first to help desolve it in the pail then fill it up with cold and your ready to put it in the bath pans
thanks rick
true spin
Country Creek Lofts
Ontario Canada
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az-je
32 posts
Jan 15, 2009
12:19 PM
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Is the borax harmful if the birds drink some of it in the bath water? How much borax do you mix with a gallon of water?
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Bill from NJ
52 posts
Jan 15, 2009
6:36 PM
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20 mule team borax, a fist full into the bath pan and add water.
az-je, I seen the birds drink without any problems for over 25 years.
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quality
129 posts
Jan 15, 2009
6:44 PM
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My father was a tippler man & once a year for a week, usually around Christmas he would put 2oz of bleach in a gallon of water to give the birds to deworm them. thats all the medication they got. I do the same with my rollers.
On the weekend it was -30 degrees celcius & I gave the birds a bath. Like all pigeons they all got in at once had their bath. They were not out of the bath for 30 seconds & there was ice on their feathers. They all layed in the sun for a long time prunning themselves.
By the way, the bath had only water in it.
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Yours in the Hobby
Don Lunau
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Newbie 08
87 posts
Jan 15, 2009
7:42 PM
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How often should you let them bath once a week once every two weeks ???
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~~~~~~butch
Last Edited by on Jan 15, 2009 7:44 PM
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fresnobirdman
441 posts
Jan 15, 2009
8:32 PM
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newbie,
i let my birds bath once a week,
only on sunny days.
makes them happy when they bath;lol
(seems like it to me)
JMO
-fou
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donnie james
178 posts
Jan 15, 2009
8:39 PM
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i just use plain water.................donny james
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az-je
33 posts
Jan 16, 2009
11:54 AM
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thanks for the info on 20 mule team borax in the bath water to keep the rollers "bug" free. i'm going to try that. my birds get a bath more often (once a week or every 10 days) in the summer time to help them stay cool. they love it. also, in the summer i used to put a little splash of bleach in the drinking and bath water. seems to help keep the feather lice away. with using the borax can i skip using the bleach? i hate using the powder and will try anything else.
thanks, J.
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Sunflower
GOLD MEMBER
190 posts
Jan 16, 2009
12:02 PM
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Never use bleach in the drinking waters, it kills the good gut bacteria your birds need to stay healthy. If you use clorox periodically to disinfect your waterers then make sure you rinse them out well. Also use some probiotic or yogurt to reestablish the healthy gut bacteria.
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Keep em Spinning
Joe
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