FAke sticks and perches are bad for birds/finches

[Fraza]

Flight Feathers yeh

[Finnie]

To disinfect wild branches, you can clean them and bake them in the oven at about 200 degrees. I'm not sure how long is necessary, but I usually do one hour, then turn the oven off and let them cool in there.

[Fraza]

Finnie never knew this haha i might do this in future thanks

[MisterGribs]

Fraza My neighborhood birds are filthy little tramps and the local bird haters have stopped me from feeding them so I can't de-louse the riff-raff. If the branches are small, I know I can freeze and bake, I wonder if I can find some info on sanitizing big ones!

[MisterGribs]

Finnie What if they won't fit in my oven? I wonder if wrapping them in fabric and pouring boiling water over them would do it. I need to get some agar so I can test it, but I have searched 3 stores in my area and so far have found none.

[Fraza]

MisterGribs I never knew this I used to grab them and just wash em down haha

[MisterGribs]

Fraza I wonder if I can seriously just scrub them with soap and water and that would be enough to kill mold and parasites? I am way too paranoid with my birds, lol.

[Fraza]

MisterGribs I didn’t ever think more like why was I so stupid not u being to caring am happy I biut that stack now

[Icearstorm]

MisterGribs

If you have a dry place to store branches, perhaps you could leave some to dry for a few weeks/months? I suppose that would be a waste of space, though.

Or maybe you could put the branches in a tub with water, add a bit of bleach, and let them soak. Then they should only need a few days afterward to air out.

[Fraza]

Yeh maybe that would work