Smell aviary/ cleaning ??
- Fraza
- Molting
- Posts: 3700
- Joined: Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:16 pm
- Location: UK
Smell aviary/ cleaning ??
Just wondering what can he used to clean the aviary it isn’t dirty but it just has an odd smell inside as the weather is getting warmer and it’s so hot in the indoor but what could I use to make it smell a little nicer
Also is there anything you can soak branches m, swings etc in to get all the ooo stains off ?
Thanks
Also is there anything you can soak branches m, swings etc in to get all the ooo stains off ?
Thanks
FINCHES I HAVE
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid
PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s
My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=fraser% ... de101&sm=3
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid
PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s
My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=fraser% ... de101&sm=3
- MariusStegmann
- Weaning
- Posts: 1726
- Joined: Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:20 pm
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Fraza
- Molting
- Posts: 3700
- Joined: Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:16 pm
- Location: UK
Re: Smell aviary/ cleaning ??
MariusStegmann ok thanks I’ll give it a go
FINCHES I HAVE
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid
PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s
My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=fraser% ... de101&sm=3
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid
PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s
My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=fraser% ... de101&sm=3
-
- Brooding
- Posts: 1246
- Joined: Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:51 pm
- Location: Ocala, Florida
Re: Smell aviary/ cleaning ??
I don't have an aviary, but use white vinegar and water with a little Dawn dish soap for the cages, branches and perches, then rinse well and sun dry. The odor might be due to dampness and high humidity. What do you use on the floor, and do the birds have access to the outdoors and indoors?
- MariusStegmann
- Weaning
- Posts: 1726
- Joined: Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:20 pm
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Re: Smell aviary/ cleaning ??
For the perches and swings, I woud use diluted bleach. Use the unflavoured one.
Marius
![Image](http://www.finchbreederdatabase.com/phpBB3/signature_img.php?id=1068)
- Fraza
- Molting
- Posts: 3700
- Joined: Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:16 pm
- Location: UK
Re: Smell aviary/ cleaning ??
wildbird the main floor is wood and it is lifted off the ground so it isn’t laying in the wet when raining, then I cover it with fake grass.
The indoor is insulated and it has a heater in there
The indoor is insulated and it has a heater in there
FINCHES I HAVE
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid
PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s
My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=fraser% ... de101&sm=3
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid
PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s
My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=fraser% ... de101&sm=3
- Fraza
- Molting
- Posts: 3700
- Joined: Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:16 pm
- Location: UK
Re: Smell aviary/ cleaning ??
MariusStegmann yeah my dad said bleach but I didn’t know if it was harmfullb
FINCHES I HAVE
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid
PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s
My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=fraser% ... de101&sm=3
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid
PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s
My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=fraser% ... de101&sm=3
-
- Sisal Slave
- Posts: 564
- Joined: Mon Dec 14, 2015 7:24 am
- Location: Campbellsville, KY
Re: Smell aviary/ cleaning ??
Bleach (and most disinfectants) only work if the surface is clean first. Organic matter deactivates the disinfectant. For that reason, it is difficult to disinfect wood surfaces.
In a practical way, though, you can soak the wood in a dish soap solution. After a few minutes, they'll scrub clean easily. They won't be sterile, but they'll be closer to it.
@Fraza, the problem might be the fake grass holding moisture against the wood floor. Try hauling that out for cleaning, and let the floor dry thoroughly.
In a practical way, though, you can soak the wood in a dish soap solution. After a few minutes, they'll scrub clean easily. They won't be sterile, but they'll be closer to it.
@Fraza, the problem might be the fake grass holding moisture against the wood floor. Try hauling that out for cleaning, and let the floor dry thoroughly.
Dave
Campbellsville, Kentucky, USA
Canaries
Campbellsville, Kentucky, USA
Canaries
- GouldianLady
- Pip
- Posts: 2
- Joined: Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:26 pm
- Location: Wyoming
Re: Smell aviary/ cleaning ??
Hi - I'm new here and was just poking around a bit, and thought I could add to this - even if it's a relatively old thread.
I use a product called KD Water Cleanser - the birds can drink and bathe in it, but it also can be mixed to cleaning strength. I use it each week after cleaning cages to spray down perches, cage bottoms, the cage bars themselves. Room smells very clean once that is done (even if it is winter and I can't open windows).
I keep/breed Lady Gouldians and have been using this for years and my birds seem to like it too!
I use a product called KD Water Cleanser - the birds can drink and bathe in it, but it also can be mixed to cleaning strength. I use it each week after cleaning cages to spray down perches, cage bottoms, the cage bars themselves. Room smells very clean once that is done (even if it is winter and I can't open windows).
I keep/breed Lady Gouldians and have been using this for years and my birds seem to like it too!
~
My Gouldians:
Red headed - purple/lilac normal
Red headed - purple/white normal
Yellow headed - purple/unknown (as of yet!) normal
Black headed - purple normal
Black headed - purple/white normal
My Gouldians:
Red headed - purple/lilac normal
Red headed - purple/white normal
Yellow headed - purple/unknown (as of yet!) normal
Black headed - purple normal
Black headed - purple/white normal
-
- Sisal Slave
- Posts: 564
- Joined: Mon Dec 14, 2015 7:24 am
- Location: Campbellsville, KY
Re: Smell aviary/ cleaning ??
Also---air movement by itself will often make a big improvement. The birds won't mind the air movement, IF there is an area they can get to that doesn't have a lot.
I have a fan on one end of a big aviary. Sometimes the birds sit right in the path of the wind, sometimes not.
I have a fan on one end of a big aviary. Sometimes the birds sit right in the path of the wind, sometimes not.
Dave
Campbellsville, Kentucky, USA
Canaries
Campbellsville, Kentucky, USA
Canaries
- Fraza
- Molting
- Posts: 3700
- Joined: Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:16 pm
- Location: UK
Re: Smell aviary/ cleaning ??
GouldianLady ok thanks a lot I’ll look into it
@Dave well it’s funny you said this because I took off the platic sides and the wind can now breeze through and the smell has started to stop
@Dave well it’s funny you said this because I took off the platic sides and the wind can now breeze through and the smell has started to stop
FINCHES I HAVE
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid
PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s
My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=fraser% ... de101&sm=3
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid
PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s
My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=fraser% ... de101&sm=3