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Filtered water fountain

Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 2:32 pm
by Featheredfriend
Hello Everyone! I was wondering if anyone has bought or made a water fountain for their aviaries that also filters the water for their birds. I feel so bad that my finches always poop in their water and that it is almost impossible to keep their water clean.

Re: Filtered water fountain

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:54 am
by Dave in Nara
Wow. I can’t believe no one has replied to this query. I’m new to finches. I have a pair, two week old babes in the nest, am deeply in love with them and am very interested in an aviary fountain.

Re: Filtered water fountain

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 3:03 am
by Fraza
Yep I have one i have a plant pot with loads of stones in it and a water pump in the middle that filters out the water and dprays water out the top when it’s sunny as it’s solar panel I’ll add a pic below,my finches love catching. The water when it squirts out and also bath in the mini rock pools

Re: Filtered water fountain

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 3:03 am
by Fraza
Here

Re: Filtered water fountain

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 3:47 am
by Stuart whiting
Fraza wrote: Here
First time I've seen yer do something practical Fraza.....lol

Nice one, well done :-BD

Re: Filtered water fountain

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:01 am
by Fraza
Stuart whiting don’t know weather to take that offensive or not how dare u lol :lol: and they quite good I thought the birds would be scared of the water that flys out but they actually not

Re: Filtered water fountain

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:52 am
by Dave
A filter will catch the particles but won't filter disease--fungus, bacteria or viruses.

I'd think that organisms could take up residence in the pores of the stones, too.

Re: Filtered water fountain

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 12:39 pm
by kyle
I can't see how that would keep clean long term. For this reason they have a water silo they can't poop in which is cleaned daily. And a shallow dish of water is also given every day for bathing.

Re: Filtered water fountain

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 12:49 pm
by Fraza
kyle it doesn’t keep it clean for very long term it’s abiut a month or two then it needs cleaning

Re: Filtered water fountain

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 3:12 pm
by Stuart whiting
Fraza wrote: Stuart whiting don’t know weather to take that offensive or not how dare u lol :lol: and they quite good I thought the birds would be scared of the water that flys out but they actually not
I'm only playing with yer Fraza, just a bit of banter mate 8-}

Most birds like being around water and bathing and proves there fit and healthy

Re: Filtered water fountain

Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 2:22 am
by Fraza
Stuart whiting yeh I was bantering aswell haha :D