What to do with dirty birds?

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Re: What to do with dirty birds?

Post by finchandlovebird » Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:01 am

Yikes Sherry; that bottle bath is the greatest idea ever. And there'll be no pooping from overhead birds in it. I'm tempted to try it for a feed dish variation. Clean, Clean, Clean. I love it. =D> =D>
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Re: What to do with dirty birds?

Post by dfcauley » Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:20 am

wellingtoncdm wrote:Can you calmly mist the non bathers? I have two cockatiels that hang upside down to get sprayed.

Many people say not to mist then. But.... at times I have had to mist and spray a bird in order to catch it in my aviary and I have to say that I actually think they were enjoying it because they didn't even try to fly away. :lol:
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Re: What to do with dirty birds?

Post by ranchnanny » Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:36 pm

Hey Dolly J glad you liked my idea. You might be right about using it for a seed feeder.
It was great fun making it and actually seeing them use it. =D>
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Re: What to do with dirty birds?

Post by finchandlovebird » Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:55 pm

I see clean egg food in the future; and no greens scattered around or dropped between the floor grate. (although they do like to carry the greens & fly around with them)
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Re: What to do with dirty birds?

Post by ac12 » Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:29 pm

My gouldians do not like being misted with water.
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Re: What to do with dirty birds?

Post by tt101 » Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:39 pm

ac12 wrote:My gouldians do not like being misted with water.
yeah neither do mine, they go crazy so i only spray them once every 6-8 weeks when i spray them with vitafam air mite spray {as part of my cleaning regime}

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Re: What to do with dirty birds?

Post by glitterwings » Sun Jan 08, 2012 11:14 pm

Great idea Sherry! Thanks for sharing! I hope you find a bath idea for the non bathers. :)
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