2006-07-03 08:55:09 · 12 answers · asked by green water 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I've heard of the copper trick, altho I've not tried it -
For certain ---
Keep the birdbath out of sunlight, all the time - algae grows more quickly in sunlight.
2006-07-15 13:29:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Copper. Copper will keep algae from growing and not harm the birds. Don't use it on fish tanks though. The best thing to do is get a copper birdbath. But you can just put some in the bottom, if you have to. And watch out for pennies. The old ones are fine, but sometime back in the '70s, they started using zinc centers. I'd only use from 1970 or before. The safest thing would be to get some small copper water tubing from a hardware store, cut it into small lengths, and let it set on the bottom of the birdbath.
2006-07-05 14:24:54 · answer #2 · answered by fishing66833 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was keeping a birdbath I emptied and hosed clean daily.
Used a scrub brush, but no beach or soap of any kind.
2006-07-14 23:52:03 · answer #3 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I too have used the penny trick, but we do clean our birdbath once a month with bleach, rinse well, and you are good to go for another month.
2006-07-16 16:32:49 · answer #4 · answered by sondrafry49 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this might seem stupid, yet whilst the precise of the fowl bath is detatchible you an acctually conceal the problem in cleansing soap, permit it sit down for 30 minutes, then scrub the crap off of it with warm water. as quickly as sparkling you are able to positioned the precise a million/2 in a freezer, kills all of the stuff on it
2016-12-10 04:04:59 · answer #5 · answered by kull 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change the water, at least once a week to keep mosquitoes from breeding in there. They like stagnant water.
2006-07-03 08:59:26 · answer #6 · answered by erin7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing as far as I am aware that would not harm the birds.
2006-07-03 08:58:00 · answer #7 · answered by peewit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soap and water. Rinse it out often.
2006-07-13 07:09:23 · answer #8 · answered by Bowllynn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you just have to empty the water out and wash it and use just plain hot water no cleaning stuff
2006-07-15 11:10:31 · answer #9 · answered by Neil G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scrub the bird bath out, and fill it again
2006-07-03 11:21:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋