Milton in water

[pigeonman007]

Hi

Does anyone put Milton in their pigeons water and if so how much/how ofern.  

[The Navigator]

I use it to clean drinkers once a week. Good stuff for that type of thing.

 

I do not use it other then that though.

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

Hi

Does anyone put Milton in their pigeons water and if so how much/how ofern.  

 

i use half a tablet to a 7 litre drinker every now and then

[kirky]

I would only use it to clean drinkers.

[carlsberg]

1 capfull to 5lt's of water

[pigeonman007]

Thanks for the replies all.  Will use it just as a cleaner for my drinkers.

And it is very handy for shifting red wine from clothes as well lol

[DUBLINFLYER]

if you have the bottle then it will state it on the bottle.... this just purifies the water.... it is recommended by experts for human consumtion! and i would have no hesitation drinking water with milton in it at the recommended dose. it just purifies it, now i'm not saying this is what i practice but i use to 15 year ago n never affected the birds

[Guest shadow]

one of the ingredients in milton is salt why put salt in the birds water ?

[DUBLINFLYER]

im not telling you wot to do i'm merely stating that it purifies the water.... read the label... up to you wot ye do

[ChrisMaidment08]

one of the ingredients in milton is salt why put salt in the birds water ?

 

every bird animal needs salt get salt lick for cattle see how youer birds behave with it ?????

[mark]

one of the ingredients in milton is salt why put salt in the birds water ?

 

is there not salt in grit.

[ChrisMaidment08]

yep but they love a salt lick go mad for it and cattle mineral licks or sheep rather

[billy wilson]

put a drop in drinking water makes there wattles lilly white

[walkergeoffrey@ymail.com]

i put 1mil to 2 ltrs of water use it when days u av nothing in it

[Guest IB]

Like any disinfectant has an external effect only; in this case will sterilise drinking water, but jury is still out for how long the water will remain sterile; any protein inactivates Milton solution, so is it sterile until the first bird drinks, or the first fleck of dust lands in the water?

[ChrisMaidment08]

if babys can have it then birds can

[peterpau]

if babys can have it then birds can

 

Use it 2 or 3 times a week.

 

Like the man says read the label.

 

My birds always come home from a race to it, and yes it is 98% rehydrating fluid so it has some salt in it.

 

 

[Guest IB]

 

Use it 2 or 3 times a week.

 

Like the man says read the label.

 

My birds always come home from a race to it, and yes it is 98% rehydrating fluid so it has some salt in it.

 

 

Think you must be thinking of another product? Milton is a type of chlorine (bleach) Sodium hypochlorine? and is for sterilising babies stuff and nothing to do with rehydration. Can be used for sterilising drinking water, but as soon as it comes into contact with any protein, for example saliva, turns to salt. Don't think a mouthful of salty water can be called a rehydrating fluid - exact opposite.

 

 

 

[Guest]

Never "ask" a pigeon to drink water that you will not drink.

 

We used to use it when camping, it is safe to use in drinking water.

 

 

[ChrisMaidment08]

when you take bottle and dummy out do you wash them no so its safe for babys and birds

[Guest IB]

when you take bottle and dummy out do you wash them no so its safe for babys and birds

 

Well you are told to rinse them .. thoroughly. You are also told that the worst that can happen if a baby swallows Milton is that the (now) salty water will make it vomit. Making a baby sick isn't exactly what new parents want is it?

[ChrisMaidment08]

by rinseing you are putting bacteria back on dummy and bottle and beleave me my 5 son.s are big healthy ones