DRINKERS

[WELSH WIZARD]

How many fanciers clean their drinkers before they but fresh water in or do you just top the drinkers up.PLEASE BE HONEST.I put fresh water everyday but do not clean them.Give reasons  if you want but not important.

[Guest ljb107]

I top the drinkers up everyday and clean the drinkers when I clean the loft out.

 

I don't like anything in the loft too clean.

 

Lloyd

[little sam]

Cleaned every 2 weeks, Fresh water daily tho, Never Just a top up

[OLDYELLOW]

carnt tick yes and no , when dirty i clean when clean i dont

[Tony C]

I've two drinkers per section which are alternated, one in use the other washed and left it to dry. Water changed twice per day so the drinker I take out in the morning is cleaned and left to dry then is used in the afternoon.

[Roland]

Well in race season, starting soon I wash the drinkers every day and use fresh spring water - mostly as I have to travel 3 miles to fetch and Joyce finds it heavy work walking thare and back with a 5 galleon water container lol   ;D ;D - sure miss some days, so leave tap water out over night .... then often empty that and send joyce to fetch some. Only fair as she said that it was wasting petrol money better spent else where, so to save money lol ...  ;D ;D

But takes but a jot of time to rinse out eh!

[dazza]

Clean everytime the water is changed

[little sam]

carnt tick yes and no , when dirty i clean when clean i dont

 

Smart A**e  

 

 

[Fair Play]

Change water twice daily but only clean when required don't want the the birds to be brought up in sterile conditions must be able to build up immunities

[tigger]

never clean drinkers to build immunities

use different drinkers for medication

[Guest TIMBARRA LOFTS]

I clean drinkers all the time, i never eat or drink using dirty utensils so my birds are not expected to either.

 

JMO  

[mark proctor]

Cleaned every 2 weeks, Fresh water daily tho, Never Just a top up

 

dont lie sam..mummy cleans them out for you.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Blue Tooner]

Use alternate drinkers, 1 soaking in bleach for a week then swap around the next week.

[blaz]

i used to clean each day then i was at an old guys loft and seen his drinker it had greesish algi on bottom then speaking to a guy afew lofts down i said that old guys drinkers are minging .he said have a look at my drinkers and his was the same. he explaind why so now mine are the same. as for the vote at the top i see that one or 2 are telling lies as we all clean drinkers sooner or later

[Skull Lofts]

Use alternate drinkers, 1 soaking in bleach for a week then swap around the next week.

 

after a day or 2 the bleach is not efective anymore or do you put new bleach in every day?

[Skull Lofts]

i rince mine with a hose every afternoon and let them dry through the night.

fresh water every morning.

friday nights i soak them till saturday morning in bleach and then rince them again with clean water.

 

Skull

[Guest BRYANBROCK]

WHEN BREEDING BIRDS DRINKERS GET CLEANED OUT MORNING AND EVENING

YOU WOULDNT DRINK FROM A DIRTY TEA CUP OR COFFEE CUP SO WHY SHOULD YOUR BIRDS DRINK FROM DIRTY DRINKERS ??????

[OLDYELLOW]

WHEN BREEDING BIRDS DRINKERS GET CLEANED OUT MORNING AND EVENING

YOU WOULDNT DRINK FROM A DIRTY TEA CUP OR COFFEE CUP SO WHY SHOULD YOUR BIRDS DRINK FROM DIRTY DRINKERS ??????

 

i wouldnt drink out of a mucky puddle or pond but birds do it all year round

[NW USA]

I've two drinkers per section which are alternated, one in use the other washed and left it to dry. Water changed twice per day so the drinker I take out in the morning is cleaned and left to dry then is used in the afternoon.

 

Ditto

[Guest IB]

I don't go overboard, just wash drinkers in washing up liquid and rinse, every time I change their water, which is once or twice per day.

[Peckedhen]

I tend to just rinse them out as I change the water. Every now and then, when they feel slimy, I bleach them.

[carlsberg]

mainly just top up drinkers only clean them about once a month and then i only rub my hand round it

[aye ready]

lance smith and sons give theirs a spin in the microwave for 30 secs this will kill anything(plastic only)(happy)

[Guest bigda]

use the 7 pints when done  washed out and filled  every 4days  

[the pigeon_milker]

only rinse them out with fresh water every day unless worming top for three days then a good rinse never use bleach or soap just garlic