coey1 Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 hi all. my son has a white y/b that must of been in the roof gutter, as it has what looks moss stains on its wing and head. could anyone tell me how to get rid of the stain please? cheers, anthony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Lighter fuel is very good for removing stains,just make sure that you place the bird in a well ventilated place afterwards because of the fumes,just use a few drops directly onto the stain and wipe gently.Make sure you don't smoke near it lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FIFER Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 lighter fuel may remove stains but would'nt use it on pigens ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckedhen Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Bath in Fairy liquid. Don't be afraid to give it a rub, rinse well in luke warm water and blot up excess in a towel then leave him in the sun to dry. Don't forget it will take a while before it's feathers are waterproof again though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greig the doo Drysdale Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 would agree 100% with Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbarra Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Just give the pigeon regular plain water baths. simple really , hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 lighter fuel may remove stains but would'nt use it on pigens ??? Why not ? I was surprised at the amount of people who were using it to clean birds at last year's Blackpool show and it worked great as far as I could see and it showed no affect on the birds.I actually used it myself to get some small marks out the white feathers and it worked a treat and dries in seconds with no marks or anything showing up . I would definitely use it again if I take birds to any shows again to just make sure there are no small marks on the feathers after coming out the carrying basket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOVEScot Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 lighter fuel may remove stains but would'nt use it on pigens ??? I heard that using lighter fuel is common amongst the show fanciers, once a guy put too much on so he tried to dry it off near gas fire tha pigeon became a ball of flames, I think it survived but a bit grizzled :X So be careful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 We had a few really mucky birds not that long ago, but, especially one in particular, they had been picking underneath the cars and one of them looked as if it had stuck it's head up the exhaust pipe it was black, It went about like that for the best part of a week, but I left it and after it having baths with just a little of milton sterelising fluid it's stains dissapeared and it's back to being white again. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOVEScot Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 If you intend letting it out again it may do the very same, best to find out where it got stained first or you will be constantly washing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 i would tend to leave well alone , just reguler baths and preening, itll soon wear off ,, this is the safest way for the birds feathering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coey1 Posted May 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 i have persuaded a.j (my son) to let nature take it's course and leave it to clean up itself. going to mesh over the roof guttering, as another bird now has the same stain on it's head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IB Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 TV Programmes on cleaning wild sea birds after heavy oil spills make clear that its nothing stronger than ordinary household washing-up liquid thats used. When I use a light oil on the grain to feed a probiotic, my birds head and faces get oil-stained, but its clean next day. So I reckon there's a natural self-cleaning process at work there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Freebird Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I heard that using lighter fuel is common amongst the show fanciers, once a guy put too much on so he tried to dry it off near gas fire tha pigeon became a ball of flames, I think it survived but a bit grizzled :X So be careful Ye no mean sizzled (evil) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOVEScot Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Ye no mean sizzled (evil) Or maybe a frill back ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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