Clean Glass Bird Feeders Mean More Birds

Express your love for birds uniquely through glassany bleach residue so you do not poison your
bird feeders. The artful designs done on glassbirds with it!
feeders are sure to make your bird cage, porch,Two Glass Bird Feeders Are Better Than One
or garden a little more interesting and lively. TheHaving two feeders for each spot you want to
intricate designs, placed around the feeders soput feeders on can surely cut your cleaning
that you can view the patterns from anychores into just a few seconds. Use one bird
standpoint, will surely give a sense of authenticityfeeder for a couple of days then replace it with
to your enthusiasm for birds.the other one. To clean the first one you used,
Glass is steadily becoming the material of choicesoak it in bleach and water solution. Alternately
for bird feeders. Glass can offer greater flexibilityusing two bird feeders and switching them
in terms of design patterns. Glass artwork canregularly shortens your cleaning and handling time
give your feeders exotic finishes limited only bywithout the rush that could make you break your
an artists or your imagination. More importantly,glass feeders.
glass feeder designs are reputed to be moreUse A Cleaning Mop Or Brush
resistant to scratches, rusting, or flaking off.A feeder cleaning mop or brush can be a very
Adding glass bird feeders as accent pieces toeffective tool for cleaning bird feeders. Basically a
your garden is one sure way to elevate yourcleaning mop or brush is made up of a lump of
enjoyment for birds, be it wild. However, as glassfoam or bristles fastened on one end of a ten or
feeders can definitely increase the level of activitytwelve-inch wire or rod. Glass bird feeders,
for birds in your area, they may be a little bitparticularly those made by blowing glass, have
delicate to clean. So read on for a few pointersintricate designs and forms; hence you need a
on how to have easier time sprucing up yourcleaning mop or brush to definitely reach and clean
glass feeder.the lowermost and innermost parts of a glass
Bleach And Waterfeeder.
Cleaning up a glass bird feeder should be fast andSure, a bleach solution can effectively clean your
easy when you use bleach and water. Bleach canbird feeder; but when you are unable to scrape
effectively eliminate molds and other unwantedoff stubborn slime building up on the bottom of
microscopic organisms. With the rise of variousthe feeder, molds and other undesirable organisms
avian diseases that can be contagious to humans,will eventually attach themselves and grow inside
keeping glass feeders clean down to sub-atomicthe feeder. A cleaning mop or brush can often
levels can be the best preventive measure forlast a year, at the very least.
bird enthusiasts to avoid catching bird relatedNothing Beats Hot Water
diseases like the bird flu.Some bird enthusiasts disagree with using bleach
By adding bleach, a standard disinfectant, toand water solution in cleaning glass bird feeds.
water, you can be sure that your glass feedersThey argue that, unlike most humans, birds have
are not only visibly clean, but pathogenically safea more sensitive sense of smell. Any amount of
as well.bleach left on the feeder, no matter how small,
However, bleach is not so good on the smell. Incan drastically affect the birds.
fact, household bleach can cause allergies to someSo instead of bleach, enthusiasts who avoid using
people. To prevent allergic reactions or stop thebleach swear by the effectiveness of plain hot
disturbing odor, the measure of the bleachwater and good old brushing. They reason that
mixture must be in the ratio of ten parts ofhot water can do the job of killing unwanted
water to only one part of bleach. This solution isorganisms while brushing can scrape off molds
enough for an effective yet smell-free cleaning.and other stains.
For people who are really allergic to bleach smell,So there you have it, make a statement for all
letting the feeders air dry or, better yet, applyingthe bird lovers out there by using glass bird
a coating of sugar extract on the feeders canfeeders. Unlike common feeders, glass feeders
surely suppress the violent smell of bleach.have unique design patterns. Above all, remember
And, of course, you want to be sure to rinse offto keep your bird feeders clean.