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stubborn seeds lodged in the corners oL your feeder makes cleaning much easier. After you* have removed as much as you can with the brush; it is time to fill a large pan or tub with a mixture; of one part bleach to nine parts warm water. Put. the feeder into the pan and let it soak in the bleach^ solution for a few minutes. Once you have finished' this step remove the feeder from the water and let it completely dry before refilling with fresh seed. It is recommended that you wear rubber gloves while cleaning your feeders. »
You can also reduce the spread of diseased, at your feeders by preventing the birds from being over-crowded. This can be accomplished by placing your feeders in pairs about ten feet apart. Use just enough bird feed to last your birds for a couple of days. Discard any bird food that smells funriy, Is wet, looks moldy or has anything growing on it. Keep any animals like squirrels and mice out of your bird feed, both in the feeders and during storage. Their droppings can cause some diseases.
Remember, just because you do not see birds dying in your yard that does not mean you do not have a problem. Many of thfese diseases take-days to kill birds. They may be hundreds of miles fevtf before becoming diseased enough to die. If you have witnessed birds with crusty eyes or even a dead bird near your feeder, disinfecting should be done immediately. If this does not solve the problem, stop feeding! Clean up the are$ undeipeath your feeder, apply a few inches of mulfch to tne area and move your feeder to a new place'in your yard'.
Hopefully this will stop further spipadiing of the disease.
To find out more about avian illness try your local library.
Happy Birding!
Flint Hill bird watcher Jim Bywaters welcome* reader mail, responses, suggestions, P.O. Box 8, Flijiit Hill, Va. 22627. Also: special thanks extended io Linda Compton of Viewtown for-her help with the "Be for Birds" logo.
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