Re: birdbath

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: Re: [CHAT] birdbath
• From: "Daniel Roman" d*@worldnet.att.net
• Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:56:21 -0400
• References: 00b901c349c2$bb6446a0$05ec3544@newhvn01.in.comcast.net

Kitty,

Have you tried washing it with a diluted bleach solution?

Dan


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 12:45 AM
Subject: [CHAT] birdbath


> I have 3 birdbaths.  The main one is a huge stone dish.  The robins and
jays
> love it, but as I watch the smaller birds, they seem fearful that it is
too
> deep.  The smaller stone one would be better for them, but being further
> from the house I forget ot keep it filled.  Then there's the one out
front -
> the one that causes me to write.
>
> This is one of those super heavy one piece jobs with a leaf pattern
> traveling from the bowl down the base; very common.  However, it is blue
and
> I don't really know what it is made of; just assumed it was formed from
> cement with pigment added.  The problem is that as soon as you add water
to
> the bowl it begins to develop a rusty brown yuck.  By the next day it is
> filthy - and not from the birds.  Has anyone else come across this
problem?
> I'm concerned that the water might be unsafe for the birds, but also
becuase
> I've seen my cats drink from it - even when fresh clean water is
available.
>
> Do you think this bath is safe or should I stop filling it?
>
> Kitty
>
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