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Cleaning wild bird feeders
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I have a lot of feeders in my garden - peanut, niger, seed, sunflower etc but they are all looking a bit tatty and in need of a good clean. I usually clean one one week and then another the following week etc and I do it by hand.
Unfortunately I have to admit that it is a job that I hate because the feeders can be really fiddly to wash and awkward to dry however I would like to give them all a really good wash.
Then, as I was filling them today, I wondered if it would be ok to put them all through the dishwasher?!! I think the dishwasher would really clean them up, it would dry them off well and it would mean that I could do them all in one night so that I could take them down after dark and have them all back up early the next day.
My main concern however is the health aspect of it. I know that bird poo contains nasties/bacteria which can be harmful to humans so is my idea really stupid and revolting or might it be ok?
Unfortunately I have to admit that it is a job that I hate because the feeders can be really fiddly to wash and awkward to dry however I would like to give them all a really good wash.
Then, as I was filling them today, I wondered if it would be ok to put them all through the dishwasher?!! I think the dishwasher would really clean them up, it would dry them off well and it would mean that I could do them all in one night so that I could take them down after dark and have them all back up early the next day.
My main concern however is the health aspect of it. I know that bird poo contains nasties/bacteria which can be harmful to humans so is my idea really stupid and revolting or might it be ok?
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