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I'm with Annie! As for Basil and Pepper, they don't have a grate so they would chew them up! lol Abby |
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Hmmm you guys make a good point. I do have a sink close by to clean it and could dump the *extra* stuff on the plastic into the trash can . I used to use trash sacks too, but the problem is Gypsy Rose 's feet are a looooooong reach and she would grab the paper and the trash bag. there would be pieces parts all over the floor  The person that discovers the self cleaning bird cage will be hailed a genius and probably rule the world!  Nan |
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Alright, who's on good terms with a plumber? How hard would it be to make a cage bottom that flushes/refills? Just a very wide, maybe 2" deep porcelain rectangle that has a refillable tank set-up hooked to a waterline. Probably wouldn't be very practical at this point, but I can't see where it's not do-able. |
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Have you seen the new style bathroom sinks, wide, shallow and flat? Beautiful, but I can see the splashing all over the floor. Big bucks to buy, too. But, you could use one of those. I am thinking of Al's toilet on Married, with Children. Remember how the city's water supply dwindled when he flushed?  I loved that show. Annie |
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Good concept, Nancy ... but then how would we practice poopology if it were flushed down the drain?? |
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I think the runners are a great idea around the cage, but newspaper is the way I go here. I work at a place that sells newspaper, and (usually Mondays, because the Sunday paper is so big) I ask if I can have the "leftovers". I bring home a HUUUUUGE stack (not to mention those economical coupons!!) for free! We get credit on the unsold ones by only the front page, so the rest is free for the taking. If any of you live close to a little mom and pop operation, they might be willing to do the same for you. |
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Sunnie, I tried that but our newspaper folks are stingy. They collect any unsold papers and box them up to sell them to people like me. A friend talked them into giving her the unprinted ends of rolls. Tidy, and no newsprint to stain feathers or hands. She got clean paper for free and I had to pay for used paper. How fair was that?? Annie |
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| Hi Nan, the plastic is a good idea, wish i could use it... but my bird room is a long way from sinks and water hoses, I use newpapers as well i have a 80 year old neighbor that loves my birds and each week she calls me to pick up her huge stack of newpapers that she has saved for my birds, its really important to her to give me the papers,, needless to say i got new papers running out my ears,,,,but i do have a tip for all the bird owners on bird brainz when you clean your cages if you will spray a light coat of pam cooking spay on the cage and grate no poop will stick you just wipe it off each day and the cages remain looking like they were freshly washed,, and its bird safe ... a light coat is all it takes don't over spray, also if you have a bird room its worth your while to put in a small water cooler if your room is a ways from sinks like mine is, it gives the birds fresh cold water each day and saves a lot of steps to the sinks, for water. i just refill my jug each time it get empty, but don't fill it with a garden water hoses, if you use a hoses be sure it is a drinking water safe hoses...giving birds water from a reguler garden hoses is not safe for birds.... kikojade | | | |
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Remember, if you end up having an over abundant supply of newspaper, your Vet would love to have them! |
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When I got Twiggy the man had several rooms full of birds and he didn't use and cage liners. He just took the cage pans outside twice a day and hosed them off, dried them with a towel and popped them back into the cages. Cleanest cages I've ever seen. No odor, Nothing. But he was a strange old coot and all he did all day was his birds. di |
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| | | From: kaya1 | Sent: 9/11/2006 10:29 PM |
Hey Di- You mean when you got Twiggy there were several ROOMS full of Twiggys ??? or just ordinary birds? :) Nan- Let me tell you - I made the switch to plastic runners cause I couldnt stand to see the newspapers laying out under the cage and playgym around the house. Only problem is that now I am on hands and knees scrubbing the plastic runners. Maybe Kaya has industrial strength poop but, sometimes it doesnt come of f without some significant elbow grease. |
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Uh oh, there's someone who hasn't heard about Poop Off. Squirt it on and walk away for 5 minutes. Rinse or wipe with a paper towel and you're done. Annie |
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I'm with Annie, Kaya ... Poop Off rocks!! Abby |
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