Aussie Finch Forum

As I am getting older and the little things around us are getting immune to all those chemicals we use....I wonder what other good ideas people have for their birds,cages etc? I have found one that kills all bugs, mites worms etc, and it is totally natural... Food grade Diatomaceous Earth here is a link http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/defaq.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I also use vinegar and baking soda for cleaning

Vinegar and baking soda works very well .
I use coffee grounds under suspendeds for deterring ants .
Apple cider vinegar keeps water sweet in summer .

Dont know if its natural but you can use ENO instead of SPARK for drinking water...

I use grapefruit seed extract in the water to purify and kill bacteria as well as protozoans and yeast. Some people also add organic apple cider vinegar.
I also have used neem tea to treat a sick bird.

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Here is a link for neem tea and finches.

http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11889" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Here's a link about GSE and ACV and finches.

I found this on the web...just ask Deb how well it works...
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I'm intrigued by your use of Diatomic Earth vettepilot_6.
How do you feed it to your birds and at what rates?

Woody wrote:I'm intrigued by your use of Diatomic Earth vettepilot_6.
How do you feed it to your birds and at what rates?

I used this a few years ago and have just come back to finchs.....I left it in a container with other goodies such as green food (the dust covers everything) etc....dust all crevices, nestboxes etc......I have recently joined a local finch club and Russel Kingston is now relishing its benefits from a recent trip to Africa...he is now selling it too. dust is sooo fine it desicates the insect like a minature diamond cutter..

Sounds easy enough, thanks for sharing