Apple wood perches

[ANDY MAC]

I have recently cut my apple tree's back and managed to keep some nice branches to make a smallish play tree for my small flock, I know it has to be clean and safe before they attack it, what's the best way to clean it? It's to big to oven bake it clean
I have plenty of F10 disinfectant and Johnson safe and clean.
Is it easier to put in a hot bath?

[stace]

Yip. I'd do that. Give it a scrub/wash, then F10 it and leave to dry out in the sun, if possible, or somewhere it will dry quickly.

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Oct 20, 2012 6:38:20 GMT stace said:

Yip. I'd do that. Give it a scrub/wash, then F10 it and leave to dry out in the sun, if possible, or somewhere it will dry quickly.

i agree with stace ....
100% ..... .

[ANDY MAC]

cheers guy's, I think they will love it and debarked it very quickly ;D

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Oct 20, 2012 9:12:17 GMT ANDY MAC said:

cheers guy's, I think they will love it and debarked it very quickly ;D

i think your right andy....
they will love it another great one is willow...
the bark contains a very small amount of aspirin...it does them good .. ..
they go mad for it and its totally safe .... ;D

again i just clean it and soak it in..... f10....over night
then they can have it... ..

you dont need to dry it as the f10 dont harm them...;D..

[ANDY MAC]

Thanks Mick,
I soaked the apple branch in a bath of hot water with F10 added,not sure if I used enough, and left it for a few hours then scrubbed it, fingers crossed no harm will come.

Before I give them it I will give another going over with F10 also Johnson's safe and clean, the only thing with the F10 it's so exspensive for the size of bottle, it goes a long way but it's like gold dust ;D

I'm hoping this will stop them stripping the wall paper.

[stace]

It does seem expensive at first, but F10SC is so super concentrated, it works out very economically once diluted compared with other off-the-shelf products.

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Oct 21, 2012 21:57:03 GMT ANDY MAC said:

Thanks Mick,
I soaked the apple branch in a bath of hot water with F10 added,not sure if I used enough, and left it for a few hours then scrubbed it, fingers crossed no harm will come.

Before I give them it I will give another going over with F10 also Johnson's safe and clean, the only thing with the F10 it's so exspensive for the size of bottle, it goes a long way but it's like gold dust ;D

I'm hoping this will stop them stripping the wall paper.

im sure it will be ok ...
but i cant say the same for the wall paper ... ;D..