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Offline franksolich

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primitive has dirty hummingbird feeders
« on: September 16, 2012, 09:55:58 AM »
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This, from the "bird-watching" forum on Skins's island.

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Flaxbee (11,150 posts)  Tue Aug 28, 2012, 03:28 PM

Cleaning hummingbird feeders - help please

I have two narrow feeders that are designed to go into flower planters but that I have instead hung from our porch roof. They're about 1 inch wide, maybe a little more, and 6 inches long with a screw-on base that has the plastic feeding flower.

I was gone for three days and didn't get a chance to clean and rinse them as I usually do daily; now there is mold growing on the inside of one of the tubes; some soap, water and q-tipping have removed most of the mold but there is still some clinging to the inside of the tube, and some I can't reach with a q-tip.

Any suggestions on how to best remove it? Is there a solution I can use other than soap and water?

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Arkansas Granny (13,402 posts)  Tue Aug 28, 2012, 03:31 PM

1. Put some uncooked rice in the feeder along with some soapy water and shake it around.

The rice acts as an abrasive without scratching and reaches into the tiniest places to remove crud.

Now, I'm not intimately acquainted with hummingbirds, but I wonder exactly how much "crud" can accumulate in a hummingbird feeder in a mere three days?

By the way Razorback Grandma, "crud" is not a word genteel people use.

<<has never used the word "crud" in life.

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Scuba (20,506 posts)  Tue Aug 28, 2012, 03:38 PM

2. Vinegar or a very mild bleach solution. Rinse thoroughly before using.

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Chakaconcarne (53 posts)  Tue Aug 28, 2012, 06:32 PM

3. try rock salt and rubbing alcohol...

And shake it about.

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Curmudgeoness (8,181 posts)  Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:47 PM

4. I always cleaned mine with a bleach solution and pipe cleaners. I don't use bleach often, but there are some things that it is the easiest thing to use. Mold is one of those things that I use it for.
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Re: primitive has dirty hummingbird feeders
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2012, 10:14:23 AM »
I wake up in the morning with this pressure on my anus. Sometimes more, sometimes less. It seems linked to how big a dinner I had the night before. Does anyone have any suggestion on what this is or how I can relieve it?[/DUche]
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Re: primitive has dirty hummingbird feeders
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2012, 12:12:40 PM »
Quote from: jukin on September 16, 2012, 10:14:23 AM
I wake up in the morning with this pressure on my anus. Sometimes more, sometimes less. It seems linked to how big a dinner I had the night before. Does anyone have any suggestion on what this is or how I can relieve it?[/DUche]

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Re: primitive has dirty hummingbird feeders
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2012, 12:40:11 PM »
I use an old toothbrush taped to a piece of dowel to clean my hummingbird feeders at the end of the season.

During the summer, little flecks of black mold grow inside the feeder.

Neither the hummmingbirds nor I care about that in the least.
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Re: primitive has dirty hummingbird feeders
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2012, 01:11:05 PM »
I have 3 feeders but only put one out at a time.  I too use an old toothbrush and soak my feeders in hot water and dish soap when not in use.  The humidity and heat causes mold so I try to keep up on that.

But then I'm not a DUmmy. I don't keep my feeders or my house filthy.   :-)


 
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