How often do you shower your bird?

[Tupelo]

I've been given mixed information, and am curious as to how often you bathe your bird. Does it vary by species? Do you take him/her in the bath, or do you use a spray?

 

[cdnbirdlover]

Before Basil was able to come of his cage, I spritzed him with a plant mister every day or two. He didn't like it that much. He tried to have a bath in his water dish once so I bought him a bird bath to mount in the cage. He used that a couple of times. Now that he comes out, he bathes once a week in the kitchen sink. I give him a chance every day to have a bath under a slow running faucet but he usually just has a drink and leaves. I figure my job is to provide the opportunity to bathe but he knows when he needs to. I would like to get a shower perch eventually so he can come in the shower with me or my daughter.

 

[JerseyWendy]

All of mine get at least one good drenching once a week. I take the Big Macs into the shower and the Amazons prefer spray baths/misters. But now that it's nice and toasty outside, they all get to go under the sprinkler outside at least twice a week.

 

[MikeyTN]

Daily bathing is preferred! You can either do spray bath or shower, the option is up to you!

 

[Tupelo]

Thanks for your replys. Currently, I use an aloe spray for Cecilia, which we do maybe once a week. Because she has PBFD, she doesn't really have any powder. One person made a comment prior to her diagnosis that we were bathing her too much before, almost daily in the shower, and I was starting to wonder if we may have done anything to aggrivate her illness.

 

[MikeyTN]

Daily bathing is good for her especially since your using aloe.

 

[Jtbirds]

The fact she has PBFD it is get to give even more bathes because it is very uncomfortable. I am really sorry she has that... Now you can't really have more then one bird unless the other has PBFD as well.. The disease is under control but still around humph..

 

[christinereed]

We give Emmy a shower (with a spray mister) every day. She's an Amazon and can use the extra humidity. She tolerates it and gives herself a bath in her water cup every week or two.

 

[Kalidasa]

It's nice to know people like you are out there willing and eager to take on the challenge of a chronically ill bird. I'm glad to hear aloe spray is good for them, because I've been doing that myself and a little worried that it would adversely affect the feathers while being good for the skin. This puts my mind at ease. Thank you.